Sermon On The Mount Part 16

Fake Virtue in Prayer is Senseless Matthew 6:5-8 1. The IMPORTANCE of Prayer Matthew 6:5; Acts 9:11; Psalm 32:6 2. The IMPERFECTIONS in Prayer Jesus’ Four Areas of Concern a. Their Places Which They Selected Matthew 6:5 3 False Reasons for prayer i. For Monetary Gain ii. For Usurping of Power iii. For Personal Opinion b. Their Posture Which They Used Matthew 6:5; Psalm 134:1; Ephesians 3:14 c. Their Pride Which They Exhibited Matthew 6:5 d. Their Product Which They Received Matthew 6:5 3. The IMPLEMENTATION of Prayer Matthew 6:6 Two Great Needs in Prayer a. Sincerity Matthew 6:6 b. Humility Matthew 6:6; James 4:6 4. The IMPETUS in Prayer a. The Encouragements Granted i. God sees secretly Matthew 6:6; John 1:48 ii. God rewards openly John 11:41-42 b. The Faults Reproved i. Vanity Matthew 6:7, 26:43 ii. Wordy Matthew 6:7; Luke 6:12 c. The Reasons Stated i. It’s What Heathens Do Matthew 6:7 ii. It’s What Honors God Matthew 6:8; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Isaiah 65:24