Practicing Righteousness

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Acts of Righteousness

• Not to be done to be seen of men
• To glorify God Matt 516
• Let your light so shine before men, that they
  may see your good works and glorify your Father
  in heaven.

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Acts of Righteousness

• Not to be done to be seen of men
• To glorify God Matt 516
• There are consequences Otherwise you have no
  reward

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Charitable Deeds

• Dont be like the hypocrites who sound a trumpet
• They have their reward
• Do not let your left hand know what your right
  hand is doing
• Jesus is not condemning all public giving
  Acts 434-37

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Charitable Deeds

• Our reward
• your Father who sees in secret will Himself
  reward you openly
• Not salvation by works Titus 34-5
• When the kindness and the love of God our Savior
  toward man appeared, not by works of
  righteousness which we have done, but according
  to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of
  regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit

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Charitable Deeds

• Our reward
• your Father who sees in secret will Himself
  reward you openly
• Not salvation by works Titus 34-5
• We are expected to perform acts of
  righteousness James 217-18

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Charitable Deeds

• Our reward
• your Father who sees in secret will Himself
  reward you openly
• Not salvation by works Titus 34-5
• We are expected to perform acts of
  righteousness James 217-18
• Every secret thing will be made known
  Eccl 1214, 2 Cor 510

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Prayer

• Do not be like the hypocrites
• They have their reward
• Jesus is not condemning all public prayer Matt
  1125
• At that time Jesus answered and said, "I thank
  You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You
  have hidden these things from the wise and
  prudent and have revealed them to babes.

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Prayer

• Do not be like the hypocrites
• They have their reward
• Jesus is not condemning all public prayer John
  1141
• Then they took away the stone from the place
  where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up
  His eyes and said, Father, I thank You that You
  have heard Me.

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Prayer

• Do not be like the hypocrites
• They have their reward
• Jesus is not condemning all public prayer Acts
  2735
• And when he had said these things, he took bread
  and gave thanks to God in the presence of them
  all and when he had broken it he began to eat.

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Prayer

• Do not be like the hypocrites
• They have their reward
• Jesus is not condemning all public prayer Matt
  1125, John 1141, Acts 2735
• Pray to be seen and heard of God (in secret)
• Avoid vain repetitions Matt 2636-44,
  2 Cor 127-8

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Prayer

• A pattern for prayer (9-13)
• Simplicity
• Reverence for God
• Progress for Gods kingdom and His will
• Physical necessities
• Spiritual needs
• Praising God
• Must be done with a merciful spirit
  Matt 612, 14-15, 1821-23 Jam
  213

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Fasting-Self Discipline

• Do not be like the hypocrites
• They have their reward
• Not to be seen of men
• Focus is on motive
• We must examine why we do certain things