Jesus outlines how his followers should live out righteousness through three examples - giving to others, prayer, and fasting. He warns against performing these actions publicly to be praised by others, but rather to do them privately and for God alone. True righteousness is motivated by helping others rather than seeking one's own glory. The kingdom of heaven values inward character over outward displays of religious devotion.

2. OUTLINE FOR JESUS’
“TALK”
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3. MATTHEW 4:20
From that time on Jesus began to
preach,
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven
MATTHEW 5:1-12
has come near.”
Blessed are the poor in spirit...those
who mourn...
the meek...those who hunger &
thirst for righteousness...

4. MATTHEW 5:20
For I tell you that unless your
righteousness
surpasses that of the Pharisees &
the teachers of the law, you will
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certainly not enter the
You therefore must be perfect
heaven.
(whole),
as your heavenly Father is perfect

5. A BRIEF-BUT-HELPFUL
REMINDER ILLUSTRATIONS of
- What follows are
how
the Kingdom heart – with it’s new
righteousness – functions
- What follows are not LAWS to be
mindlessly adhered to
or repetitious SCRIPTS to be chanted

7. JESUS’ WARNINGS...
- Don’t be fooled by – or become
obsessed with the need
to cultivate – the the false security
blanket of your own
REPUTATION
- Don’t be fooled by – or become
obsessed with the need

8. JESUS UNDERLYING
ASSUMPTIONS
- We will GIVE
- We will PRAY
- We will FAST
- We will be TEMPTED to do these
things to be SEEN
- We will be REWARDED if we do them
with the right HEART
(which is to BLESS OTHERS & to put

9. MATTHEW 6:1-2
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

10. MATTHEW 6:3-4
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

12. MATTHEW 6:5-6
And when you pray, you must
not be like
the hypocrites. For they love to
stand and pray
in the synagogues and at the
street corners,
that they may be seen by
others. Truly, I say

13. MATTHEW 6:7-8
And when you pray, do not
heap up
empty phrases as the Gentiles
do,
for they think that they will be
heard
for their many words. Do not
be like them,

15. MATTHEW 6:9-11
Pray then like this
(paraphrase):
Dear Father who is always
near us,
may Your name be set apart
from all others.
May Your rule and reign be
complete in us

16. MATTHEW 6:12-13
Please don’t put us through
trials,
but deliver us from everything
bad.
Because You are the One in
charge,
and all the glory belongs to
You – forever –

17. MATTHEW 6:14-15
For if you forgive others their
trespasses,
your heavenly Father will also
forgive you,
but if you do not forgive others
their trespasses, neither will
your Father forgive your
trespasses.

18. THE HEXAGON – The
Father’s...

19. THE HEXAGON – The
Father’s...

20. MATTHEW 6:16-18
And when you fast, do not look
gloomy like
the hypocrites, for they disfigure
their faces
that their fasting may be seen
by others.
Truly, I say to you, they have
received their reward.