Jesus had much to teach us in Matthew 5 and He continues to raise the bar and challenge His listeners then and us, His followers today, to be more like Him and less like the world.
- How do you live out your righteousness? (v1-v4)
- Giving
- Prayer life (v1-15)
- Do you pray? (v5)
- How do you pray? (v5-7)
- In private or for all to see?
- Ritualistic? In tongues?
- How to pray? (v9-13)
- Acknowledge God as Father and praise Him (v9)
- Accept His power and authority (v10)
- Ask Him to meet our needs (v11)
- Accept His forgiveness because we are forgiven but acknowledge we must forgive (v12)
- Ask for His protection because He is our King (v13)
- Forgiveness is key (v14-15)
- Fasting (v16-8)
- Do you fast? (v16)
- What is fasting?
- How do you conduct yourself?
- For show (v16)
- For God (v17)
- What are you chasing? (v19-21)
- Earthly treasures (v19)
- Heavenly treasures (v20-21)
- What are you “seeing”? (v22-23)
- Kingdom of Light (v22)
- Kingdom of darkness (v23)
- Who’s your master? (v24)
- God
- Satan (who offers wealth)
- The cure for worry/anxiety (v25-34)
- For this reason do not worry (v25)
- It’s a faith problem (v30)
- World only knows worry (v32)
- God provides (v25-32)
- What’s your priority? (v33)
- What choice will you make everyday? (v34)