Sermon on the Mount:
The Beatitudes and the Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 5:1-12
Sermon on the Mount
Galilean Ministry – Summary of Activity
Matthew 4:23-25
Second Year of Ministry (Luke 6:1)
Teaching in the Synagogues
Preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom
Healing All Kinds of Sickness
Great Multitudes/Fame Spread
Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, beyond
the Jordan
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The Sermon on the Mount
Core Values of the Kingdom
 Reflects the central theme of the
Bible of what God wanted for His
people. (I Peter 2:9-10)
 Proper attitudes of the Kingdom
citizens.
The Sermon on the Mount
Core Values of the Kingdom
“In all languages there is not a discourse to
be found that can compare with it for purity,
truth, beauty, and dignity”.
Albert Barnes
The Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 5-7
The character of kingdom citizens
and their relation to the world - 5:1-16.
The high standard of righteousness
in the kingdom - 5:17-48.
True piety: inner devotion - 6:1-18
and separation from the world - 6:19-34.
Proper judgments that flow from
faith - 7:1-29 (Two choices 24-29)
Whoever hears these sayings
of Mine, AND DOES THEM,
I will liken him to a wise
man who built his house on
the rock …
Whoever hears these sayings of Mine AND
DOES NOT DO THEM, will be like a
foolish man who built his house
on the sand …
Sermon on the Mount
Galilean Ministry – Summary of Activity
Matthew 4:23-25
Second Year of Ministry (Luke 6:1)
Teaching in the Synagogues
Preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom
Healing All Kinds of Sickness
Great Multitudes/Fame Spread
Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, beyond
the Jordan
Taught Repentance (Matt 4:17) Radical change
The Beatitudes & The Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 5:1-12
“Beatitudes” - from the Latin beatus,
 “blessed,” or to “make happy”
"Blessed" – from the Greek makarios
 to be fully satisfied
 In classical Greek this word described those
who possessed consummate bliss.
The Beatitudes & The Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 5:1-12
 The English word happiness contains the root hap which
means chance. Human happiness is something which is
dependent on the chances and the changes of life,
something which life may give and which life may also
destroy." (William Barclay, The Gospel Of Matthew, p. 89).
 Makarios differs from “happy” because happy describes a
person who has good luck, a blessed person is one whom
God makes fully satisfied, not because of favorable
circumstances, but because He indwells the believer
through Christ.” (Word Study - Zodhiates)
The Beatitudes
Matthew 5:2-10
3
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
4
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be filled.
7
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
8
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons
of God.
10
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’
sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
The Beatitudes & The Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 5:1-12
All Christians are meant to manifest all of
these characteristics. They are not
proverbs to be applied individually, they
are a composite. They are a seamless
garment.
These qualities are chosen qualities
The Beatitudes & The Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 5:1-12
“Blessed are the poor in spirit” (vs 3)
Greek word for “poor” (Ptochos) means one who
has nothing and is completely empty, abject
poverty
The Beatitudes & The Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 5:1-12
“Blessed are the poor in spirit” (vs 3)
What it is not…
The Pharisee in Lk. 18:10-12
The scribes in Lk 20:46; Mk 2:16-17
The Laodicean church in Rev. 3:17
Economically poor
Weak or cowardly (Cowardly spies “We are not
able to go up against the people” Num. 13:31)
False humility
Self - reliant, confident, centered, or sufficient.
Boast in their birth, family, nationality, education,
physical looks, race, wealth, or their culture.
Phil 3:4-8
The Beatitudes & The Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 5:1-12
“Blessed are the poor in spirit” (vs 3)
What it is …
 Isa.66:2 “ but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor
and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at My Word”
 Isa. 57:15 "For thus says the high and exalted One Who
lives forever, whose name is Holy, I dwell on a high and
holy place, And also with the contrite and lowly (poor,
humble) of spirit”
The Beatitudes & The Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 5:1-12
“Blessed are the poor in spirit” (vs 3)
What it is …
Isaiah 6:3-5
Luke 5:8
Luke 18:13-14
Luke 15:21
The Beatitudes & The Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 5:1-12
How to increase this quality of being “poor
in spirit”
 By looking at God, His Son and His word.
 See ourselves as God sees us. Have a realistic
view of ourselves.
 Contemplate standing before Him. We come
empty, hopeless, naked and vile (Eph. 2:12;
Rev 3:17)
 Pray
 Consistently and actively attend Bible
classes and worship services
The Beatitudes & The Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 5:1-12
“Blessed are the poor in spirit” (vs 3)
This is the first, because it is the key to all the
beatitudes that follow.
There is no entry into the Kingdom of heaven apart
from it.
There is no one in the Kingdom of heaven who is
not poor in spirit
It is the fundamental characteristic of the
Christian and of the citizen of the Kingdom of
heaven and all the other characteristics are in a
sense the result of this one.
The Beatitudes & The Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 5:1-12
“Blessed are those who mourn” (vs 4)
“Mourn” – (Gr. Pentheo) is the strongest
word for mourning in all of the Greek New
Testament. Sometimes translated as
wailing.
The Beatitudes & The Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 5:1-12
“Blessed are those who mourn” (vs 4)
What it is not….
Financial loss
Sickness or death of loved ones
Loneliness or rejection
Not like King Ahab who wept because Naboth would not
sell to him his family heritage. (cf. 1 Kings 21:4)
Not like Judas who wept after selling his Lord for 30 pieces
of silver (cf. Matt. 27:3-5)
The Beatitudes & The Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 5:1-12
“Blessed are those who mourn” (vs 4)
What it is….
Luke 7:36-38
Romans 7:23-24
Psalm 51
Psalm 51
3 For I know my transgressions, And my sin is ever
before me.
4 Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what
is evil in Your sight
9 Hide Your face from my sins
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence
The Beatitudes & The Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 5:1-12
“Blessed are those who mourn” (vs 4)
What it is….
Luke 7:36-38
Romans 7:23-24
Psalm 51
2 Corinthians 7:9-10
The Beatitudes & The Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 5:1-12
“Blessed are those who mourn” (vs 4)
2 Corinthians 7:9-10
“Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your
sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a
godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing.
10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to
salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world
produces death.”
(Judas - Matt. 27:3-5 vs. Peter - Luke 22:60)
Psalm 51
1 Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your loving
kindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my
transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity And cleanse me from my
sin.
7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall
be whiter than snow.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness, Let the bones which You have
broken rejoice.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit
within me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take
Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a
willing spirit.
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my
salvation;
The Beatitudes & The Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 5:1-12
“Blessed are those who mourn” (vs 4)
In what way will the mournful of Matthew 5:4 be
comforted?
 Isaiah 61:1-3
Who fulfilled the prophecy? Lk 4:14-21
II Cor. 1:5: For just as the sufferings of Christ are
ours in abundance, so also our comfort is
abundant through Christ.
Rom 7:24-25: Wretched man that I am! Who will
set me free from the body of this death? Thanks
be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!
The Beatitudes & The Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 5:1-12
“Blessed are those who mourn” (vs 4)
Psalm 51
Purification
 Joy
 Strength
 Purpose
Psalm 51
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And
sustain me with a willing spirit.
13Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And
sinners will be converted to You.
14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, the God of
my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of
Your righteousness.
15 O Lord, open my lips, That my mouth may declare
Your praise.