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Matthew 3:1-6
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Matthew 3:7-12
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Matthew 3:13-17
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Persecution of Followers
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The Love of Wealth
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Building on the Right Foundation
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Healing of the Demon Possesed Men
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The Faith of the Friends
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How to Giving?
Matthew 6:1–4
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Three Levels of Giving You have to (law)You ought to (obligation) You want to (grace) (Source unknown). … More
Jesus warns that to give gifts to the poor and needy just to be seen of men has no reward from the Father in heaven. The Pharisees made a great show of their giving in the synagogues and on the streets thinking they were proving how spiritual they were. Jesus says that a person’s giving should be so secret that the giver soon forgets what he gave. We cannot be rewarded as the Pharisees expected by both man and God. A person who gives so men will see and honor him already has his reward and God will add nothing extra to it. However a person who is willing to serve the Lord in secret, God will reward openly (v. 4). Throughout Scripture we are told the types of people who should be recipients of our giving. The following are some of these:
It is not the job of government to provide for the poor. Alms-giving needs to be a family and church responsibility. It needs to be restricted to those who are qualified to receive it and should never diminish a person’s desire to work.
Application
What are some practical ways of how I can determine who those are who are truly in need. An example would be to invite them to our house and visit with them after Church.
Matthew 6:1-4 (English Standard Version)
"Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. "Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you."
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