“When your country and mine shall get together on the teachings laid down by Christ in the Sermon on the Mount, we shall have solved the problems not only of our countries but those of the whole world.”

“As to ‘caring for’ the Sermon on the Mount, if ‘caring for’ here means ‘liking’ or enjoying, I suppose no one cares for it. Who can like being knocked flat on his face by a sledge hammer?”

Sermon on the Mount The Beatitudes The Beatitudes Salt and Light to a dark world Salt and Light to a dark world The Lord’s Prayer The Lord’s Prayer The Golden Rule: “Do onto others as you would have them do to you.” The Golden Rule: “Do onto others as you would have them do to you.” Building your house on the sand or rock Building your house on the sand or rock

Kingdom of God Matthew 4:17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” Matthew 4:23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

Kingdom of God ”Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.. “Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”

Kingdom of God “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 7:21)

Sermon on the Mount For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:20)

Sermon on the Mount “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. (Matthew 23:27-28)

Sermon on the Mount The poor in spirit The poor in spirit Those who are mourning Those who are mourning The meek The meek Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness The merciful The merciful The pure in heart The pure in heart The peacemakers The peacemakers Those who are persecuted because of righteousness Those who are persecuted because of righteousness

Sermon on the Mount It’s primarily a matter of the heart – not obedience to a law It’s primarily a matter of the heart – not obedience to a law No one can really accomplish this by themselves.

Sermon on the Mount “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”f “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”f