Week 06 - Blessed are the Meek

We continue our look at the different verses in the Beatitudes by looking at meekness.


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Week 05 - Blessed are those who Mourn

We look at the second verse of the Beatitudes poem, mourning.








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Week 04 - Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

We will now begin a verse-by-verse analysis of the Sermon on the Mount, starting with look at each of the beatitudes one at a time.








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Week 03 - The Principles of the Yoke

Many historical and research document start some sort of introduction to the rest of the paper. with These introductions are usually succinct, but powerful and overarching, explanations of a broad concept that will be explained in detail later on.

These introductions set the expectation for the audience and give them a preview of the content. The Sermon on the Mount is no different. Jesus starts this sermon with a poem we call the Beatitudes that sets the stage for a transformational way of looking at life.

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Week 02 - The Lay of the Land

South Saskatchewan River valley

Context matters. So, before you can jump into and study each verse, one needs a 20,000 foot overview of the entire sermon. I used the Book Survey Bible Study Method to try and get a good idea how the sermon is structured as a whole.





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The chart I created to show how the Sermon on the Mount is structured to look like a mountain. It builds up to the "Peak of Piety" and then descends back into practical applications:
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Week 01 - Seeing Jesus as a Rabbi

To truly understand the Sermon on the Mount, we need to have a historical and anthropological framework. This means understanding how first century Jews would have viewed Jesus.



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Sermon on the Mount Small Group: Plan

After taking a long break from leading a small group, Erin and I have delved back into this very important ministry. We will be using the Sermon on the Mount for the studying portion of this small group. Like always, I will try to make the materials available on my blog for others to use.

Here is a very tentative outline and schedule of the different things we will be looking at.



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