Attitude 3-5-23
KEY WORDS TO REMEMBER: RIGHTEOUSNESS & HUMILITY
FOUR SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES: *Giving
*Prayer *Fasting *Money
1. GIVING, but doing it the Right Way, and with the Right Heart. Matthew 6:1-4; Matthew 5:16
Psalm 24:1 The earth is the Lord’s, and Everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.
What does your giving reveal about your Righteousness?
2. PRAYER
Done with Humility. Matthew 6:5-8
So, what does Jesus tell them about prayer? It’s Personal
It’s a Private Communication with God. We are to do it in a Secret Place.
Matthew 23:27-28; Luke 18:11-13; Matthew 6:9-13
A.C.T.S. – Type of Prayer
A – Adoration
C – Confession
T – Thanksgiving S – Supplication
God is a Discerner of the Heart and He is more concerned with the intentions of our hearts than with the Words of our Mouths.
Matthew 18:35
3. Fasting vs. 16-18
4. Money/Finances – vs. 19-21
Malachi 3:8-12; 1 Timothy 6:6-7
Jesus said the first step in financial wisdom is Giving.
So, how do you grow “Deeper?” With Righteousness & Humility. Ephesians 2:22-24; Romans 12:1-2; Psalm 1:1-2; Colossians 3:15-17
A changed heart.
A changed attitude.
A life lived righteously and with humility.