Being Christian Without Being Fake

<p><a href='http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Mt+6%3A1-8'>Matthew 6:1-8</a></p> <p>Jesus' Warning to the Righteous (V. 1)</p> <p>1 John 2:29, Matthew 23:5</p> <p>Jesus' First Illustration: Benevolence (Vv. 2-4)</p> <p>1 Corinthians 13:3, John 5:44, Matthew 6:18</p> <p>Jesus' Second Illustration: Praying (Vv. 5-7)</p> <p><a href='http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Lk+18%3A11-12'>Luke 18:11, 12</a>, Isaiah 26,20, 1 Kings 18:26, Ecclesiastes 5:2</p> <p>So What?</p> <p>Jesus condemned practices to impress others.</p> <p>God rewards good deeds done for his glory alone.</p> <p>Private prayer enables believers to pour out their hearts to God, express their true feelings, and listen in the quietness for God’s answer.</p> <p>Prayer develops the trust that says, “Father, you know best.”</p>