Distance Learning Modules

THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
John R. W. Stott, D.D.

Course Description:

Nowhere is the essence of Jesus' teachings more clearly portrayed than in His Sermon on the Mount. In this course learners complete an expository and reading study of the Sermon as found in Matthew 5-7. Students examine key issues in the Sermon and analyze the various interpretations therein. The lectures concentrate on both theological and practical questions raised in the Sermon, such as "How did Christ fulfill the law?"; and "How should Christians relate to their world?" Throughout the course, Dr. Stott encourages learners to apply the Sermon's principles to life and ministry.

3 Credit hours

 

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

  1. Appreciate the message of the Sermon on the Mount as a guide for salvation and growth.
  2. Explain the special theological difficulties raised by the Sermon on the Mount.
  3. Propose solutions to the theological difficulties raised by the Sermon on the Mount.
  4. Compare and contrast the ways the Pharisees handled the law with the way Christ fulfilled the law.
  5. Apply key principles from the Sermon to contemporary life and ministry.

Course Lecture Content: (10 lectures @ 30 minutes each)

  1. The Christian's Character (Matthew 5:1-12)
  2. The Christian's Influence (Matthew 5:13-16)
  3. The Christian's Righteousness · Part One (Matthew 5:17-30)
  4. The Christian's Righteousness · Part Two (Matthew 5:31-48)
  5. The Christian's Religious Life · Part One (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18)
  6. The Christian's Religious Life · Part Two (Matthew 6:7-15)
  7. The Christian's Ambition (Matthew 6:19-34)
  8. The Christian's Relationships · Part One (Matthew 7:1-12)
  9. The Christian's Relationships · Part Two (Matthew 7:13-27)
  10. The Christian�s Religious Life · Part Three (Matthew 7:28-29)

Course Lecturer:

John R. W. Stott D.D., All Souls Church - London, England

Dr. John R.W. Stott is Rector Emeritus of All Souls Church in London, England, where he has served for over fifty years. Dr. Stott is a world-renowned speaker and author. He has been chaplain to the Queen since 1959. He also serves as president of the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. He has written over 40 books. His best known, Basic Christianity, has been translated into more than 50 languages. Other titles include The Cross of Christ, The Contemporary Christian, Evangelical Truth and New Issues Facing Christians Today.

Dr. Stott received his education at Rugby School and Trinity College Cambridge, where he got a 1st class degree in French and Theology. He has been awarded a Lambeth D.D., and has honorary doctorates from British, Canadian and American universities.

Course Texts:

Carson, D.A. Jesus and the Sermon and His Confrontation with the World. Grand
Rapids: Baker, 1999.
Patte, Daniel. The Challenge of Discipleship: A Critical Study of the Sermon on the
Mount as Scripture. Valley Forge, PA: Trinity International Press, 1999.