We currently have this up on the white board at Friends Center and we’ve been discussing it in various groups. It has generated a lot of good conversation and it seemed right to share it here with all of you. It is from my good friend, Peggy Morrison.
A Concise Sermon on the Mount
The down will be up – 5:3-12
You are supposed to be effective –5:13
You are supposed to be noticed – 5:14-16
Don’t do it to be noticed – 6:1-8,6:16-18
Perfection= inside and out the same – 5:17-28
Make peace – 5:23-26
Get rid of whatever traps you – 5:29-30
Give without limits – 5:38-42
Tell the truth – all the time – 5:33-37
Love without Limits – 5:43-47
Pray – simply and often – 6:9-13
Forgive – 6:14-15
Trust – it is the anxiety killer – 6:19-34
Don’t judge-
It makes you look stupid and hypocritical – 7:1-6
Ask persistently – 7:7-11
Treat People right – 5:31-32, 7:12
This is simple but not easy – 7:13
You may have to do it alone – 7:14
Don’t be fooled by imposters – 7:15-20
Act on what you know – 7:21-23
It is a foundation that will not fail – 7:24-29
-Jesus (via Peggy Morrison)
You can download a .PDF of this here: A Concise Sermon On the Mount.