Upside Down but Right Side Up: Matthew Overview

Houston's First Baptist Church

The Gospel of Matthew presents Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah, written specifically for Jewish audiences to bridge Old Testament promises with their fulfillment in Christ. The book is structured around five major teaching sections that mirror Moses' five books, showing Jesus as the new and greater Moses. Matthew emphasizes the upside-down nature of God's kingdom through the Beatitudes, where true blessing comes through humility, mercy, and righteousness rather than worldly success. The gospe…