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Matthew 5:1-2 “And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: . . .”
Matthew 5-7 contains one continuous message that Jesus preached to His followers on a hillside overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Although it is called a sea it is actually a lake. The Greek word for sea and lake are the same word.
Verse 1 gives us the setting in which this sermon was given. We read, “…seeing the multitude, He went up…” This great message on Christian ethics and Christian living was motivated by seeing the multitude. The word “multitude” simply means a large group of people. It is used in the Gospels to speak of the great number of people who, while being drawn to Jesus, had not yet received Him. The multitude illustrates for us the unbelieving world. The Bible teaches us how Jesus feels about the unbeliever. He loves them so much that He bled and died for them. So here we find Jesus wanting to save the lost; wanting to reach the multitude and as a result He departs from them to spend time with His disciples. A disciple is one who has received Christ and is following Him.
The method Jesus has for reaching a lost world is through the lives of His followers. The more time we spend with Him and the more we become the Christian of the Sermon on the Mount, the greater influence we will have upon the world for Christ.
As you read Matthew 5-7 pray and apply the Scriptures to your daily living and let’s see God use you to reach the world for the kingdom of heaven.
Pastor Jim
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