The Sermon On The Mount Prt 7 Almsgiving & Charity

On this episode we go into the The 7th part of  the Sermon on the Mount series Jesus speaks on Almsgiving & Charity & how many who he names hypocrites and later identifies as scribes and pharisees give their charity in public in a prideful way and how the love for this type of attention can be poison to our relationship with God and what it truly means to be humble and to serve others honestly & prudently we look at some examples of David & Elisha & their relationship with God & Jesus and how they walked in this example of Love & compassion https://www.smucd.org/blog https://www.smucd.org/donate Scriptures referenced to follow along with us Matthew 6:1-4  CONCERNING ALMSGIVING  Ecclesiastes 5:1-6 Reverence, Humility, and Contentment  https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+5%3A1-6&version=NRSV Matthew 23:1-36 Jesus Denounces Scribes & Pharisees  https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+23%3A1-36&version=NRSV Luke21:12-19 The Widow’s Offering https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+21%3A1-4&version=NRSV Matthew 15:1-9 The Tradition of the Elders https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+15%3A1-9&version=NRSV Mark 7:1-23 The Traditions of The Elders https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+7%3A1-23&version=NRSV 2 Kings 5:13-27 Gehazi's Greed https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+kings+5%3A13-27&version=NRSV 2 Kings 12:4-16 The Temple Repaired https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+12%3A1-16&version=NRSV 1 Chronicles 21:1-27 The Census and Plague https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+chronicles+21%3A1-27&version=NRSV 2 Kings 4:1-7 Elisha and the Widow’s Oil https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+kings+4%3A1-7&version=NRSV 2 Kings 4:42-44 Elisha Feeds One Hundred Men https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+4%3A42-44&version=NRSV John 6:1-15 Feeding the Five Thousand https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+6%3A1-15&version=NRSV Acts 8:4-25 Philip Preaches in Samaria https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+8%3A4-25&version=NRSV Acts 2:43-47 Life among the Believers https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+2%3A43-47&version=NRSV