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• 4 Satisfaction
• 5 Peacemakers
• 6 Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted
• 7 Jesus - The Righteous One
• 8 Licence to Kill
• 9 Mind Games
• 10 It's Only Words
• 11 I Know My Rights
• 12 Sermon On The Mount
• Religious Avatars: Giving
• 14 Prayer Rewards
• 15 Hunger For God
• 16 Is Your Treasure Secure
• 17 Worry Warts
• 18 Something In My Eye
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Religious Avatars: Giving

Pete Woodcock, Matthew 6:1 - 6:9, 24 January 2010

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Matthew 6:1 - 6:9

6:1 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

2 “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 Pray then like this:

  “Our Father in heaven,
  hallowed be your name.

(ESV)

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Preached by Pete Woodcock

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