John Stott opened his book The Message of the Sermon on the Mount: Christian Counter-Culture with this sentence:

"The Sermon on the Mount is probably the best-known part of the teaching of Jesus, though arguable it is the least understood, and certainly it is the least obeyed."

In our time today, we're going to work through Matthew 5:1-2 and discuss an overview of the Sermon as we begin a series on the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7. (Read the passages here - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5-7&version=ESV)

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: ~ Matthew 5:1-2

Studies in the Sermon on the Mount by Martyn Lloyd Jones - https://amzn.to/2GEut5G

Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount Series Complete Show Notes - https://thankfulhomemaker.com/ep-86-introduction-to-the-sermon-on-the-mount-series-matthew-51-2/

All Show Notes in the Sermon on the Mount Series - https://thankfulhomemaker.com/category/christian-living/sermon-on-the-mount/

All videos in the Sermon on the Mount Series on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvTEVGFePWQNf_-yRJrw1BYPJxq0WFGW1

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