In Room Questions

1. 1. Have you ever heard of the Sermon on the Mount before? Which parts do you know?
   2. Rather than speaking from the temple to the most powerful Israelites in Jerusalem, Jesus heads into rural Galilee to speak with oppressed, powerless people. Why might he have chosen this location and these people?

Small Group Questions

1. How is the Jesus-style revolution described in Matthew different from most revolutions?
2. What does it mean for someone to be pure in heart, and why is it important for Jesus’ followers to be pure in heart?
3. What does it mean to be a peacemaker, according to Jesus?
4. How are Jesus’ followers similar to Israel’s prophets? What kinds of attitudes and actions do they share?

THE MAIN POINT

Two thousand years ago, on the eastern side of the Mediterranean, a teacher named Jesus of Nazareth climbed a hillside and started teaching people about the Kingdom of the Skies—the renewed world God had long promised. For largely poor, oppressed Galilean farmers and laborers, this was good news. The Kingdom of the Skies represents a new kind of society where generosity, justice, and peace reign. It’s a world where love is the final word.

THE BIBLE

Matthew Ch 5-7

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