Learn Miracles from the Master: Lesson 8: The Sermon on the Mount: “A More Excellent Way”

Monday, February 14, 2011

Lesson 8: The Sermon on the Mount: “A More Excellent Way”

The purpose of this weeks lesson is to encourage us to come unto Christ by applying the principles he taught in the Sermon on the Mount.

For some background information on the 2nd year of Christ's public ministry check out Section 3 of the New Testament Institute Manual.

For more details on Christ's teachings of how to be perfect -found in the Sermon on the Mount - consider taking a look at Chapter 8 in the Institute Manual.

Have a great week. We'll see you in class on Sunday - 11:15 am.

"Lesson 8: The Sermon on the Mount: “A More Excellent Way”," New Testament Class Member Study Guide, (1997)

Matthew 5

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How can Latter-day Saints be “the light of the world”? (Matthew 5:14; see also verse Matthew 5:16).
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How are the Savior’s teachings in Matthew 5:22–24, 28, 34–37, 39–40, and Matthew 5:44–48 higher laws than the laws mentioned inMatthew 5:21, 27, 33, 38, and Matthew 5:43?
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How do the teachings in the Sermon on the Mount help us “come unto Christ, and be perfected in him”? (Moroni 10:32).

Suggestion for Family Discussion

On a chalkboard, poster board, or piece of paper, write the following statement (or another statement that might be more applicable to family members): The teachings in the Sermon on the Mount can help me at school. Ask family members to read a few passages in Matthew 5 and discuss how those passages relate to the statement you have written.