#232: Praying the Bible (Matthew 6:1-8: Giving and Praying in Secret: Following Jesus' Example)
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Sherilyn R. Grant and Christian Parenting
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🗓️ 24 March 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Praying the Bible Matthew 6:1-8: Giving and Praying in Secret — Following Jesus' Example
In today's Praying the Bible episode, discover how Jesus taught His disciples the power of giving and praying in secret. While the world craves fame and recognition, Jesus calls us to give with pure motives — not for notoriety, but out of gratitude for all He has given us. Our true reward doesn't come from human applause but from our Father in Heaven. Learn how to align your heart with God's will and experience the blessings of sincere, humble faith.
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting |
| 0:03.0 | Hello and welcome to the Truth Seekers podcast. |
| 0:10.0 | Today's episode is part of our praying the Bible series. |
| 0:13.0 | Each month we read a verse from the Bible and learn how to pray it back to God. |
| 0:18.0 | Have you ever struggled with knowing what to say to God when you pray? Sometimes we don't |
| 0:22.2 | always know how to pray or what to pray when we're talking to God, but the good news is that God has |
| 0:27.8 | given us the Bible, and the Bible is filled with all kinds of truths that we can pray back to God. |
| 0:34.0 | When we are at a loss and don't know how or what to pray, we can turn to the Bible to give |
| 0:38.5 | us truths that we can stand on and believe in when we pray to God. Did you know that when you |
| 0:44.2 | asked Jesus into your heart, you became a child of God? The Bible says we can have confidence |
| 0:49.8 | as we come before God and talk to him in prayer because he is our father and he hears us. |
| 0:55.8 | Today's passage of scripture that we are going to pray comes from Matthew 6 verses 1 through 8. |
| 1:02.7 | Jesus spoke all the time about what it means to follow him. While he was here, he instructed |
| 1:08.9 | his disciples and all who follow him on what it means to be a Christian. |
| 1:14.0 | A Christian is someone who follows Christ. |
| 1:16.8 | Let's listen to what Jesus instructed us about giving and praying in Matthew 6, 1 through 8. |
| 1:24.4 | Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. |
| 1:29.3 | If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. |
| 1:33.3 | So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets to be honored by others. |
| 1:42.3 | Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give |
| 1:46.9 | to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing so that your giving |
| 1:52.3 | may be in secret. Then your father, who sees what is done in secret will reward you. And when you |
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