The Sermon on the Mount (Full Study)
Study the Sermon on the Mount
In Matthew 5 - 7, Jesus sets before us the character and calling of those who belong to His kingdom. The Sermon on the Mount reaches beyond outward religion and presses into the heart - our motives, desires, relationships, words, worship, possessions, fears and response to the authority of Christ.
Across these twenty-five studies, we move through the teaching of Jesus in order, from the Beatitudes to the wise and foolish builders. His words confront shallow faith and hypocrisy, yet they also lead us towards mercy, prayer, trust, obedience and a life founded upon Him. This series encourages us not merely to admire the words of Christ, but to hear them, receive them and put them into practice.
Begin with Part 1The Beatitudes Part 1: Blessing Through Contradiction
Jesus begins the Sermon on the Mount by overturning the world’s ideas of strength, success and blessing. The poor in spirit, those who mourn and the meek are called blessed because humility, godly sorrow and surrendered strength lead us towards the kingdom, comfort and inheritance found in Christ.
Watch/Listen to this StudyThe Beatitudes Part 2: Hunger, Mercy, and Purity of Heart
Jesus blesses those who hunger for righteousness, show mercy and seek purity of heart. These qualities are not outward religious decoration, but evidence of God working within us - creating a deeper desire for what is right, a mercy shaped by grace and a heart sincerely devoted to Him.
Watch/Listen to this StudyThe Beatitudes Part 3: Peacemakers, Persecution, and Kingdom Joy
The final Beatitudes call believers to become peacemakers and to remain faithful when righteousness brings opposition. Jesus does not hide the cost of discipleship, yet He gives His people reason to rejoice because their identity, reward and hope are secure in the kingdom of heaven.
Watch/Listen to this StudySalt and Light: Living as Christ’s Witness in the World
Jesus calls His disciples the salt of the earth and the light of the world. This study considers how the character formed through the Beatitudes should become visible through quiet faithfulness, good works and a daily witness that directs attention beyond ourselves to our Father in heaven.
Watch/Listen to this StudyChrist Fulfils the Law: The Heart of Righteousness
Jesus did not come to destroy the Law and the Prophets, but to bring them to their intended fulfilment. This study places Christ at the centre of Scripture and shows that true righteousness goes deeper than religious appearance - it is received by faith and expressed through a renewed life of obedience.
Watch/Listen to this StudyMurder Begins in the Heart: Anger, Reconciliation, and Grace
Jesus moves from the outward act of murder to the inward roots of anger, contempt and bitterness. His words call us to bring destructive attitudes into the light, seek reconciliation where possible and recognise that worship cannot be separated from humility, repentance and grace in our relationships.
Watch/Listen to this StudyAdultery in the Heart: Purity, Desire, and Radical Obedience
Jesus exposes lust as a matter of the heart, not merely an outward act. This study calls for serious and decisive obedience, not to leave believers trapped in shame, but to lead us towards repentance, purity and freedom as our eyes, thoughts, bodies and desires are brought under the Lordship of Christ.
Watch/Listen to this StudyMarriage is Sacred and Binding: Jesus on Divorce and Faithfulness
Jesus treats marriage as a sacred covenant rather than a disposable arrangement. This message handles His words on divorce with both seriousness and pastoral care, calling God’s people to covenant faithfulness, repentance where needed and a view of marriage shaped by holiness, mercy and responsibility before the Lord.
Watch/Listen to this StudyLet Your Yes Be Yes: Truthfulness Before God
Jesus calls His followers to such integrity that elaborate oaths should not be needed to make their words believable. This study examines everyday honesty, promises and commitments, reminding us that kingdom righteousness includes speech that is simple, dependable and true before both God and others.
Watch/Listen to this StudyAn Eye for an Eye: Grace Beyond Retaliation
Jesus confronts the personal desire to retaliate when we have been wronged. He does not dismiss justice or excuse abuse, but calls His people away from vengeance and towards restraint, generosity, mercy and the kind of strength that entrusts judgement to God rather than demanding personal revenge.
Watch/Listen to this StudyLove Your Enemies: The Heart of the Father
Kingdom love reaches beyond those who agree with us or treat us well. Jesus calls His disciples to pray for enemies and reflect the kindness of the Father, showing a costly, Christlike love that refuses to be shaped by hatred and can only grow from the mercy we have first received from God.
Watch/Listen to this StudyGiving in Secret: Righteousness Without Performance
Jesus warns that even a good act can be corrupted when it is performed to gain human praise. This study examines giving, motives and the hidden life before God, calling us to serve generously and sincerely because the Father sees what is done in secret and knows the true condition of the heart.
Watch/Listen to this StudyThe Lord’s Prayer Part 1: Learning to Pray God’s Way
Jesus teaches prayer as the humble approach of children to their Father, not a performance or religious technique. The opening words of the Lord’s Prayer lead us towards reverence, God’s kingdom and His will, teaching us to begin with His glory rather than our own demands.
Watch/Listen to this StudyThe Lord’s Prayer Part 2: Forgiveness, Temptation, and Dependence
The second half of the Lord’s Prayer brings daily needs, forgiveness, relationships, temptation and evil before the Father. This study reminds us that prayer is a life of continual dependence - trusting God to provide, forgive, lead and deliver while allowing His mercy to reshape how we treat others.
Watch/Listen to this StudyFasting in Secret: Seeking God Without Hypocrisy
Fasting can be a sincere expression of humility and dependence, or another opportunity to display our spirituality. Jesus calls His people to seek the Father rather than human recognition, using spiritual disciplines to humble the heart and draw near to God rather than establish superiority over others.
Watch/Listen to this StudyYour Heart’s Treasure: Storing Up What Lasts
Jesus contrasts temporary earthly treasure with what is stored in heaven and cannot be destroyed. This study asks what our time, fears, desires and choices reveal about what we truly value, calling us to live with eternity in view because the heart will always follow its treasure.
Watch/Listen to this StudyThe Lamp of the Body: Seeing with a Single Eye
What we focus upon, desire and continually look towards shapes the direction of the whole life. Jesus calls us to examine whether our spiritual vision is fixed on God and His kingdom or darkened by greed, envy and divided desires that quietly draw the heart away from Him.
Watch/Listen to this StudyGod and Money: You Cannot Serve Two Masters
Jesus places the issue of loyalty before us plainly: we cannot serve both God and money. This study considers how wealth can become a master that shapes fear, identity and ambition, calling us to trust God as provider and hold every possession in submission to His rule.
Watch/Listen to this StudyDo Not Worry: Faith, Fear, and the Father’s Care
Jesus does not deny that life contains real concerns, but He calls His disciples to trust the Father who knows and cares for their needs. This study directs anxious hearts away from imagined tomorrows and towards faithful obedience today, seeking first God’s kingdom and righteousness.
Watch/Listen to this StudyDo Not Judge: Discernment Without Hypocrisy
Jesus does not forbid all discernment, but He condemns proud and hypocritical judgement. Before correcting another person, we must deal honestly with our own sin, allowing the grace we have received in Christ to shape our correction with humility, truth, mercy and genuine care.
Watch/Listen to this StudyAsk, Seek, Knock: Persistence in Prayer
Jesus encourages His disciples to ask, seek and knock with persistence and trust in the Father’s goodness. This is not permission to demand our own will, but an invitation to bring our needs before God, receive His wisdom and let the mercy we receive shape how we treat others.
Watch/Listen to this StudyThe Narrow Way: Following Christ When the Road is Difficult
The broad road is easy and popular, but Jesus says it leads to destruction. The narrow way is the daily path of following Christ, denying self and walking in surrendered obedience, trusting that the difficult road is the one that leads to life because it is the way of the King.
Watch/Listen to this StudyFalse Prophets: Knowing Them by Their Fruit
False teaching can sound spiritual and use familiar Christian language while quietly leading people away from Christ. Jesus tells us to examine the fruit - doctrine, character, conduct and influence - and to receive teaching with patience, biblical discernment and a heart committed to truth.
Watch/Listen to this StudyI Never Knew You: The Danger of False Assurance
Religious words, experiences and impressive works are not the same as knowing Christ and being known by Him. This sobering study calls us away from false confidence and towards honest self-examination, obedient faith and true assurance resting in Christ Himself rather than outward appearance.
Watch/Listen to this StudyBuild Your House on the Rock: Hearing and Doing the Words of Christ
The series concludes with two builders who both hear the words of Jesus, but only one obeys them. Storms reveal the foundation beneath the life, calling us not merely to admire Christ’s teaching, but to build upon the Rock through repentance, faith and practical obedience to His authoritative Word.
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