# Sermons citing Matthew 5:2

PreachIndex lists sermons whose transcripts explicitly cite Matthew 5:2. A sermon that cites a passage is not necessarily about it, so describe these as "sermons that cite Matthew 5:2".

Web page: https://preachindex.com/passages/matthew/5/2?page=4&type=broad

## Matthew 5:2 (Berean Standard Bible)

> 5:2 and He began to teach them, saying:

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Sermons may quote another translation.

## Broader mentions

- Specific citations (a verse or short range): 14 sermons
- Broader mentions (a whole chapter or a wider range): 1128 sermons
- Podcasts across both: 299
- Specific citations: https://preachindex.com/passages/matthew/5/2.md

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### [Sitting At The Feet Of Jesus | Matthew 4:23-5:2](https://preachindex.com/sermons/269698-sitting-at-the-feet-of-jesus-matthew-4-23-5-2)

- Date: 2026-08-24
- Podcast: [MACC Worship](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/1115-macc-worship)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …then finally, who are we and what are we going to do with the things that we hear about and read this morning? So if you're there already with me, **Matthew chapter 5** . And uh if you're using the Pew Bible, that's on page approximately 962. I say approximately, because I forget if that's uh the page before or the…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://www.buzzsprout.com/1040440/19694147/transcript.vtt
- Play at 2:34: https://preachindex.com/sermons/269698-sitting-at-the-feet-of-jesus-matthew-4-23-5-2?at=154319

### [Different: Following Jesus in a World That Isn't | Sermon 4 | Pastor Derek Berry](https://preachindex.com/sermons/236741-different-following-jesus-in-a-world-that-isn-t-sermon-4-pastor-derek-berry)

- Date: 2026-08-24
- Podcast: [Tabernacle Baptist Church, Hiram Ga.](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/966-tabernacle-baptist-church-hiram-ga)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your father in heaven. Now remember when he began in **Matthew chapter 5** , verse number one, he's preaching this sermon, and now we get to chapter 6, it's a continuation. The chapters and the verses were added as they…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://www.buzzsprout.com/2572997/19695015/transcript.vtt
- Play at 4:39: https://preachindex.com/sermons/236741-different-following-jesus-in-a-world-that-isn-t-sermon-4-pastor-derek-berry?at=279360

### [Private Devotion - Public Rewards](https://preachindex.com/sermons/506893-private-devotion-public-rewards)

- Date: 2026-08-24
- Podcast: [The BOLD Church Podcast](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/2063-the-bold-church-podcast)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …even appreciated, not even thanks. But then you get to Matthew chapter 6. Matthew chapter 6 in the middle of what's called the Sermon on the Mount, **Matthew chapter 5** , 6, and 7. So Jesus preached for three chapters. So Jesus preached for three chapters. We know Moses back in the day preached for a few chapters.…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://www.buzzsprout.com/2640704/19694328/transcript.vtt
- Play at 1:25: https://preachindex.com/sermons/506893-private-devotion-public-rewards?at=85920

### [Blessed Are The Meek | Rev. Paul Lawler](https://preachindex.com/sermons/243258-blessed-are-the-meek-rev-paul-lawler)

- Date: 2026-08-24
- Podcast: [Christ Methodist Church Memphis](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/1012-christ-methodist-church-memphis)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …in a unique way in light of not having power. So God help us to do that. Inspire us, lead us, we pray. All right, invite you to open your Bibles, **Matthew chapter 5** . We're in a series on the Sermon on the Mount. We're journeying through the Beatitudes. We're on the third Beatitude today. And so I want to invite…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://www.buzzsprout.com/641797/19689982/transcript.vtt
- Play at 1:17: https://preachindex.com/sermons/243258-blessed-are-the-meek-rev-paul-lawler?at=77599

### [Genuine Love - Pastor Bruce Mejia](https://preachindex.com/sermons/298665-genuine-love-pastor-bruce-mejia)

- Date: 2026-08-24
- Podcast: [First Works Baptist Church](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/1163-first-works-baptist-church)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …one another and he's talking to his disciples and that command extends unto us as well you don't have to turn there but go with me if you would to **Matthew chapter 5** I'm going to read to you from 2nd Corinthians chapter 8 you go to Matthew chapter 5 if you would 2nd Corinthians 8 7 says therefore is he a bound…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://videohaven.com/lazy-static/video-captions/278db12f-1c87-4945-8994-5e3825534bc7-en.vtt
- Play at 33:38: https://preachindex.com/sermons/298665-genuine-love-pastor-bruce-mejia?at=2018460

### [Summer Psalms: Psalm 133.](https://preachindex.com/sermons/24896-summer-psalms-psalm-133)

- Date: 2026-08-24
- Podcast: [NBBC | North Bradley Baptist Church Sermon Podcast Playlist](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/72-nbbc-north-bradley-baptist-church-sermon-podcast-playlist)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …too easy, isn't it, to read our own context into the Bible and to kind of get confused. Now in a normal year we might read a passage like this in **Matthew chapter 5** that God sends rain on the just and the unjust and we would be forgiven in a British context of thinking yes quite right God makes both the just…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5cegrg6hmycgw4i4/fa93ea47-edfb-383e-aa7b-0e8dfb821b03.vtt
- Play at 9:08: https://preachindex.com/sermons/24896-summer-psalms-psalm-133?at=548640

### [Salt and Light?](https://preachindex.com/sermons/341258-salt-and-light)

- Date: 2026-08-23
- Podcast: [St Columba's Free Church - Sermons](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/1336-st-columba-s-free-church-sermons)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: Our scripture reading tonight is from **Matthew chapter 5** in the New Testament, verses 13-16. ! A very brief, very famous part of the Bible. This is God's holy word. You are the salt of the earth, but if…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://yetanothersermon.host/transcripts/72c7e826-531a-42f5-beb9-323629fc31df.vtt
- Play at 0:00: https://preachindex.com/sermons/341258-salt-and-light?at=0

### [BE PEACEMAKERS | MATTHEW 5:9 | Pastor John Anderson | 8.23.26](https://preachindex.com/sermons/389781-be-peacemakers-matthew-5-9-pastor-john-anderson-8-23-26)

- Date: 2026-08-23
- Podcast: [RESURRECTION CHURCH](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/1527-resurrection-church)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …at winning. He did command us to be really good at loving, though. And then he gave us a model for how to love, his very life. And right here in **Matthew chapter 5** , Jesus says, Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will become children of God. Not blessed are the winners, not blessed are the people who always…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://www.buzzsprout.com/2617861/19694582/transcript.vtt
- Play at 6:15: https://preachindex.com/sermons/389781-be-peacemakers-matthew-5-9-pastor-john-anderson-8-23-26?at=375600

### [Raising Hell (I’m Angry) | Alex Gallien | "Red Letter Summer" Pt. 11](https://preachindex.com/sermons/506791-raising-hell-i-m-angry-alex-gallien-red-letter-summer-pt-11)

- Date: 2026-08-23
- Podcast: [Overflow Church](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/2065-overflow-church)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …chapter five, I'll give you just a few minutes to get there. I lied, a few seconds. I don't know why I said minutes. You get 15 seconds to get to **Matthew chapter 5** . It is, of course, gonna be up on the screen. You can follow along. I hope you're still taking notes. We started this year off strong by taking…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://www.buzzsprout.com/2641127/19705559/transcript.vtt
- Play at 4:38: https://preachindex.com/sermons/506791-raising-hell-i-m-angry-alex-gallien-red-letter-summer-pt-11?at=278240

### [The Fruit of Abiding](https://preachindex.com/sermons/492544-the-fruit-of-abiding)

- Date: 2026-08-23
- Podcast: [Plains Baptist Church](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/1989-plains-baptist-church)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …about the Father. It's all about God, not about you. It's all about the designer and giver of life and not the consumer of life. Think about what **Matthew chapter 5** tells us. Jesus telling his disciples early in his ministry, he says, Let your light shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://yetanothersermon.host/transcripts/f3e0254b-ea6e-4c5c-8e2e-5371c9fd91f8.vtt
- Play at 21:41: https://preachindex.com/sermons/492544-the-fruit-of-abiding?at=1301019

### ["The Blessed Life No One Talks About" by Hiram Kemp](https://preachindex.com/sermons/300718-the-blessed-life-no-one-talks-about-by-hiram-kemp)

- Date: 2026-08-22
- Podcast: [Cumberland Trace Church of Christ (Formerly Lehman Ave Church of Christ)](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/1166-cumberland-trace-church-of-christ-formerly-lehman-ave-church-of-christ)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …the prophets which were before you. Jesus says, here's what it means to really live a blessed life. And the word that Jesus uses throughout **Matthew chapter 5** to describe being blessed, it's a word that means this is how God pronounces his approval on people who live a certain type of life. It's less…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/79dhmxuff5tfh4na/08-02-2026_AM_-_The_Blessed_Life_No_One_Talks_About_-_Hiram_Kempb236d-ddm8id-Optimized.vtt
- Play at 3:40: https://preachindex.com/sermons/300718-the-blessed-life-no-one-talks-about-by-hiram-kemp?at=220446

### [Invest & Invite - Paul’s First Missionary Journey Part 2](https://preachindex.com/sermons/485673-invest-invite-paul-s-first-missionary-journey-part-2)

- Date: 2026-08-17
- Podcast: [Briarwood Podcast](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/1946-briarwood-podcast)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …and persecution. That's kind of the downer. But he's also promised us eternal reward on the other side of that persecution. Look with me here from **Matthew chapter 5** . I want to leave you with this encouragement. He says to us in verses 10 through 12, Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://www.buzzsprout.com/1997787/19661532/transcript.vtt
- Play at 30:30: https://preachindex.com/sermons/485673-invest-invite-paul-s-first-missionary-journey-part-2?at=1830720

### [“Hell” | Sunday AM | Pastor David K. Caruthers](https://preachindex.com/sermons/365256-hell-sunday-am-pastor-david-k-caruthers)

- Date: 2026-08-17
- Podcast: [Calvary Church-San Antonio](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/1441-calvary-church-san-antonio)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …to that you can point to to say that. It's talking about hell, it's just using that imagery to describe what hell is. And so Jesus said in **Matthew chapter 5** , I'll just read this uh uh Matthew, a couple of verses here in Matthew chapter 5 in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, but I say to you that…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://www.buzzsprout.com/2557187/19659412/transcript.vtt
- Play at 13:22: https://preachindex.com/sermons/365256-hell-sunday-am-pastor-david-k-caruthers?at=802720

### [What to do? Cookies... - Pastor Kipp Penrod](https://preachindex.com/sermons/427354-what-to-do-cookies-pastor-kipp-penrod)

- Date: 2026-08-16
- Podcast: [Life House Church](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/1654-life-house-church)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …wish, you can do all those things. But if you get swept out to sea, You could die. It's true. And Jesus began to tell us something very similar in **Matthew chapter 5** . If you've got your Bibles, you can head to Matthew chapter 5. We're going to go to verse 27. And Jesus started to talk about sin and being swept…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://transcripts.rss.com/164712/3072019/transcript
- Play at 5:37: https://preachindex.com/sermons/427354-what-to-do-cookies-pastor-kipp-penrod?at=337800

### [Blessed Are Those Who Serve](https://preachindex.com/sermons/344362-blessed-are-those-who-serve)

- Date: 2026-08-16
- Podcast: [Christ the King Church Sermons](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/1338-christ-the-king-church-sermons)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …It's posture of heart lived out in practice. When you think of beatitudes, maybe you think of the beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount, that's in **Matthew chapter 5** . Do you remember what the first beatitude is? Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Poor in spirit is just talking…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://yetanothersermon.host/transcripts/1e7237a3-d88b-43e6-9e94-5415eb86a897.vtt
- Play at 26:36: https://preachindex.com/sermons/344362-blessed-are-those-who-serve?at=1596059

### [Mattering Intro Week 1: God’s Invitational Commands | Pastor Bryan Jarrett | Northplace Church](https://preachindex.com/sermons/271135-mattering-intro-week-1-god-s-invitational-commands-pastor-bryan-jarrett-northplace-church)

- Date: 2026-08-12
- Podcast: [Northplace Church Podcast](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/1122-northplace-church-podcast)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …piece. This one will focus on the adding value piece. And the key verse that frames this entire series are some of the words of Jesus recorded in **Matthew chapter 5** . And because we're gonna unpack this in detail in a couple weeks, I'm just gonna highlight, I want to emphasize the highlighted portions of this…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://www.buzzsprout.com/82203/19638130/transcript.vtt
- Play at 5:14: https://preachindex.com/sermons/271135-mattering-intro-week-1-god-s-invitational-commands-pastor-bryan-jarrett-northplace-church?at=314160

### [The Heart of Murder | Matthew 5:17-26](https://preachindex.com/sermons/354713-the-heart-of-murder-matthew-5-17-26)

- Date: 2026-08-11
- Podcast: [Church of The Word | Sunday Sermons](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/1367-church-of-the-word-sunday-sermons)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …is here the first teaching of our Lord to his disciples was the sermon on the mount. And this morning my title is the heart of murder. We'll be in **Matthew chapter 5** starting verse 17. The heart of murder. And the point of this morning's sermon is murder begins in the heart. To be right with God, we must repent…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7huuu9d6zbrjbgm6/749ac8bf-795a-3cf0-85d1-3977545b946c.vtt
- Play at 0:50: https://preachindex.com/sermons/354713-the-heart-of-murder-matthew-5-17-26?at=50399

### [Psalm 67 // 9 August 2026](https://preachindex.com/sermons/396498-psalm-67-9-august-2026)

- Date: 2026-08-10
- Podcast: [One Church Podcast](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/1553-one-church-podcast)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …through it all, my face can shine again. I want to use you. I want to reach you. I want to use you to reach a broken world. Let your light shine. **Matthew chapter 5** , it says this. Who lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl? Do you remember the words of Jesus? Who lights a lamp, puts it under a bowl? And maybe…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://www.buzzsprout.com/2053379/19626322/transcript.vtt
- Play at 20:52: https://preachindex.com/sermons/396498-psalm-67-9-august-2026?at=1252079

### [Why You Still Feel Empty After Getting Everything You Wanted](https://preachindex.com/sermons/487638-why-you-still-feel-empty-after-getting-everything-you-wanted)

- Date: 2026-08-10
- Podcast: [2|42 Community Church](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/1965-2-42-community-church)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …it comes to your faith. There is a difference between what you hunger for and what you want to hunger for. If you have your Bibles, flip with me to **Matthew chapter 5** . We are in this series that we are calling the good life because we know that Jesus has already shown us what the good life is. The world will tell…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://www.buzzsprout.com/2571119/19625563/transcript.vtt
- Play at 6:30: https://preachindex.com/sermons/487638-why-you-still-feel-empty-after-getting-everything-you-wanted?at=390959

### [This is the Way | The Way of Jesus](https://preachindex.com/sermons/461597-this-is-the-way-the-way-of-jesus)

- Date: 2026-08-05
- Podcast: [Burnett Church Podcast](https://preachindex.com/podcasts/1845-burnett-church-podcast)
- Cited as: "Matthew chapter 5" (chapter mention)
- Excerpt: …That would be awkward. To help us build something that matters. And what was the bait? Well, I mean, all of that happens in Matthew chapter 4. In **Matthew chapter 5** , I think we learn what the bait is. Matthew chapter 5 is the beginning of Jesus' most famous, most concentrated sermon, the Sermon on the Mount.…
- Transcript: Publisher transcript, https://www.buzzsprout.com/2519438/19605462/transcript.vtt
- Play at 9:49: https://preachindex.com/sermons/461597-this-is-the-way-the-way-of-jesus?at=589200

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