Sermon on the mount

1. ETHICAL PREACHINGS OF JESUS CHRIST
BY: DONE ANAND KUMAR

2. EARLY LIFE OF JESUS
•Jesus was born circa 6 B.C. in Bethlehem.
•His mother, Mary, was a virgin who was betrothed to Joseph, a
carpenter.
•His lineage can be traced back to the house of David.
•According to the Gospel of Matthew (2:1),
Jesus was born during the reign of Herod the Great, who
upon hearing of his birth felt threatened and tried to kill Jesus by
ordering all of Bethlehem’s male children under age two to be
killed.
•But Joseph was warned by an angel and took Mary and the child to
Egypt until Herod’s death
•where upon he brought the family back and settled in the town of
Nazareth, in Galilee.

4. JESUS MINISTRY
• He began his ministry at age 30 when he was
baptized by John the Baptist, who upon seeing
Jesus, declared him the SON OF GOD.

5. Jesus and His Disciples
Jesus had twelve special followers called disciples or
apostles. The twelve disciples followed Jesus wherever
He went. They helped him. They carried on His good
work after He died.
The twelve disciples were called:
Andrew - a fisherman.
Peter - a fisherman, Andrew’s brother.
James - a fisherman.
John - a fisherman, James’ brother.
Matthew - a tax collector.
Philip - rather slow.
Nathaniel - Philip’s friend.
Simon - a zealot who wanted to overthrow the
Romans.
Thomas - the doubting.
James - the “little”.
Jude - James’ brother.
Judas - who betrayed Jesus.

6. THE EIGHT BEATITUDES OF JESUS
Gospel of St. Matthew 5:3-10
"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.

7. Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure of heart,
for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of
righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

8. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is
the kingdom of heaven."
• “Poor in spirit" means to be humble.
• He who humbles himself is able to accept our frail
nature, to repent.
• It is pride, the opposite of humility, that brings misery.
• For pride brings anger and the seeking of revenge,
especially when one is offended.
• If every man were
humble and poor in
spirit, there would be no
war!

9. "Blessed are they who mourn, for they
shall be comforted."
• Mourn and regret over our
own sins and the sins of this
world.
• Mourning in this context is
called a blessing,because
mourning our fallen nature
creates in us a desire to
improve ourselves and to do
what is right!

10. "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit
the earth."
• A humble person becomes meek, or becomes gentle and
kind, and exhibits a docility of spirit, even in the face of
adversity and hardship.
•A person that is meek is one that exhibits self-control.
•Obedience and submission are certainly not in vogue
these days, but they will bring one peace in this world
and in the next.

11. "Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for
righteousness, for they shall be satisfied."
• A continuous desire for justice and moral
perfection will lead one to a fulfillment of
that desire - a transition and conversion to
holiness.
•If you hunger and thirst for temperance, you
will head towards the goal you have in mind.
•For example, one must have the gift of
fortitude so one may be courageous in
seeking social justice.

12. "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall
obtain mercy."
•Mercy is the loving disposition towards
those who suffer distress.
• Love, compassion, and forgiveness
towards one's neighbor will bring
peace in your relationships.
• Forgive us our trespasses, as we
forgive those who trespass against us.
•As we are merciful to others, so our Heavenly Father will be
merciful with us!
• Jesus reminds us that whatever "you did to the least of my
brethren, you did it to me (Matthew 25:31-46)."

13. The Corporal Works of Mercy
1 Feed the Hungry
2 Give drink to the thirsty
3 Clothe the naked
4 Shelter the homeless
5 Comfort the imprisoned
6 Visit the sick
7 Bury the dead

14. "Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall
see God."
•Moses (Exodus 33:20), John 1:18, and Paul (I Timothy 6:16) all say
that no one can see God here on earth!
•But Jesus says the pure of heart shall see God!
•To be pure of heart means to be free of all selfish intentions and
self-seeking desires.
•An act of pure and selfless giving brings
happiness to all.

15. "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they
shall be called children of God."
•Peacemakers not only live peaceful
lives but also try to bring peace and
friendship to others.
•But one cannot give another what one
does not possess oneself.
•Praying for peace will help change your heart.
•The Lord wants you first to be filled with the blessings of peace
and then to pass it on to those who have need of it.
•By imitating God's love of man, the peacemakers become children
of God.

16. "Blessed are they who are persecuted for
the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the
Kingdom of Heaven."
•The biblical passage continues to elaborate:
"Blessed are you when men revile you and
persecute you and utter all kinds of evil
against you falsely on my account. Rejoice
and be glad, for your reward is great in
heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before
you" (Matthew 5:11-12).
•Jesus said many times that those who follow Him will be
persecuted. "If they persecute me, they will persecute you" (John
15:20-21).

18. FORGIVENESS
A Woman Caught in Adultery
•Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives, but early the next morning
he was back again at the Temple.
•A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them.
•As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the
Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of
adultery.
•They put her in front of the crowd.
•“Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “this woman was caught in the act of
adultery.
•The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?”
•They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use
against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with
his finger.

19. •They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and
said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the
first stone!”
•Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust.
•When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one,
beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle
of the crowd with the woman.
•Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are
your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?”
•“No, Lord,” she said.
•And Jesus said,
“Neither do I Go and sin no
more.”

20. HUMBLENESS
Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet
John 13:1-17
•When he had finished washing their
feet, he put on his clothes and returned
to his place. “Do you understand what I
have done for you?” he asked them.
•“You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and
rightly so, for that is what I am.Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have
washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
•I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.
•Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a
messenger greater than the one who sent him.
•Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

21. LAST SEVEN WORDS OF JESUS ON CROSS
1. Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do
2. Today you will be with me in paradise
3. Behold your son: behold your mother
4. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
5. I thirst
6. It is finished
7. Father, into your hands I commit my spirit

23. Above all powers
Above all kings
Above all nature and all created things
Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
He was here before the world began
Above all kingdoms
Above all thrones
Above all wonders the world has ever known
Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
There's no way to measure what you're worth
Crucified
Laid behind the stone
You lived to die
Rejected and alone
Like a rose trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of us
Above all

24. JESUS EMPTY TOMB

25. CONCLUSION
He came to live, live a perfect life,
He came to be the Living Word, our Light
He came to die, so we'd be reconciled,
He came to rise to show His power and might
He came to live, live again in us
He came to be our conquering King and Friend
He came to heal & show the lost ones His love
He came to go prepare a place for us
That's why we praise Him, that's why we sing,
That's why we offer Him our everything
That's why we bow down and worship this King,
'Cause He gave His everything,
'Cause He gave His everything.