Session 3 – Praying to Our Loving Father (Part 1) (Matthew 6:5-8)

Session 3 – Small Group Study Guide Praying to Our Loving Father (Part 1) | Matthew 6:5-8 Study Guide All study guides will be on a Google Docs instead of a separately attached Word doc or PDF. With that being said, this guide is “view-only” to keep one clean master copy. If you want your […]
Praying to Our Loving Father (Matthew 6:5-8)
Through prayer we pursue a deeper relationship with our loving Father as we express our worship, faith, and dependence.
I. Why do you pray?
II. Who do you pray to?
III. How do you pray?
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Session 2 – Living a Legacy (2 Timothy 1:3-14)

Session 2 – Small Group Study Guide Living a Legacy | Matthew 6:1-4 Study Guide All study guides will be on a Google Docs instead of a separately attached Word doc or PDF. With that being said, this guide is “view-only” to keep one clean master copy. If you want your own editable version, there […]
Session 1 – The Hopelessness of Hypocrisy (Matthew 6:1-4)

Session 1 – Small Group Study Guide The Hopelessness of Hypocrisy | Matthew 6:1-4 Study Guide All study guides will be on a Google Docs instead of a separately attached Word doc or PDF. With that being said, this guide is “view-only” to keep one clean master copy. If you want your own editable version, […]
The Hopelessness of Hypocrisy (Matthew 6:1-4)

We avoid hypocrisy by living before an Audience of One.
I. Hypocrisy: Seeking people’s praise through public performance (verses 1-2)
A. Hypocrisy is dishonoring.
B. Hypocrisy is dangerous.
C. Hypocrisy is draining.
II. Faithfulness: Living for an Audience of One (verses 3-4)
A. Rest in our redemption.
B. Look to the reward.
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Love Is Not a Transaction (Matthew 5:43-48)

We love faithfully, by faith.
I. The fuel for hate
A. We make love a transaction
B. We justify our lack of love
II. The fuel for love
A. We see God’s love as an example
B. We experience God’s love through faith
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Generous Mercy (Matthew 5:38-42)

Respond to the wrongs you suffer and the needs you see with the generous mercy of Christ.
I. Understand the destructive longing for vengeance
II. Display the Savior’s generous mercy
A. The degrading slap
B. The merciless lawsuit
C. The forced mile
D. The free gift
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The Legacy Worth Leaving (Deuteronomy 6:4-12)
Key Idea: The legacy worth leaving is helping the next generation love God Three ways we help the next generation love God:
Our Words Matter (Matthew 5:33-37)

Key Idea: We love well by speaking truly and being true to our word. Two ways to speak truly and be true to our word: