The passage discusses the Sermon on the Mount, one of the most famous speeches in history attributed to Jesus. It introduced concepts like the Lord's Prayer and outlined a high moral code of conduct for believers to follow. While rooted in Jewish law, Jesus' teachings represented a radical departure from the "eye for an eye" system of justice at the time. The Sermon has profoundly impacted billions and continues to be pondered and discussed for its guidance on standards of behavior.

2. Whether one believes that Jesus of Nazareth
was the Son of God or simply a wise
teacher, it is impossible to deny the impact of
perhaps the world‟s most famous speech:
The Sermon on the Mount. No speech has
been more pondered, more influential, or
more quoted. It introduced a prayer now
familiar the world over and uttered in
trenches, churches, and bedsides around the
globe.
It introduced a code of conduct….

3. ….billions of believers have adopted as their
lofty, if not always attainable, goal. While
much of the sermon has roots in Jewish
law, the advice given in the Beatitudes
represented a dramatic and radical
departure from the eye for an eye system of
justice known in the ancient world. The
standards of behavior outlined in the sermon
have given believers and non-believers alike
plenty to contemplate and discuss in the
2,000 years since it was given.

6. Teaching in
matthew

7. Teaching in
-PURPOSE: To Know who Jesus IS,
matthew Jesus SAYS,
to Understand what
to Do what Jesus COMMANDS

8. Teaching in
-PURPOSE: To Know who Jesus IS,
matthew Jesus SAYS,
to Understand what
to Do what Jesus COMMANDS
-STRUCTURE: Entire Gospel is
built around Jesus’ Teachings

9. 5-7 10 13 18 23-25
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Infancy Resurrection

10. Teaching in
-PURPOSE: To Know who Jesus IS,
matthew Jesus SAYS,
to Understand what
to Do what Jesus COMMANDS
-STRUCTURE: Entire Gospel is
built around Jesus’ Teachings
-METHOD: The Teachings are a
unified discourse that accentuate
the historical narrative

11. 5-7 10 13 18 23-25
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Infancy Resurrection

12. When Jesus had finished saying
these things… (Matthew 7:28)
5-7 10 13 18 23-25
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Infancy Resurrection

13. When Jesus had finished teaching
His twelve disciples… (11:1)
5-7 10 13 18 23-25
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Infancy Resurrection

14. When Jesus had finished teaching
these parables… (13:53)
5-7 10 13 18 23-25
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Infancy Resurrection

15. When Jesus had finished
these words… (19:1)
5-7 10 13 18 23-25
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Infancy Resurrection

16. When Jesus had finished saying
ALL these things… (26:1)
5-7 10 13 18 23-25
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Infancy Resurrection

17. When Jesus had finished saying
ALL these things: “The Passover is
two days away & (I) will be
handed over to be crucified.” (26:1-2)
5-7 10 13 18 23-25
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Infancy Resurrection

19. How do I read
Matthew?

20. How do I read
-PURPOSE: To Know who Jesus IS,
Matthew? Jesus SAYS,
to Understand what
to Do what Jesus COMMANDS

21. How do I read
-PURPOSE: To Know who Jesus IS,
Matthew? Jesus SAYS,
to Understand what
to Do what Jesus COMMANDS
-STRUCTURE: Must have a PLAN,
and you must make the TIME

22. How do I read
-PURPOSE: To Know who Jesus IS,
Matthew? Jesus SAYS,
to Understand what
to Do what Jesus COMMANDS
-STRUCTURE: Must have a PLAN,
and you must make the TIME
-METHOD: 1) OBSERVE
2) REFLECT
3) APPLY

23. How do I read
Matthew? SAYS
1) OBSERVE: Simple Observations
about what the Passage

24. MATTHEW 7:24-
“Therefore everyone who hears these
29 (NIV)
words of mine and puts them into
practice is like a wise man who built his
house on the rock. The rain came
down, the streams rose, and the winds
blew and beat against that house; yet it
did not fall, because it had its
foundation on the rock….”

25. MATTHEW 7:24-
“….But everyone who hears these words
of mine(NIV) put them into
29 and does not
practice is like a foolish man who built
his house on sand. The rain came
down, the streams rose, and the winds
blew and beat against that house, and it
fell with a great crash….”

26. MATTHEW 7:24-
….When Jesus had finished saying
29 (NIV)
these things, the crowds were amazed at
his teaching, because he taught as one
who had authority, and not as their
teachers of the law.

27. How do I read
Matthew? SAYS
1) OBSERVE: Simple Observations
about what the Passage
2) REFLECT: Thoughtful Reflections
about what the Passage MEANS

28. MATTHEW 7:24-
“Therefore everyone who hears these
29 (NIV)
words of mine and puts them into
practice is like a wise man who built his
house on the rock. The rain came
down, the streams rose, and the winds
blew and beat against that house; yet it
did not fall, because it had its
foundation on the rock….”

29. MATTHEW 7:24-
“….But everyone who hears these words
of mine(NIV) put them into
29 and does not
practice is like a foolish man who built
his house on sand. The rain came
down, the streams rose, and the winds
blew and beat against that house, and it
fell with a great crash….”

30. MATTHEW 7:24-
….When Jesus had finished saying
29 (NIV)
these things, the crowds were amazed at
his teaching, because he taught as one
who had authority, and not as their
teachers of the law.

31. How do I read
Matthew? SAYS
1) OBSERVE: Simple Observations
about what the Passage
2) REFLECT: Thoughtful Reflections
about what the Passage MEANS

32. How do I read
Matthew? SAYS
1) OBSERVE: Simple Observations
about what the Passage
2) REFLECT: Thoughtful Reflections
about what the Passage MEANS
3) APPLY: Prayerful Applications
about how these words might
affect my DAILY LIFE

33. FATHER
When Jesus had finished teaching
his twelve disciples…. (11:1)
OBEDIENCE IDENTITY
(I Do) (I Know)

34. FATHER
When Jesus had finished teaching
KING
his twelve disciples…. (11:1)
OBEDIENCE IDENTITY
(I Do) (I Know)
POWER AUTHORITY

35. MATTHEW 6:25-
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry
27, 31-33
about your life, what you will eat or
drink; or about your body, what you
will wear. Is not life more than
food, and the body more than clothes?
Look at the birds of the air; they do not
sow or reap or store away in barns, and
yet your heavenly Father feeds them….”

36. MATTHEW 6:25-
“….Are you not much more valuable
27, 31-33
than they? Can any one of you by
worrying add a single hour to your
life…?”
“So do not worry, saying, „What
shall we eat?‟ or „What shall we drink?‟
or „What shall we wear…?‟”

37. MATTHEW 6:25-
“….For the pagans run after all these
27, 31-33
things, and your heavenly Father knows
that you need them. But seek first his
kingdom and his righteousness, and
all these things will be given to you as
well.”

38. FATHER
When Jesus had finished teaching
KING
his twelve disciples…. (11:1)
OBEDIENCE IDENTITY
(I Do) (I Know)
POWER AUTHORITY

39. How do I read
Matthew? SAYS
1) OBSERVE: Simple Observations
about what the Passage
2) REFLECT: Thoughtful Reflections
about what the Passage MEANS
3) APPLY: Prayerful Applications
about how these words might
affect my DAILY LIFE

41. When Jesus had finished teaching
his twelve disciples…. (11:1)

42. When Jesus had finished teaching
his twelve disciples…. (11:1)

43. When Jesus had finished teaching
his twelve disciples…. (11:1)

44. When Jesus had finished teaching
his twelve disciples…. (11:1)

45. John 14:23-24
Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me
(NIV)
will obey my teaching. My Father will
love them, and we will come to them
and make our home with them. Anyone
who does not love me will not obey my
teaching. These words you hear are not
my own; they belong to the Father who
sent me.

46. When Jesus had finished teaching
his twelve disciples…. (11:1)