During three weeks, we are looking at Matthew 6:1-18, moving from the outside toward the Lord’s Prayer in the middle. First we considered Jesus’ warnings about hypocrisy: doing the right things in order to receive human applause. This week we looked at Jesus’ three instructions about how to pray: in secret, with simplicity, and with forgiveness.
There are two basic principles that enable Christians with differing convictions on debatable matters to live together in harmony in the church.
Jesus demonstrated true greatness by taking the place of a servant in his life and in his death.
God has always been with his people, in various ways and temporarily in Old Testament times and later and permanently in human flesh.
