When it comes to the topic of how we spend our money, we need to be precise because of how wide such a teaching can reach. It is a vast topic; woven through not only our day-to- day life, but through our thoughts of the future as well. We could speak about trusting our wealth more than we trust God; what role a civic government has when it comes to money; and the reality of how many lives are built or broken when it is used wisely or foolishly. How true is that “...the love o

Before we talk about the first of three different areas that Christ talks about in these verses, let's bring to mind the warning that accompanies all of them. This is something that we do together every Sunday, yes, but this morning the reason why we do so will (hopefully!) become more apparent as our sermon unfolds. In all three areas of Christian living that He teaches on; charity, prayer, and fasting; He prefaces each one with a warning about hypocrisy. ‘Do not act like

Lead In: Moving on to our second sermon on hypocrisy, let’s not forget the groundwork we went through last week. In all three sections of Matthew 6:1-18; Charity, Prayer, and Fasting; Jesus gives us a number of repeated phrases, beginning with a warning. He gives us this repeated warning, because hypocrisy is effective. If you go through life wanting people to notice and glorify you, ensuring the people around you notice your righteous acts, you’ll get what you want…because