The text was Matthew 6:1-6, and 16-21 on alms, prayer and fasting:
“Beware of practicing your
piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward
from your Father in heaven. 2“So
whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do
in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others.
Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. 3But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know
what your right hand is doing, 4so that
your alms may be done in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward
you.
5“And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites;
for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so
that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their
reward.6But
whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father
who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
...
16“And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the
hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are
fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. 17But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your
face, 18so that
your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and
your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
19“Do not
store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and
where thieves break in and steal; 20but
store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be
also.
Here's the sermon. Hope it helps your Lenten journey!
Love and Blessings to you!
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