In this part of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus turns to religious acts and examines the heart attitudes of those practising them. Today's message focussed on the first two of these, namely giving and prayer. Jesus instructs His disciples not to be like the hypocrites, whose pious acts were for earning favour with God and the praise of people. Instead He says, our giving should be secret and our prayer needs to start privately. Hypocrisy is not the same as falling short - that's sin. Rather hypocrisy creeps in when we use religion to mask our sin and pretend to be doing well spiritually when it doesn't match reality.
Series:Build on the Rock
Duration:37 mins 16 secs
