Questions for the Week 1. When you consider the instruction of performing righteous acts and prayer in secret, what does that mean to you? Is there anything you may need to change in order to honor God more?2. If we serve 2 masters, the Scripture tells us we will hate one and love the other. When you reflect on this, do you find that you are serving yourself, money, or God? How is this reflected i...  Read More

Matthew 6:25-34   (HCSB)The Cure for Anxiety25 “This is why I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?27 Can any ...  Read More

Matthew 6:19-24   (HCSB)God and Possessions19 “Don’t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But collect for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your...  Read More

Matthew 6:16-18  (HCSB)How to Fast16 “Whenever you fast, don’t be sad-faced like the hypocrites. For they make their faces unattractive so their fasting is obvious to people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward! 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head, and wash your face, 18 so that you don’t show your fasting to people but to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret ...  Read More

Matthew 6:9-15  (HCSB)The Model Prayer9 “Therefore, you should pray like this:Our Father in heaven,Your name be honored as holy.10 Your kingdom come.Your will be doneon earth as it is in heaven.11 Give us today our daily bread.12 And forgive us our debts,as we also have forgiven our debtors.13 And do not bring us into temptation,but deliver us from the evil one.[For Yours is the kingdom and the po...  Read More

Matthew 6:1-8  (HCSB)How to Give6 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people, to be seen by them. Otherwise, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward! 3 But when you give ...  Read More

TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESSApply The TextKingdom people make a positive impact on the world for God’s glory.Kingdom people find genuine satisfaction and purpose by keeping God’s commands.Kingdom people reflect their heavenly Father by loving their enemies.Discuss with your Bible study group ways you can work together to extend Christ’s love to people not being reached by your church. This could include the...  Read More

Why do you think Jesus sat before delivering the Sermon on the Mount? How is this sermon different than just a simple code of ethics? Jesus was never “Giglio’ed” (Day 4). How does that affect how you talk about Him to othersHow can we as believers be the salt of the earth and light of the world? How does your being a light affect other’s ability to see? Have you ever benefitted from someone else’s...  Read More

Matthew 5:38-48  (HCSB)Go the Second Mile38 “You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 39 But I tell you, don’t resist an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. 40 As for the one who wants to sue you and take away your shirt, let him have your coat as well. 41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with...  Read More

Matthew 5:31-37  (HCSB)Divorce Practices Censured31 “It was also said, Whoever divorces his wife must give her a written notice of divorce. 32 But I tell you, everyone who divorces his wife, except in a case of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.Tell the Truth33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to our ancestors, You must n...  Read More

Matthew 5:21-30 (HCSB)Murder Begins in the Heart21 “You have heard that it was said to our ancestors, Do not murder, and whoever murders will be subject to judgment. 22 But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Fool!’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But whoever says, ‘You moron!’ will be subject to hellfire. 23 So if you...  Read More

Matthew 5:13-20  (HCSB)Believers Are Salt and Light13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty? It’s no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled on by men.14 “You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives ...  Read More