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- “Give secretly, pray secretly, fast secretly… And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”
Pride is the destroyer of an intimate and rewarding relationship with God
The temptation to seek public approval
Three disciplines to keep us focused on Him and dependent on His strength
1_Give Secretly
“If we allow people to look to us for what only God can give, we are all set up for destruction.”
Acts 2:
2_Pray Secretly
"Closet" prayer is fervent, uninhibited, unconditional, undistracted, intimate, and urgent.
"Closet" prayer is powerful.
"Closet" prayer is based on protecting God's name and advancing His Kingdom, rather than promoting our own agenda.
The model prayer of Matthew 6:9-13
3_Fast Secretly
Jesus called His followers "disciples."
Being a disciple requires being disciplined, and that is what this command is all about.
Biblical disciplines are designed to bring our physical desires under the control of God's Spirit, because the flesh wars against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh.
Nowhere is this more challenging than in the discipline of fasting.
Fasting adds intensity to our search for God, our study of His Word, our sincerity of faith, and our surrender to Christ.
Bad spiritual practices vs Good spiritual practices
Bad spiritual practices:
Sounding the trumpet before you give
Standing in the synagogue or on the street corner
Heaping up empty phrases in prayer
Looking gloomy when you fast
Good spiritual practices:
Draw you closer to the Lord
Are often unseen by others
Cause others to praise God
Allow others to participate
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