The Sermon on the Mount is arguably the greatest sermon ever given. It’s under 2500 words of concentrated teaching from Jesus. As one pastor said, “[It] is probably the best-known part of the teaching of Jesus, though arguably it is the least understood, and certainly it is the least obeyed.” 

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We find in it maybe the truest description in the Bible of what happens when the way of Jesus is lived out in us. It’s not a reward that we earn by following the Sermon, but a life that we receive as we walk in Jesus’ way. It’s a sermon that begs to be lived and practiced not just heard.

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The Sermon on the Mount is the answer to the question “what kind of life does Jesus invite us into?” Life in God’s kingdom is upside-down from that of our world. But also it’s rich, full, blessed, and solid, and through it, Jesus invites us to a house on the rock amidst the storms of life’s difficulties.

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