{"id":597,"date":"2018-07-23T06:44:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T13:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/?p=597"},"modified":"2019-12-29T17:35:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T01:35:00","slug":"demonstrating-sincere-faith-matthew-622-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/?p=597","title":{"rendered":"Demonstrating Sincere Faith (Matthew 6:22-34)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1118\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Demonstrating-Sincere-Faith-Elder-Matthew-Davis-82618227347.mp3'>Demonstrating Sincere Faith<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/biblefreak.org\\\/teaching\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/Demonstrating-Sincere-Faith-Elder-Matthew-Davis-82618227347.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Demonstrating Sincere Faith\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Demonstrating Sincere Faith\\\" from Covenant Reformed Church by Elder Matthew Davis. Released: 2018. Genre: Other.\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"Elder Matthew Davis\",\"album\":\"Covenant Reformed Church\",\"genre\":\"Other\",\"year\":\"2018\",\"length_formatted\":\"33:19\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/biblefreak.org\\\/teaching\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/The-Completion-Fulfillment-and-Perfection-of-Christ-Elder-Matthew-Davis-2319178144-mp3-image-1.jpg\",\"width\":196,\"height\":242},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/biblefreak.org\\\/teaching\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/The-Completion-Fulfillment-and-Perfection-of-Christ-Elder-Matthew-Davis-2319178144-mp3-image-1-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Matthew 6:22-34 presents a continuing repetition of the teaching before it, beginning at the Beatitudes in chapter 5.<\/p>\n<p>In short, focus on God\u2019s blessings as full and complete in your life, understand you lack nothing in Christ. These truths speak about:<\/p>\n<p>1) The vanity of temporary riches<\/p>\n<p>2) The incorruptible nature of eternal blessings found in Christ, and<\/p>\n<p>3) How your perspective here on earth impacts your heart and mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Focusing on three points we look at this lengthy section of Christ&#8217;s teaching as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Sincerity in Daily Living<br \/>(Gen 3; Luke 11:33-36; Romans 1)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>You Can\u2019t Have It Both Ways<br \/>(Luke 14:26, 16:13ff; Col 3:1-11; Eph 4:17\u201324)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Seeking God Defeats All Anxiety<br \/>(Psalm 27:1, 118:6; Phil 4:6-7; 1 Peter 5:6\u201311)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Elder Matthew Davis<br \/>Covenant Reformed Church<br \/>at Grass Valley CA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew 6:22-34 presents a continuing repetition of the teaching before it, beginning at the Beatitudes in chapter 5. 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