"TRUE HAPPINESS"

Matthew 5:1-12

  The occasion Matthew 4:23
  The Preacher Authority(didn't quote source)

Three points to the Sermon on the Mount
          1. Citizens of the Kingdom
          2. Righteous of the Kingdom
          3. Exortation to enter the Kingdom


The setting: the mountain
The style: sat down - traditional of a rabbi
The recipients: the disciples of Jesus
The context: only for the followers of Christ

Biblical context (Malachi 4:6)
Political context. (Jews looking for a messiah)
Religious context.(professional religionist)


Five reasons to study the Sermon on the Mount
1 Show the absolute necessity of the new birth     4 Evangalism
2 Clearly points to Jesus                                              5 Pleases God
3 Only way to happiness for Christians