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	Preface	Audio (6:58)
	Introduction	Audio (19:34)
	References and Abbreviations
	Reprints
	Paintings and Artwork of Jesus Teaching Ministry
I. Kingdom Citizens (5:1-16)
	1. Paradoxical People: the Beatitudes (5:1-13)	Audio (36:16)
	What Is the Kingdom of Heaven     that Jesus Proclaims? (Excursus 1)	Audio (9:22)
	2. Witnessing People: Living as Salt and     Light in the World (5:13-16)	Audio (19:42)
	The Religion of the Pharisees (Excursus 2)	Audio (8:51)
II. The Kingdom and the Spirit of the Law (5:17-48)
	3. The Spirit of the Law and Reconciliation  (5:17-26)	Audio (37:02)
	Did Jesus Believe in Hell? (Excursus 3)	Audio (5:18)
	4. Adultery, Lust, and the Spirit of Marriage (5:27-30)	Audio (21:18)
	Homosexual Lust (Excursus 4)     Pornography	Audio (4:53)
	5. Divorce and the Spirit of Marriage (5:27-32 with 19:1-12)	Audio (39:19)
	6. The Spirit of Truthfulness and Love (5:33-48)	Audio (41:50)
	Loving Your Enemies Case Study:     Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Excursus 5)	Audio (7:21)
III. Piety in the Kingdom (6:1-18)
	7. Giving, Prayer, and Fasting (6:1-8, 16-18)	Audio (27:48)
	Verses on How God Looks at the Poor (Excursus 6)	Audio (7:48)
	8. The Lord's Prayer (6:9-15)	Audio (36:36)
IV. Materialism and the Kingdom (6:19-34)
	9. Temptation to Greed, that is, Idolatry (6:19-24)	Audio (20:08)
	Verses with the Word "Store"
	10. Temptation to Worry (6:25-34)	Audio (26:28)
V. Discernment in the Kingdom (7:1-29)
	11. Judging Self and Others (7:1-6)	Audio (19:16)
	12. Prayer: Asking in Faith (7:7-12)	Audio (20:46)
	13. Discerning the True Way (7:13-29)	Audio (33:55)
Appendices
	Appendix 1. Participant Lesson Handouts (for classes and groups)
	Appendix 2. Songs and Hymns Based on the Sermon on the Mount and Related Themes
	Appendix 3. Inductive Bible Study Questions for the Sermon on the Mount (PDF format)
	Sermon on the Mount: The Jesus Manifesto is available in paperback and ebook formats Appendix 4. Readers Theater Scripts for the Sermon on the Mount (PDF format). They are available individually below in HTML format: The Beatitudes (5:1-12) Salt and Light (5:11-16) The Faithfulness of God (5:17-18 and others) Fulfilling the Law (5:17-20) Reconciliation (5:21-26) You Shall Not Commit Adultery (5:27-30) In the Beginning Was No Divorce (5:31-32; 19:3-11) Simply Tell the Truth (5:33-37) Do Not Retaliate (5:38-48) Give in Secret that You Might Receive Your True Reward (6:1-4) The Lord's Prayer (6:9-13) Your Treasure's Where Your Heart Is Found (6:19-24 with Luke 12:16-21) Seek First the Kingdom of God (6:25-34) Judging Righteously (7:1-6) Ask, Seek, Knock (7:7-12 with Luke 11:5-8) Narrow and Wide Gates (7:13-29)

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Old Testament

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