Chapters 6 & 7

V. Kingdom Principles for Living in a "Shotgun" For-

mat. *** Principles Regarding ***

A. Alms Giving

6:1-4

1. Motive -- Verse 1

2. Method -- Verses 2-4

3. Reward -- Verses 1 & 4

B. How to Pray

6:5-13

1. Motive -- Verse 5

2. Method -- Verses 6-13

a. Secret -- Verse 6

b. Sincere -- Verses 7-8

c. Solemn -- Verse 9

d. Surrendered -- Verse 10

e. Supplication -- Verses 11-13

1.) Provision -- Verse 11

2.) Pardon -- Verse 12

3.) Protection -- Verse 13

C. Forgiveness

6:14-15

1. Positively -- Verse 14

2. Negatively -- Verse 15

D. Fasting

6:16-18

1. Motive -- Verse 16

2. Method -- Verses 16-18

3. Reward -- Verse 18

E. Our Basic System of Values for Life

6:19-34 c/f Hebrews 11:24-27 -- Moses

1. He Wants Us to Decide What is More Important &

Profitable to Spend Our Lives in Service Toward :

a. Temporal Earthly Things ( or )

b. Eternal Heavenly Things .

2. He Wants Us to Esteem the Life of Faith & Service

Toward Him & His Kingdom as Being a Better

Investment for Our Lives than Merely that of Serv-

ing the " Almighty Dollar " or the Things of this

World.

3. He Addresses Four Specific Issues that Have a

Direct Bearing on the System of Values We Adopt

for Our Lives.

a. Our Treasures & Our Hearts

6:19-21

1.) Exhortation

a.) Negatively -- Verse 19

b.) Positively -- Verse 20

2.) Expectation

a.) Earthly Treasures Diminish -- Verse 19

b.) Heavenly Treasures Remain -- Verse 20

3.) Explanation

Verse 21 -- Your Heart Follows Your Treasures

b. Our Focus

6:22-23

1.) Single -- Clear -- Verse 22

2.) Evil -- Hurtful -- Verse 23

c. Our Servitude

6:24

1.) An Impossibility Described

2.) A Call to Choose Implied

c/f Joshua 24:15

d. Our Need of Faith Over Fear Concerning Our

Material Needs in Life

6:25-34

1.) Worry Over Physical Needs is Forbidden

Verses 25, 31, & 34

2.) Reasons Why We Shouldn't Worry

Verses 26-30, 32, & 34

3.) God's Formula for Meeting Our Needs

Verse 33