1. 1 "Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. 2 "So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 3 "But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

2. Two different motives, two different methods
“before men to be noticed by them” “so that they may be honored by men”
VS.
“and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you”

3. 5 "When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 6 "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

4. 7 "And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. 8 "So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

5. Mark 1:35 In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.
Luke 5:16 But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.
Luke 6:12 It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.

6. God’s foreknowledge & sovereign use of prayer
James 4:2 … You do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
some prayers aren’t God’s will, won’t be granted
but main reason we do not have is because we do not pray!.

7. God’s foreknowledge & sovereign use of prayer
1. God knows in advance whether you’ll choose to pray
2. God’s decided in advance to grant what you pray for (some of it!)

8. God’s foreknowledge & sovereign use of prayer
3. If God had known in advance that you would not pray:
He would have arranged in advance
for some things you SHOULD have prayed for
to NOT happen!

9. 9 "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed [holy] be Your name. 10 'Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.

10. 11 'Give us this day our daily bread.
Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
1 Timothy 6:8 If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content.

11. 12 'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

12. Colossians 2:13 When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, 14 having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.

13. 12 'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. …
14 "For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 "But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.

14. Case 1:
Genuine Christian temporarily not forgiving.
Result: God will not hear your prayers until you forgive.
Psalm 66:18 If I regard wickedness in my heart, The Lord will not hear;

15. Case 2:
Absolutely refuse to forgive.
Result: Shows you’re not really a Christian; your own sins will be charged against you in hell.
If it’s hard to forgive someone, ask the Holy Spirit to show you your own sins more clearly.

16. 13 'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. …

17. God doesn’t tempt:
James 1:13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. 15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.

18. God does allow testing:
Matthew 4:1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. .

19. God always gives a way out:
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

20. Matthew 26:41 "Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

21. 13 … {For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever
13 … {For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.}’
1 Chronicles 29:10 So David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, "Blessed are You, O LORD God of Israel our father, forever and ever. 11 "Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O LORD, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.

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