Sermon on the Mount

Jesus announced the arrival of God's Kingdom, promising that God's presence and blessing is available to everyone. Get started with the Sermon on the Mount with these resources.

Explore Jesus’ nine beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-16. See how these short wisdom statements envision a new world grounded in true justice, peace, and love.

How did Jesus understand righteousness, or “right-relating” with others? Let’s explore Matthew 5:17-20 and see how Jesus advances the story of the Torah and Prophets.

Engage with Jesus’ teaching about murder, adultery, and divorce in Matthew 5:21-32. Learn how this portion of Jesus’ sermon connects with the larger biblical story.

See how Jesus understood ancient Hebrew Bible law about oaths, retaliation, and neighborly love in Matthew 5:33-48.

In Matthew 6, Jesus offers warning and wisdom about how we participate in religious practices like giving, fasting, and prayer.

Study the Lord’s Prayer, located at the center of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13), and see how Jesus’ instruction to pray like this reveals his desire to transform people into those who trust God, love others, and participate in Kingdom work.

Discover Jesus’ teaching on money and possessions, including the worries they tend to produce in peoples’ lives, in Matthew 6:25-34.

See how Jesus teaches us to live rightly with each other in Matthew 7:1-12, encouraging us to show mercy instead of judgment and to depend on God’s wisdom—not our own.

Explore the meaning of the final teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus uses images of gates, trees, and houses to offer a choice to his followers.

In this section you’ll find materials to go deeper and help you apply all the content from this collection, including a BibleProject Class, reading plans, group studies, and a way to walk through the content weekly.