your spiritual deeds do you exhibit? Should they be kept hidden? 2. Share what it was like to fast during a difficult time in your life. Why did you choose to fast? What affect did it have on you? 3. Besides having good relationships, what are other treasures that you’ll enjoy in heaven? What is good in your life now that comes from your heart? How will that be useful when you’re living in eternity? (Be creative when you imagine what you’ll do in heaven!) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Matthew 6:22 - 34 The rest of the Sermon is advice on how to live out the holiness Jesus has been teaching. Interestingly, it follows the pattern Jesus set in the “Our Father” prayer, starting with “give us this day our daily bread” as reflected in today’s verses, which say: Trust in God for your daily needs. To be able to trust in God, we have to rely on good spiritual vision (verses 22 - 23). Our eyes must be focused on God and His ways of responding to our world. If we are obedient to Him, we are filled with His light, His truth, and His love. However, when we turn away from Him and look instead at the world’s values, our lives our plunged into darkness. And if the only “light” with which we fill ourselves is the way of the world, how great will the darkness within us be! Jesus is making the choice clear: Either we choose God or we choose the world. We cannot serve both (verse 24). If we serve the world, we are not at the same time serving God, although we might fool ourselves into believing that the religious things we do keep one foot in heaven while the other foot walks the paths of the world. The word “mammon” comes from the Aramaic word for “wealth” or “property.” It’s been said that someone once prayed, “Give us this day our daily bread” and God replied, “You already have y...
