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The Message of the Sermon on the Mount, By John Stott

The Message of the Sermon on the Mount

The Bible Speaks Today Series

Revised Edition

by John Stott

The Message of the Sermon on the Mount
paperback
$25.00
  • Length: 224 pages
  • Dimensions: 5.5 × 8.25 in
  • Published: May 19, 2020
  • Imprint: IVP Academic
  • Item Code: 2423
  • ISBN: 9780830824236

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"The followers of Jesus are to be different," writes John Stott, "different from both the nominal church and the secular world, different from both the religious and the irreligious. The Sermon on the Mount is the most complete delineation anywhere in the New Testament of the Christian counter-culture." In the Sermon on the Mount, the "nearest thing to a manifesto" that Jesus ever uttered, we find Jesus' own description of what he wanted his followers to be and do.

In this Bible Speaks Today volume, Stott guides readers through Jesus' well-known but often poorly understood teachings in Matthew 5 through 7. Leading us to listen carefully to the meaning of each verse in its context, Stott also confronts the challenges this text raises for today's Christians and draws out practical applications.

This revised edition features lightly updated language, current NIV Scripture quotations and a new interior design. A seven-session study guide at the end of the book will help you more deeply ponder the message of the Sermon on the Mount and how it speaks to your life.

CONTENTS

General preface
Author’s preface
1. Introduction: what is this sermon? (5:1–2)
2. Christian character: the Beatitudes (5:3–12)
3. Christian influence: salt and light (5:13–16)
4. Christian righteousness: Christ, the Christian and the law (5:17–20)
5. Christian righteousness: avoiding anger and lust (5:21–30)
6. Christian righteousness: faithfulness in marriage and honesty in speech (5:31–37)
7. Christian righteousness: non-retaliation and active love (5:38–48)
8. Christian religion: not hypocritical but real (6:1–6, 16–18)
9. Christian prayer: not mechanical but thoughtful (6:7–15)
10. Christian ambition: not material security but God’s rule (6:19–34)
11. Christian relationships: to fellow believers and the Father (7:1–12)
12. Christian relationships: to false prophets (7:13–20)
13. Christian commitment: the radical choice (7:21–27)
14. Conclusion: who is this preacher? (7:28–29)
Study guide

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ABOUT John Stott

John Stott

John R. W. Stott (1921–2011) has been known worldwide as a preacher, evangelist, and communicator of Scripture. For many years he served as rector of All Souls Church in London, where he carried out an effective urban pastoral ministry. A leader among evangelicals in Britain and the United States and around the world, Stott was a principal framer of the landmark Lausanne Covenant (1974).

Stott's many books have sold millions of copies around the world and in dozens of languages. His best-known work, Basic Christianity, has sold two million copies and has been translated into more than sixty languages. Other titles include The Cross of Christ, Understanding the Bible, The Contemporary Christian, Evangelical Truth, Issues Facing Christians Today, The Incomparable Christ, Why I Am a Christian, and Through the Bible Through the Year, a daily devotional. He has also written eight volumes in The Bible Speaks Today series of New Testament expositions.

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