Introduction When we began to study the Sermon on the Mount I said that it recalls what happened at Mount Sinai in the days of Moses. At that time, the people gathered at Mount Sinai to listen to the Lord. And here in Matthew, the people gathered at another mountain to listen to the Lord … Continue reading Matthew 07(13)–08(01) →

Introduction We're getting near the end of the Sermon on the Mount which we're studying as part of a series on the gospel of Matthew. The commentators aren't too sure how exactly to divide up this passage, but it's possible that it should be divided into two parts: verses 1 to 5 and verses 6 … Continue reading Matthew 07(01–12) →

Introduction We're working our way through the Sermon on the Mount as part of our series of sermons on Matthew's gospel. And we've come to a new part of the sermon which is about God and money or God and our possessions. Verses 19 to 24 are about getting our priorities right in terms of … Continue reading Matthew 06(19–34) →

Introduction The last time we studied Matthew's gospel together we reached that part of the Sermon on the Mount where the Lord was warning us not to do our acts of righteousness before men to be seen by them. An act of righteousness is any good deed which we perform as part of our service … Continue reading Matthew 06(01–18) Part 2 →

Introduction We're working our way through the Sermon on the Mount as part of our series of sermons on Matthew's gospel. The Lord explained near the beginning of the Sermon that he hadn't come to abolish the Law and the Prophets. So, he hadn't come to do away with the Old Testament and to introduce … Continue reading Matthew 06(01–18) Part 1 →

Introduction Since the start of the year, we've been working our way through Matthew's gospel on Wednesday evenings. And we've reached the Sermon on the Mount and have spent four Wednesdays on it already. We noticed, when we began to study this sermon, that it recalls what happened in the days of Moses when God … Continue reading Matthew 05(31–48) →

Introduction In the verses we studied last week the Lord Jesus made clear that he had not come to abolish the Law or Prophets, but to fulfil them. And one of the ways he fulfilled the Law and the Prophets was by explaining to his people how to interpret the Old Testament properly. And we … Continue reading Matthew 05(21–30) →

Introduction Just as the Israelites gathered at Mount Sinai to receive the law from the Lord, so the disciples have gathered at a mountain to receive the law from the Lord Jesus Christ. And as their Lawgiver, he's able to teach his people how to live here on earth as members of his heavenly kingdom. … Continue reading Matthew 05(17–20) →

Introduction As we've worked our way through Matthew's gospel, we've seen that Matthew highlights connections between the life of the Lord Jesus and the people of Israel in Old Testament times. So, just as Israel came out of Egypt and passed through the waters of the Red Sea, so the Lord Jesus came out of … Continue reading Matthew 05(13–16) →

Structure of the Sermon We've reached the Sermon on the Mount today. Every time I read this sermon, I try to work out its structure. How should we divide it? What are its parts? Is it ordered in a certain way? Fortunately, when preparing for this evening, I came across an article by a New … Continue reading Matthew 05(01–12) →