Matthew 5-7 The Sermon on the Mount: Jesus’ Blueprint for Discipleship

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When Jesus delivers the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5–7, Matthew is careful to note the audience: “His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them.” The crowds may be listening in, but this sermon is primarily for disciples. It is not a general moral lecture; it is Jesus’ foundational vision for what life under God’s reign looks like.

The sermon begins with the Beatitudes, grounding discipleship in identity before activity. Jesus blesses the poor in spirit, the meek, the merciful, and the persecuted—people shaped not by power or success, but by dependence on God. Discipleship starts with becoming the kind of people who reflect the values of the kingdom.

Jesus then calls his disciples salt and light, making it clear that discipleship is public and missional. Faith is not meant to be hidden or privatized. Disciples live visibly, not to draw attention to themselves, but to point others toward the Father.

Throughout the sermon, Jesus deepens the law, moving obedience from external behavior to the inner life of the heart. Anger, lust, retaliation, and hatred are exposed as spiritual issues long before they become actions. Discipleship, therefore, is about inner transformation, not mere rule-keeping.

In practices like giving, praying, and fasting, Jesus trains his disciples to live for God’s approval rather than human applause. He teaches them to trust the Father daily, reject anxiety, and seek first God’s kingdom above material security.

The sermon closes with a clear call to decision: the narrow path, the fruitful life, the house built on the rock. Hearing Jesus is not enough—disciples obey.

The Sermon on the Mount reveals that discipleship is a whole-life response to Jesus: shaped by identity, marked by trust, expressed in obedience, and lived for God’s glory in the world.

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