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Sermon on the Mount: Living in God’s

Kingdom
WHO IS YOUR AUDIENCE?
Learning Intention: Students recognise the importance of acting to be seen by God not others for life in his kingdom.
Success Criteria: I can explain the importance of acting in order to be seen by God alone and not for the approval of others.

In Matthew 5:16, Jesus says, “let your light shine before others, that they
may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Jesus is saying
that godly behaviour (e.g. loving enemies, forgiving others, admitting our
failings, etc) will naturally ‘shine’ and ‘stand out’ from ‘worldly behaviour’,
and through this God will be glorified. So, if we have godly motives (to
glorify God), then standing out can be a good thing. But if we have ungodly
motives, standing out can be a bad thing…

1. Watch this Youtube video (with a rather heavy soundtrack!) about the difference between
hypocrites and those who are genuine. What stands out to you, and what do you agree with?

I strongly disagree with the video, because the truth is that genuine people are all sinful as well. No-one is
perfect, and no-one meets all the points in the “Genuine people” section. We all sometimes think we are
better than others, and so saying that some people are genuine is actually being hypocritical.

2. Read Matthew 6:1-8 and answer the questions below.

a) What sort of people is Jesus speaking against here?

Jesus is speaking against the hypocrites.

b) What name does Jesus give to people like this (all of us, at times!)? Why?

Jesus calls them pagans. This is because we don’t always adhere to Christianity and despite what we
know is acting faithful to the LORD, we are all sinful.

c) What two examples of hypocrisy does Jesus give?

Jesus gives two main examples of hypocrisy in this passage. He says that the hypocrites give to the needy
in front of others just to be seen and praised by others, and he says to not be like the pagans and
hypocrites who continue babbling in their prayers in the synagogues to be heard and seen by people
passing by.
d) What ‘reward’ do show-offs and hypocrites get?

Jesus says that these people ‘have received their reward in full.’ Here he is saying that these people
deserve no more.

e) Jesus is saying that Christians should do everything for an audience of one. What do you think this means?

This means that Christians should do everything not to impress others but only for God and when He is
listening.

While on the topic of prayer, Jesus uses this opportunity to teach his disciples
how to pray. In verse 8 Jesus says that God the Father knows what we need
even before we ask him. Why then do you think God wants us to pray to
him? Well, just like a parent wants a relationship with their child, so God
wants a relationship with us, and relationships involve talking!

3. Read Matthew 6:9-15, then watch this Youtube video, and then answer the questions below:

a) Jesus says we should pray to God as ‘Father.’ What does this tell us about God and the way we
should relate to him?

This tells us that Jesus wants a close and personal relationship


with us like a father and son. It tells us that Jesus loves us so
much, and that we should love him as our Father when we
relate to him.

b) List four different things that Jesus includes in his prayer:

I. Pray that God’s will be done everywhere, on earth and heaven


II. Pray that God will give us the things that we need for today
III. Pray that God will forgive our sins, and that in a similar way we forgive the people who
sin against us.
IV. Pray that God delivers us from the devil who will try to tempt us
4. Prayer is simply speaking to God, who hears us whether we pray aloud or in our thoughts. The
Bible encourages us to speak openly and honestly to God, as he knows our thoughts and wants us
to be real with him. In your own words and speaking from the heart, write several sentences as a
prayer to God. The Lord’s prayer might inspire and guide your prayer.

Dear God, please help me to love and serve you as my Father. I am sorry for disobeying you and
being a hypocrite. Please help me to do what you have planned for my life. I ask you to provide
for my needs, and that you keep me on the right paths in my life. Thank you for forgiving my sins
through the death of your Son Jesus. Amen.

“From one man he [God] made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he
marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. God did this so that
they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each
one of us. – Acts 17:26-27

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