A Project 33 Mini-Series

THE GREATEST
SERMON

A Bible Study on the Sermon on the Mount

The most famous sermon ever preached, delivered on a Galilean hillside to a crowd the world had written off. It pulls the curtain back on religious performance and shows what life inside the kingdom of God really looks like.

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About the Series

UNMASKED. UNSTAGED. UNLEASHED.

The Greatest Sermon is a six-part mini-series from Project 33 Ministry through Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7, the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus sits down on a hillside and rewrites what His audience thought they knew about righteousness, religion, and who actually belongs in God's kingdom.

He took the Law deeper instead of softer, pushing past the polished surface to the heart underneath. He blessed the people religion usually overlooks and pulled the curtain back on the whole performance. It's the kind of teaching that keeps working on you long after it ends.

"And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority." Matthew 7:28–29

Made for listening anywhere, on the commute, the walk, the quiet hours. Press play, open your Bible, and let the Word do the work.

Episodes

THE SERIES

Six episodes through Matthew 5–7, posted one a week. Check back as the series unfolds.

01
Episode One

MEET THE CAST

Jesus goes up the mountain, sits down, and opens with the most unexpected cast list in history. This episode covers Matthew 5:1–12: the setting, the crowd, and the nine blessings that name the very people the world would have cut from the room.

~24 min
Matthew 5:1–12
02
Episode Two

LIGHTS UP

Identity declared before instruction given. This episode covers Matthew 5:13–20: you are salt, you are light, and Jesus did not come to abolish the Law but to fulfill it, with a righteousness that exceeds the scribes and Pharisees.

~24 min
Matthew 5:13–20
03
Episode Three

THE SIX PLOT TWISTS

You have heard it said… but I say to you. This episode covers Matthew 5:21–48: six rewrites of the Law that move the bar from outward action to the heart underneath—anger, lust, covenant integrity, and mercy over retaliation.

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04
Episode Four

BEHIND THE CURTAIN

This episode covers Matthew 6:1–18: giving, praying, and fasting—three practices and three hypocrites. The Greek word hypokritēs means stage actor, and Jesus uses it three times in eighteen verses to call the religious theater what it actually is.

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05
Episode Five

WHERE YOUR HEART ACTUALLY LIVES

This episode covers Matthew 6:19–34: three diagnostics that reveal who you really serve—treasure, eye, and master. Then the antidote to worry: birds, lilies, and a Father who already knows what you need.

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06
Episode Six

THE FINAL CURTAIN

This episode covers Matthew 7: judgment with humility, ask-seek-knock, the Golden Rule, and four pairs of twos—two gates, two trees, two confessions, two builders. Same storm. Different foundation.

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6-WEEK STUDY OUTLINE

A guided walk through Matthew 5–7. Use this outline alongside each episode to dig deeper into the text.

Jesus rewrites every assumption His audience walked in with. The Sermon on the Mount isn't a checklist of moral upgrades; it's a picture of what life in God's kingdom actually looks like. Identity before instruction. Heart before behavior. Father before audience.
"He was teaching them as one who had authority." (Matthew 7:29)
01
Meet the Cast
Matthew 5:1–12
The Setting
  • The crowd from everywhere—sick, foreign, fishermen, mothers (Matt 4:23–25)
  • Jesus goes up the mountain and sits down to teach with authority (Matt 5:1–2)
The Nine Blessings — Identity Before Instruction
  • Poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek (Matt 5:3–5)
  • Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, the merciful (Matt 5:6–7)
  • The pure in heart, the peacemakers (Matt 5:8–9)
  • The persecuted—those who refuse to play the part (Matt 5:10–12)
If Jesus were reading the cast list for His kingdom, would you walk forward as you actually are—or wait until you'd worked up something better to bring?
02
Lights Up
Matthew 5:13–20
You Are — Identity Declared
  • You are the salt of the earth—preservation, value, concentrated impact (Matt 5:13)
  • You are the light of the world—visibility that points to the Father (Matt 5:14–16)
The Law and the Prophets
  • Not to abolish, but to fulfill (Matt 5:17–18)
  • The greatest in the kingdom keep and teach the Law (Matt 5:19)
  • Righteousness that exceeds the scribes and Pharisees (Matt 5:20)
Are you living like you really are salt and light—or still trying to perform your way into being good enough to deserve those words?
03
The Six Plot Twists
Matthew 5:21–48
The Pattern
  • You have heard it said… but I say to you—Messiah-level authority
  • Six rewrites that move the bar from action to the heart underneath
Anger, Lust, Covenant, Mercy
  • Anger and reconciliation; lust and the cheating heart (Matt 5:21–30)
  • Divorce and oaths—the weight of covenant integrity (Matt 5:31–37)
  • Turn the other cheek; love your enemies (Matt 5:38–48)
What rubric have you been grading yourself on—and what changes when the bar moves from your behavior to your heart?
04
Behind the Curtain
Matthew 6:1–18
The Thesis Statement
  • Beware of practicing your righteousness to be seen by others (Matt 6:1)
  • Theathēnai—the Greek root of our English word theater
Three Practices, Three Hypocrites
  • Giving—don't sound the trumpet; the left hand doesn't know (Matt 6:2–4)
  • Praying—go in your room and shut the door (Matt 6:5–8)
  • The Lord's Prayer as the kingdom alternative (Matt 6:9–15)
  • Fasting—anoint your head, wash your face, hide the fast (Matt 6:16–18)
Who are you when nobody is watching—and what does your private spiritual life actually look like backstage?
05
Where Your Heart Actually Lives
Matthew 6:19–34
The Three Diagnostics
  • Treasure—the heart follows the treasure (Matt 6:19–21)
  • The Eye—what you stare at fills you with light or darkness (Matt 6:22–23)
  • Masters—you cannot serve God and money (Matt 6:24)
The Antidote to Worry
  • Birds, lilies, and the Father who knows what you need (Matt 6:25–32)
  • Seek first the kingdom—and the rest is added (Matt 6:33–34)
What do your treasure, your attention, and your worry list tell you about who you actually serve?
06
The Final Curtain
Matthew 7
Judgment with Humility
  • The log and the speck—hypokritēs a fourth and final time (Matt 7:1–5)
  • Pearls, dogs, and the work of discernment (Matt 7:6)
Ask, Seek, Knock
  • Persistent prayer to a generous Father (Matt 7:7–11)
  • The Golden Rule—the Law and the Prophets in one sentence (Matt 7:12)
Four Pairs of Twos
  • Two Gates / Two Roads—narrow and hard versus wide and easy (Matt 7:13–14)
  • Two Trees—false prophets recognized by their fruit (Matt 7:15–20)
  • Two Confessions—"Lord, Lord" is not enough (Matt 7:21–23)
  • Two Builders—same storm, different foundation (Matt 7:24–27)
You have heard the sermon. What are you going to do with it—and what foundation is your house actually built on?

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