Jesus starts by saying that we should be anxious for nothing, but what does that look like, and how do we navigate it?
Jesus comes to a climax in his discussion of our righteous actions, shifting the focus to what we treasure! What do you treasure?
How can we pray the right way? What should our motivation be? How does it fit into the grander scheme of the sermon on the mount?
Jesus states that there needs to be a subtlety to our giving. We should not flaunt it, so how should we give?
Jesus uses two more examples of how our righteousness should exceed that of the Pharisees. He uses the ideas of revenge and loving your enemies. How will you deal with the unkind?
Jesus, give us some clear teaching on divorce and oaths, but what do they have to do with today?
Jesus, having said that He came to fulfill the law and that a person needed to have a righteousness that is greater than the Pharisees, starts to give practical examples of what that looks like. He has raised the bar, the question is how will we respond?
After Jesus is done giving the Beatitudes, he tells about what effect those individuals who live by them using two distinct illustrations salt and light.
Jesus, in the Beatitudes gives us what a fulfilled and blessed life looks like. How are we doing, and how will we respond to this first part of Christ's Sermon?