The messages in this series are expositions of the teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ to be found in what is called “The Sermon on the Mount”, Matthew’s Gospel, chapters 5 to 7.
CHAPTER 5
The first 12 sermons are expositions of Matthew chapter 5, verses 1-16, and outline Our Lord’s description of the marks of the blessing of God on a Christian’s life.
- SM 1 Introduction – Matthew 5:1-2 – Audio
- SM 2 Blessed are the poor in spirit – Matthew 5:3 – Audio
- SM 3 O how happy are the sad – Matthew 5:4 – Audio
- SM 4 How to have nothing yet own the world – Matthew 5:5 – Audio
- SM 5 The Christian’s Greatest Longing – Matthew 5:6 – Audio
- SM 6 Blessed are the merciful – Matthew 5:7 – Audio
- SM 7 Do you want to see God? – Matthew 5:8 – Audio
- SM 8 Blessed are … peacemakers – Matthew 5:9 – Audio
- SM 9 Happiness – when under attack – Matthew 5:10-12 – Audio
- SM 10 The Eightfold Path – Matthew 5:1-12 – Audio
- SM 11 The Salt of the Earth – Matthew 5:13 – Audio
- SM 12 The Light of the World – Matthew 5:14 – Audio
Messages focusing on principles for daily living, including a series of five messages on the subject of marriage, divorce, and remarriage.
- SM 13 Jesus and the Bible – Matthew 5:17-18 – Audio
- SM 14 Jesus fulfills the Law – Matthew 5:17-20 – Audio
- SM 15 True Righteousness – Matthew 5:20 – Audio
- SM 16 Anger and Contempt – Matthew 5:21-26 – Audio
- SM 17 The Lustful Look – Matthew 5:27-30 – Audio
- SM 18 Jesus and Marriage – Matthew 5:31-32 – Audio
- SM 19 Jesus and Divorce – Matthew 5:31-32 and 19:3-12 – Audio
- SM 20 Can a divorced person re-marry – Matt 5:31-32 & 19:3-12 – Audio
- SM 21 Paul and Divorce – 1 Corinthians 7 – Audio
- SM 22 Divorce and the Word of God – an overview – Audio
- SM 23 Telling the Truth – Matthew 5:33-37 – Audio
- SM 24 An Eye for an eye – Matthew 5:38-42 – Audio
- SM 25 Love your enemies – Matthew 5:43-47 – Audio
- SM 26 Be Perfect. Impossible! – Matthew 5:48 – Audio
CHAPTER 6
The next set of messages from Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount focus on Jesus’s teaching about prayer and how we are to pray with a phrase by phrase exposition of the pattern prayer or “The Lord’s Prayer”
- SM 30 When you pray – Matthew 6:5-8 – Audio
- SM 31 True Prayer – Matthew 6:5-8 – Audio
- SM 32 Our Father in Heaven – Matthew 6:9 – Audi
- SM 33 Hallowed be Your Name – Matthew 6:9 – Audio
- SM 34 Your Kingdom come – Matthew 6:10 – Audio
- SM 35 Kingdom Authority and Miracles – Matthew 6:10 – see Special Occasions page
- SM 36 Your will be done – Matthew 6:10 – Audio
- SM 37 Give us this day our daily bread – Matthew 6:11 – Audio
- SM 38 Forgive us our debts – Matthew 6:12 – Audio
- SM 39 Lead us not into temptation – Matthew 6:13 – Audio
- SM 40 The Doxology – Matthew 6:13 – Audio
The remaining sermons in Matthew chapter 6 deal with more practical matters especially on where the Christian’s heart and mind should be focused.
- SM 41 Fasting – Matthew 6:16-18 – Audio
- SM 42 Real Treasure – Matthew 6:19-21 – Audio
- SM 43 A Sound and Single Mind – Matthew 6:22-23 – Audio
- SM 44 Serving God not Mammon- Matthew 6:24 – Audio
- SM 45 Don’t worry – Matthew 6:25-34 – Audio
- SM 46 What should come first? – Matthew 6:33 – Audio
- SM 47 Peace and joy every day – Matthew 6:34 – Audio
CHAPTER 7
The sermons contained in chapter 7 deal with Our Lord’s encouragements about prayer, the golden rule about living, and warnings to make sure that we really do belong to the Lord Jesus.
- SM 48 Judge not – Matthew 7:1-5 – Audio
- SM 49 Dogs, Pigs, and Pearls – Matthew 7:6 – Audio
- SM 50 God does answer prayer – Matthew 7:7-11 – Audio
- SM 51 Ask, Seek, Knock – Matthew 7:7-8 – Audio
- SM 52 The Golden Rule – Matthew 7:12 – Audio
- SM 53 Two Gates and Two Roads – Matthew 7:13-14 – Audio
- SM 54 False Prophets – Matthew 7:15-20 – Audio
- SM 55 False Christians – Matthew 7:21-23 – Audio
- SM 56 Two Foundations – Matthew 7:24-29 – Audio