During His blessed life, Jesus Christ taught men about their lives and missions as disciples through His every word and deed; a number of times Jesus gave extended sermons (Latin, sermonem, meaning “discourse, learned talk, conversation”) through which He gave extended talks to teach and motivate His disciples; studying and meditating upon the Sermons of Jesus can draw a man closer to God and grow in holiness.
In the chart below, each of the major sermons of Jesus Christ recorded in the Gospels are noted in column (1), the Gospel verses and Daily Devotions articles are in column (2) and the Daily Devotion page numbers are in column (3).
The Sermons of Jesus Christ
Sermon/Discourse (1) | Devotional Article (2) |
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Sermon on the Mount | Mt 5:1-12 Mt 5:13-16 Mt 5:13-19 Mt 5:20-26 Mt 5:27-32 Mt 5:33-37 Mt 5:38-42 Mt 6:1-16, 16-18 Mt 6:7-15 Mt 6:19-23 Mt 6:24-34 Mt 7:7-12 Mt 7:6, 12-14 Mt 7:15-20 Mt 7:21-29 | |
Sermon on the Plain | Lk 6:17, 20-26 Lk 6:27-38 Lk 6:39-42 Lk 6:43-49 | |
Missionary Sermon for the Apostles | Mt 10:1-7 Mt 10:7-15 Mt 10:16-23 Mt 10:22-25 Mt 10:26-33 Mt 10:34-11:1 | |
Parables of the Kingdom | Mt 13:1-23 Mt 13:24-30 Mt 13:31-35 Mt 13:36-43 Mt 13:44-52 | |
Bread of Life Discourse | Jn 6:22-29 Jn 6:30-35 Jn 6:35-40 (includes omitted v 41-43) Jn 6:44-51 Jn 6:52-59 | |
Sermons on the Life in the Church | Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Mt 18:6-9, 11 (Omitted); see Mk 9:41-50 Mt 18:12-14 Mt 18:15-20 Mt 18:21-19:1 Jn 6:60-69 (includes omitted v 70-71) | |
The Light of the World | Jn 9:1-41 | |
The Good Shepherd | Jn 10:1-10 Jn 10:11-18 | |
The Foot Washing | Jn 13:1-15 Jn 13:16-20 | |
The Last Supper Discourse | Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35 Jn 14:1-6 Jn 14:7-14 Jn 14:15-21 Jn 14:21-26 Jn 14:27-31a Jn 15:1-8 Jn 15:9-11 Jn 15:12-17 Jn 15:18-21 (includes omitted v 22-25) Jn 15:26-16:4 Jn 16:5-11 Jn 16:12-15 Jn 16:16-20 Jn 16:20-23 Jn 16:23b-28 Jn 16:29-33 | |
The High Priestly Prayer | Jn 17:1-11a Jn 17:11b-19 Jn 17:20-26 | |
Olivet Discourse – Judgment upon Jerusalem | Mt 24:1-36 (Omitted); see Lk 21:5-11, Lk 21:12-19, Lk 21:20-28, Lk 21:29-33 Mt 24:37-44 Mt 24:42-51 Mt 25:1-13 Mt 25:14-30 Mt 25:31-46 |