Series: Sermon on the Mount
Pure Motives
Matthew 6:1-18
Kingdom citizens are pure in attitudes, actions, thoughts and motives.
· You can only be reasonably confident about your own motives.
· Your motives do not always justify your behavior failures.
· You can do the right thing for the wrong reason.
Kingdom citizens not only do the right thing, but they do it for the right reason.
Matthew 6:1
Correct actions with improper motives do not please God.
Matthew 6:2-4 when you give to the poor
The key to godly giving is anonymity.
Matthew 6:5-15 Whenever you pray
The keys to heartfelt prayer are privacy and simplicity.
Matthew 6:16-18 Whenever you fast
The key to fasting is to be discreet.
Today’s Takeaways
1. A person’s private life is of greater concern to God than their public displays.
2. God will judge the intention of the heart.
3. People often trade God’s reward for man’s applause.
4. God will forgive sins of action and sins of intention, but forgiveness is only found in turning to Christ.
