Tour and experience the place where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount overlooking the beautiful Sea of Galilee.
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Contents:
0:00 Intro
1:38 Tour of Site
9:14 Sermon on the Mount Bible Talk
29:22 Faith Lesson

Location
1. The Mount of Beatitudes is located on a hill overlooking the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.
2. It has a spectacular view of the sea.
3. It has great acoustics.

Historical Background
1. This sermon is the most complete and famous teaching Christ preached.
2. It’s 3 chapters long and is found in Matthew 5–7.
3. In the same way the Law was given on Mt. Sinai, many theologians see the Sermon on the Mount as the summary of the New Covenant.
4. In this sermon, Christ clarifies many Old Testament meanings and misinterpretations by constantly saying, “You have heard it said, but I say to you.”
5. The view from the Sermon on the Mount is spectacular and provided a perfect backdrop for Christ’s hearers to see as they contemplated His powerful message.
6. It was no accident that Christ chose this setting as He used nature and creation to aid in much of His teachings.
7. A Byzantine church was erected here in the 4th century and was used until the 7th century. Its ruins have been discovered just a little downhill from the present church here today.
8. Today, the Church of the Beatitudes is an octagonal building located on this site. It was built in 1938 for a Franciscan order of nuns. The eight sides of the church represent the eight beatitudes shown in Latin in the upper windows.

Places of Interest
1. Entrance
2. Mount of Beatitudes
3. Sea of Galilee
4. Church of the Beatitudes
5. Beatitude Monastery
6. Monumental Rock (Below Mt. of Beatitudes)
7. Job's Spring (Below Mt. of Beatitudes)

The Sermon on the Mount in the Bible
1. In the 8 beatitudes, everything is flipped or reversed from what most of us would understand as blessings.
Matt. 5:1–12: Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

2. Christ addressed the true essence of anger, adultery, divorce, keeping our word, how to treat our enemies, giving, prayer, and what genuine salvation looks like.

3. He taught about storing our riches in heaven and how to handle worry and stress.
Matthew 6:19–20, Matthew 6:25–34:
4. Christ ended His message with a sober warning about the importance of obeying and living out His words, not just listening to them.
Matthew 7:24–29:

Faith Lesson from the Sermon on the Mount
1. Christ began His sermon by clarifying the principles of true blessings in life. Do we understand each principle and are we living them out?
2. Christ focused on the heart attitude behind His commands. Do we understand that Christ looks at our hearts and motives for why we obey or don’t obey His commands?
3. Christ stressed the importance of storing our riches in heaven and living for eternity. Do we care about our treasures in heaven or are we mainly just focused on this life and the treasures it has to offer?
4. Christ defined a wise person as one who lived out what He taught. He defined a foolish person as one who heard but did not put into practice what He taught. Do we tend to know what to do but not actually live it out?
5. Are we building our lives on the sand or on the rock?