The Sermon on the Mount: Outline

by | May 14, 2025

This post serves as a hyperlinked outline to the full study on the Sermon on the Mount. It is designed to be used as a table of contents providing quick navigation through the material. If parts of the outline are not yet hyperlinked, please check back later as new posts are published. If you notice a problem with this guide, please email me — michael.dirrim@ssbcokc.org

  1. Introduction
    • Book Introduction
      • Provenance
      • Purpose
      • Placement
      • Partners
      • Progression
    • Sermon Introduction (Chapters 1-4)
      • Thematic Survey
        • The Mountain (Matthew 5:1-2)
        • The Man [This section though lengthy is meant to provide helpful context for my approach in interpreting the Sermon on the Mount. It could be skipped entirely or left until later at the reader’s discretion.]
          • “Immanuel” (Matthew 1:22-23)
          • “Bethlehem” (Matthew 2:3-6)
          • “Out of Egypt” (Matthew 2:14-15)
          • “Ramah’s Weeping” (Matthew 2:16-18)
          • “The Nazarene” (Matthew 2:22-23)
          • “The Voice” (Matthew 3:1-3)
          • “Light in Galilee” (Matthew 4:12-16)
      • Thought Structure
      • Theological Significance
  2. Definition of the Kingdom (Matthew 5)
    • The People of the Kingdom (Matthew 5:1-16)
      • The Kingdom’s Preamble (Matthew 5:1-2)
      • The Kingdom’s Pricelessness (Matthew 5:3-9)
      • The Kingdom’s Persecution and Publicity (Matthew 5:10-16)
    • The Precepts of the Kingdom (Matthew 5:17-48)
      • The Kingdom’s Pinnacle (Matthew 5:17-20)
      • The Kingdom’s Price of Punishment (Matthew 5:21-26)
      • The Kingdom’s Purity (Matthew 5:27-30)
      • The Kingdom’s Promises (Matthew 5:31-37)
      • The Kingdom’s Peaceableness (Matthew 5:38-42)
      • The Kingdom’s Perfection (Matthew 5:43-48)
  3. Direction of the Kingdom (Matthew 6-7)
    • The Piety of the Kingdom (Matthew 6:1-34)
      • Kingdom Priorities (Matthew 6:1-7, 16-18)
      • Kingdom Prayer (Matthew 6:8-13)
      • Kingdom Pardons (Matthew 6:12, 14-15)
      • Kingdom Pursuits (Matthew 6:19-24)
      • Kingdom Planning (Matthew 6:25-34)
    • The Principles of the Kingdom (Matthew 7:1-8:1)
      • Kingdom Precaution (Matthew 7:1-6)
      • Kingdom Principles (Matthew 7:7-14)
      • Kingdom Perception (Matthew 7:15-23)
      • Kingdom Preeminence (Matthew 7:24-8:1)