He Sat Down and Taught Them

This past Sunday morning Pastor Voigt preached on "the prelude" to the sermon on the mount.

Matthew 5:1-2 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, ...

A couple of points that Pastor Voigt made about the sermon on the mount are:


  • This is the longest section of uninterrupted teaching/preaching by Jesus that is recorded. It spans all of chapters 5, 6, and 7 of Matthew

  • Jesus is not preaching the gospel here. This is primarily teaching aimed at his disciples, that is, born again believers.

  • As a born again believer, when was the last time you read through this greatest of sermons?

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