Hypocrisy

Intro

Recap

Ok, now everybody go ahead and turn in your Bibles to Matthew 6:1-18 for our Bible passage tonight. And a quick recap:

What is this section of Scripture we’re studying called?

Who gave the sermon?

Why is the mount significant?

Jesus came not to abolish the law but to ____ it?

Jesus doesn’t just care about our external actions, but what else?

What are we supposed to do for our enemies? (love and pray for them)

Summary

In this passage, we’re going to focus in on how Jesus talks about hypocrisy with our devotion to God.

We’ll see that Jesus tells us we shouldn’t do righteous and devotional things for an audience of others, but we should do them for God and God alone.

Relevance

And this is important to us because, just like back then, we live in a very “attention-seeking” time. Everyone wants to be noticed, everyone wants to feel good about themselves, and everyone wants praise from other people. You probably have people you interact with who are always seeking attention and praise for what they’re doing. And the reality is, because we’re all sinful and broken, you probably face the temptation to want praise from others too. I know I do. That’s why this passage is important.

Scripture Reading

As we read this passage, we’re going to skip over verses 7-15 because we’re coming back to that next week. So we’ll read verses 1-6. then jump down to verses 16-18.

Read scripture passage

Main Point #1: We are tempted to steal praise from God.

Explanation

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Main Point #2: We need to carefully check our motives often.

Explanation

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Main Point #3: We need to perform for an audience of one.

Explanation

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