Matthew 5:1-12 – “Sermon…on…The Mountain.”

​In the Gospels, we read of all sorts of reasons people would follow Jesus. But one interesting aspect of the life & ministry of Jesus was that He often avoided large gatherings. He seemed to have no interest in attracting a large following just for the sake of having a large following. 

Jesus was more concerned with making disciples. He was focused on individuals who would desire to learn from Him and choose to follow Him for the right reasons. Jesus often retreated from the multitudes when He could, and to those who would seek Him out, He would teach and instruct.

To these individuals, He was constantly teaching about how His kingdom would look like and what it would mean to serve alongside Him. In these moments, He would draw His disciples in, explaining the cost of true discipleship. As is the case in Matthew 5, the beginning of what is commonly referred to as the Sermon on the Mount.