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Matthew 7:15–17 15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.   One thought: False teaching smells like fruit gone bad   Three questions: Why is false teaching such a big deal?   Do you hate false teaching?   Watch American Gospel if you haven’t already   Prayer: Praise God that He provides the truth about who He is and what He has done in Christ. Give thanks that we have the Scriptures to teach us the ...

Matthew 7:13–14 13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.   One thought: There is only one way to God. There are many ways to destruction.   Three questions: Why do you think God made it this way?   Do you trust God in this?   Give thanks today that you were shown the narrow path.   Prayer: Praise God that He made a way through Jesus Christ to return to good relationship with Him. Give thanks for those who proclaimed the gospel ...

Matthew 7:7–12   7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 12 So in everything, do to others what you would have ...

Matthew 7:6 6 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.   One thought: Some people aren’t interested in knowing about God’s grace   Three questions: Have you ever encountered a situation where you have tried to talk to someone about Jesus but they have been rude or dismissive? How do you feel when people disregard God’s grace?   Pray for someone who has rejected God’s grace in the past   Prayer: Praise God that the gospel is the greatest news in the world, regardless of whether people believe it. Give thanks that Jesus is a wonderful, ...

Matthew 7:1–5   7 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. One thought: ...

Matthew 6:32–34 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.   One thought: The question is not usually, what will you do with your life. But what are you going to do today? Will you be kingdom-minded today or like the pagans, chase everything else.   Three questions: What are the pagans running after?   When have you seeked His kingdom first?   What does it look like to ...

Matthew 6:30–31 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’   One thought: The Kingdom of God is characterised by faith. Not just in the big decisions, but in the daily patterns of life.   Three questions: What is the opposite of faith?   Do you trust God in your daily life?   Give thanks each morning this week for God’s provision.   Prayer: Praise God that He provides for the daily needs of His ...

Matthew 6:27–29   27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labour or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these.   One thought: In a world obsessed with how others see them, Jesus offers us a different way   Three questions: Does this mean we should just wear ‘whatever’?   How deeply do you care about how others perceive you?   Why do you dress the way you do?   Prayer: Praise God that He gives us a better way of ...

Matthew 6:25–26   25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?   One thought: We often hear ‘don’t worry’ as – don’t think about it. But the meaning is, don’t be unduly concerned.   Three questions: What should we be concerned for?   What do you worry about most?   Write a list of things you want ...

Matthew 6:22–24   22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! 24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.   One thought: The word here for serve is actually slave, you can only be a slave to one master – God or money.   Three questions: What does it look ...