Discipleship – Giving, Prayer, and Fasting
Matt 5,6,& 7 the blueprint of discipleship
Matt 5: v 1-2
‘When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them saying…..’
Ch 6:1-18 3 spiritual disciplines bringing us greater freedom
1. Giving to the Poor v 2 – 4 (frees us from greed and covetousness)
- Do it in secret and you will be rewarded by God the Father
2. Prayer v 5 – 15 (frees us from independence from God)
- Do it in secret and not dependent on an abundance of words
- Our prayer should have 2 focus points
- Fatherhood of God
- the Kingdom of God
3. Fasting v 16 – 18 (frees us from unbelief)
- 2 hindrances to living in the Spirit
- Self will
- The insistent self-gratifying appetites of the body
- Mark 2:18-20