“Do Not Be Like Them” – An Introduction and Approach to the Sermon on the Mount

Matthew 5:1–2

5:1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him.

2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

Matthew 6:8

8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.