The Sermon On The Mount — And Why It Still Astonishes | What Jesus Said Part 1

What did Jesus actually say in the Sermon on the Mount? In Part 1 of What Jesus Said, we look carefully and honestly at Matthew 5, 6, and 7 — the longest continuous teaching of Jesus recorded in any Gospel, and arguably the most influential speech in human history.The Sermon on the Mount opens with the Beatitudes — nine statements of blessing that land on the poor in spirit, the mourning, the gentle, the persecuted. Not the powerful or the successful. The people who have recognized their need for something the world cannot provide. Then the six You have heard it said / But I say to you contrasts — taking existing ethical understanding and pressing it deeper, from behavior to the interior: the anger behind the murder, the desire behind the adultery, the retaliation impulse behind the violent response. And the most demanding line in the whole sermon: love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you.Then on money and treasure — where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Not the heart leading the treasure but the treasure shaping the heart. Then the teaching on anxiety that has reached people in every generation: don't be anxious for your life, seek first God's Kingdom, and all these things will be given to you. The summary of the entire law in a single sentence: whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them. And the parable of the two builders — the storm comes to both, the difference is what the house is built on before it arrives.Matthew's record of the crowd's reaction at the end is the same reaction people have had ever since: they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.📖 Scripture from the World English Bible (WEB)📺 Part 1 of 7 — What Jesus Said📺 https://www.youtube.com/@BibleChapterByChapterStudy🎧 https://open.spotify.com/show/6MnjQf5YAsxCAhha7jCSGD🌐 www.biblechapterbychapter.com#SermonOnTheMount #WhatJesusSaid #Jesus #BibleStudy #BibleChapterByChapter #Beatitudes #LoveYourEnemies