Matthew 6:1

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Righteous Religion -- Lonnie Bell
Sermon Series: The Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 6:1
4 June 2017

Deep Sheet: Sermon Study Questions
1. What do people typically mean when they accept “spirituality” but reject “religion”? What can be problematic about this distinction?
2.   Consider the fact that Jesus presupposes certain practices of righteousness. What role do “disciplines” play in your understanding of the Christian life?
3.   Discuss practices that we can put in place for helping others, relating to God, and mortifying our flesh.
4.   Why does Jesus use the language of caution in this verse? In what ways can practicing our righteousness be dangerous?
5. How is the behavior described in 5:16 different from what we find in 6:1 as it pertains to doing our deeds before others?|
6. What is the reward replacement that happens when our practices are “before other people in order to be seen by them”?

Matthew 5:33-27

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Speaking the Truth -- Lonnie Bell
Sermon Series: The Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 5:33-27
14 May 2017

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1. How would you describe “the deceptive practice” of the Scribes and Pharisees in regards to oaths? Discuss Matthew 23:16-22.
2. In what ways do we sometimes exhibit the characteristics of these Scribes and Pharisees?
3. Does your “yes” or “no” mean anything, or do you find yourself having to rise to a higher level of truthfulness through the use of some kind of oath?
4. Why is swearing by heaven, earth, etc. really no different from swearing by God’s name?
5. How does the end of v. 37 alert us to the schemes of Satan? Discuss how Satan works through our exaggerations, pretensions, dishonesty, and misleading and unclear speech.