Matthew 5:1-12 By Robert Krumrey 7 billion people on the planet and all of them are trying to figure out how to be a proper human. This sermon is the beginning of a series based on the teachings of Jesus from Matthew chapter 5. This is the first chapter of some of Jesus’ most well-known teaching (The Sermon on the Mount). In this portion of Scripture, Jesus tells us not only WHAT a human should be but HOW to get there.