The Teaching of Jesus

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 5:3Audio
  • SM 3        O how happy are the sad – Matthew 5:4 – Audio
  • SM 4        How to have nothing yet own the world – Matthew 5:5Audio
  • 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 5:1-12Audio
  • SM 11       The Salt of the Earth – Matthew 5:13Audio
  • SM 12       The Light of the World – Matthew 5:14Audio

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 5:33-37Audio
  • SM 24        An Eye for an eye – Matthew 5:38-42Audio
  • SM 25        Love your enemies – Matthew 5:43-47Audio
  • SM 26        Be Perfect. Impossible! – Matthew 5:48Audio

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 6:25-34Audio
  • SM 46        What should come first? – Matthew 6:33 –   Audio
  • SM 47        Peace and joy every day – Matthew 6:34Audio

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