The Sermon on the Mount: The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached

In grade school, I was required, as part of my Bible class curriculum, to memorize and write out the Sermon on the Mount in its fullness. This Sermon, being what is perhaps Jesus' central message in His ministry, drives home what Jesus would have us to do and be. The beauty of the Sermon on the Mount is the eloquence with which Jesus speaks, but far above that is the truth of the doctrine found therein. Our Lord Jesus speaks to us regarding Who He is and what He does, and who we are to be in light of that. Our attention should be laser-focused on Jesus throughout the whole of Scripture.Trevor Bates teaches through the Sermon on the Mount, found in Matthew 5-7, one section at a time. In this book, Trevor takes up the Scripture with an expository tone as he walks through the Scriptural passage verse-by-verse. Taking up a text in this manner helps to unveil the contextual, historical, and literal meaning of the Scripture.