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Sermon on the Mount
Jesus' great teaching sermon on a Galilean hillside (Matthew 5-7), opening with the Beatitudes and describing the life of his kingdom.
The Sermon on the Mount is Matthew's first major block of Jesus' teaching. It includes the Beatitudes, salt and light, antitheses ("you have heard… but I say"), the Lord's Prayer, and the call to seek God's kingdom first.
It ends with the parable of two builders — the wise build on Jesus' words, the foolish on sand.
The sermon describes the inward character of the kingdom: not external compliance but new hearts producing different lives.
Original BibleDawn entry. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.