- Introduction
- 1. Jesus teaching on motives for action done
- 2. Three pillars: almsgiving, prayer and fasting
- 3. Everyone gets their reward
- I. GIVING
- A. Sense of Duty
- B. Prestige
- C. Because Heart Demands Giving
- 1. Jesus (2 Corinthians 8:9)
- 2. His heart demanded He give
- II. HOW NOT TO PRAY
- A. Prayer Become Formalized
- 1. Jews practiced two things daily
- a. Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-9, 11:13-21; Numbers 15:37-41)
- b. Shemoneh 'esereh (eighteen short prayers)
- c. Many fell in love with the words and repetition
- III. FASTING
- A. Focus on Spiritual
- 1. Hypocricy
- 2. Fasting and deep prayer twins
- Conculsion
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