Matthew 6 - Living authentically, righteously, worry-free.

Living authentically, righteously, worryfree Mathew 6 Jan 15, 2023 … ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation,[a] but deliver us from the evil one.[b]’ 9 -- Matthew 6 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you. 26 -- Matthew 6 What’s this sermon?  Description, not legislation  Description of life in the kingdom  Description of life attached to Jesus Good News! Into this world to eat and to sleep And to know no reason why he was born, Save to consume the corn, Devour the cattle, flock and fish, And leave behind an empty dish Righteousness Treasures in Heaven Source: Peninsula Bible Church, Shawn Reese, Sept 2018 Praye F rastin g Giving Living Kingdom RighteousnessThe (KR)… KR vs Pharisees KR vs Scribes Intro: Beautitudes Source: Peninsula Bible Church, Shawn Reese, Sept 2018 Lord’ s Praye r KR & Investment KR & Golden Rules Conclusions Authentic living via Spiritual Discipline Pharisiac righteousness Kingdom righteousness (white washed tombs) -- Matt 23-27-28  Spiritual disciplines  Giving, Praying, Fasting, Solitudes  Church Going, Service, Confessions, etc. Authentic Living: Motivations “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 1 How do you act and talk towards the ones you love in private? Lord’s Prayer …‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation,[a] but deliver us from the evil one.[b]’ 9 -- Matthew 6 Lord’s Prayer Honor Kingship Obedience Provision Forgiveness Guidance Protection …‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. I’m the bread of life 11 Give us today our daily bread. -- John 6:35 12 And forgive us our debts, Father forgive them for they know as we also have forgiven our debtors. not what they do -- Luke 23:34 13 [a] And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.[b]’ 9 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. – John 17:15 Fundamental truths in life 1.We live as actors in a grand drama 2.We live before an audience 3.We live with constant choices 4.We receive the reward we desire “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward with/from your Father who is in heaven.” Fundamental truths in life 1.Don’t worry about what you eat or drink 2.Don’t worry about your body, or what you will wear Our father in heaven gives us daily bread… Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness “O God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they find rest in you.” -- St. Augustine