Sermon on the Mount - Giving and Praying with the Right Attitude

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CHAPTER 6

Hypocrite - an actor, stage player, a dissembler, pretender, hypocrite (Man Soiled)

 
 

1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

 

We Honor God By Checking Our Motives

a)     When you give …

(1)  Consider Your Reason - 5:1a

(a)  1 Cor 13 - 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

(2)  Consider Your Reward - 5:1b

(a)  1 Cor 3:12-15 - 12Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. 14 If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

b)    The Illustration Promoted - 5:2-4

(1)  Announcing Deeds Brings Instant Glory - 5:2

(2)  Anonymous Deeds Brings Internal Glory - 5:3,4

 

 


5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. 7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

Heathen – Stranger to the Worship of God!

 
 


“Jesus Teaches Us How to Pray”

  1. a.     How not to pray: Matthew 6:5–8
    (1) Hypocritically in public, 6:5
    (2) With useless repetition, 6:7, 8
  2. b.     How to pray: Matthew 6:6, 9–13
    (1) In private to your heavenly Father, 6:6
    (2) Following the pattern of Jesus’ model prayer, 6:9–13

 

People before things, people before projects; family before friends; husband before children; husband before parents; tithe before wants; Bible before opinions; Jesus before all.

Jo Ann Leavell

 
 

James 5:16 The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
 
 


9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

  1. Person – Romans 8:15 - 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father
  2. Praise – Psalm 18:3 - 3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised:
  3. Purpose – 1 John 5:14 - 14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us
  4. Petition – Philippians 4:9 - Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
  5. Pardon – Hosea 14:2 - 2 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously
  6. Protection – 1 Cor 10:13 - 13There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
  7. Praise & Person – And we are right back to the beginning!
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