The Sermon on the Mount: The Message of the Kingdom

by R Kent Hughes

Overview

This commentary on the Sermon on the Mount, redesigned with a fresh look and updated ESV Bible references, explores the profound truths and challenging instructions contained in Jesus’s most famous sermon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433536212
Publisher:	Crossway
Publication date:	04/30/2013
Series:	Preaching the Word Series
Edition description:	New
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	376,318
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.97(d)

About the Author

R. Kent Hughes (DMin, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is senior pastor emeritus of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, and visiting professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hughes is also a founder of the Charles Simeon Trust, which conducts expository preaching conferences throughout North America and worldwide. He serves as the series editor for the Preaching the Word commentary series and is the author or coauthor of many books. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, and have four children and an ever-increasing number of grandchildren.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	11
	A Word to Those Who Preach the Word	13
1	The Riches of Poverty (Matthew 5:1-3)	15
2	The Comfort of Mourning (Matthew 5:4)	25
3	The Strength of Gentleness (Matthew 5:5)	33
4	The Fullness of Hunger (Matthew 5:6)	39
5	The Dividend of Mercy (Matthew 5:7)	45
6	The Reward of Purity (Matthew 5:8)	53
7	The Paternity of Peace (Matthew 5:9)	61
8	The Joy of Persecution (Matthew 5:10-12)	69
9	"The Salt of the Earth" (Matthew 5:13)	77
10	"The Light of the World" (Matthew 5:14-16)	83
11	Jesus on Righteousness (Matthew 5:17-20)	91
12	A Righteous Person's Relationships (Matthew 5:21-26)	99
13	Radical Purity (Matthew 5:27-30)	105
14	Jesus' Teaching on Divorce (Matthew 5:31-32)	113
15	Radical Truthfulness (Matthew 5:33-37)	123
16	Wrongs and Rights (Matthew 5:38-42)	131
17	Superseding Love (Matthew 5:43-48)	139
18	Christianity Without Hypocrisy (Matthew 6:1-8)	145
19	The Lord's Prayer: The Father (Matthew 6:9)	153
20	The Lord's Prayer: The Name (Matthew 6:9)	161
21	"Your Kingdom Come" (Matthew 6:10a)	167
22	"Your Will Be Done" (Matthew 6:10b)	175
23	The Lord's Prayer: The Bread (Matthew 6:11)	181
24	The Lord's Prayer: Forgiveness (Matthew 6:12)	187
25	The Lord's Prayer: Temptation (Matthew 6:13)	193
26	The Lord's Prayer: Glory (Matthew 6:13)	199
27	Lasting Treasure (Matthew 6:19-21)	205
28	Unclouded Vision (Matthew 6:22-24)	211
29	"Do Not Worry ... But Seek First" (Matthew 6:25-34)	219
30	The Speck and the Log (Matthew 7:1-5)	227
31	"Seek and You Will Find" (Matthew 7:7-11)	233
32	The Two Roads (Matthew 7:13, 14)	241
33	Discerning False Preachers (Matthew 7:15-20)	247
34	Entering the Kingdom (Matthew 7:21-29)	253
35	The Sermon on the Move (Matthew 8:1-3)	261
	Notes	266
	Scripture Index	273
	General Index	277
	Index of Sermon Illustrations	280
	About the Book Jacket	288