Audience of One

Series- Kingdom, Come: The Sermon on the Mount

Message: “Audience of One”

Matthew 6:1-18 (1-8; 16-18)

The practice of spiritual disciplines is not a question of if we do them, but why and how.

Our motivation in practicing spiritual disciplines depends on our audience.

Giving

The motivation…

When MAN is the audience: Impress people with our . (vv. 2-3)

When GOD is the audience: Make investments. (v. 4; I Cor. 3:12-15; Mal. 3:10)

Praying

The motivation…

When MAN is the audience: Impress people with our . (vv. 5-6a; Ps. 32:6a)

When GOD is the audience: To be divinely measured, not by of our words but by their . (vv. 6b-8; Matt. 15:8; Ecc. 5:2)

Fasting

The value of fasting:

Fasting reinforces that the physical is to be in submission to the spiritual. (I Cor. 9:27)

Fasting reflects a heart that is passionately seeking after God. (Matt. 4:4)

The motivation…

When MAN is the audience: Impress people by our . (vv. 16)

When GOD is the audience: Set aside the to focus on the . (vv. 17-18)

Who are you working for?