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Matthew 6:16-18

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16“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

17But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,

18so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

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1)       According to what Jesus said in verse 16 what is the warning for us concerning how we fast?

o   We should not look somber.

o   As

o   The hypocrites do.

o   When we fast.

 

2)       According to what Jesus said in verse 16 what do the hypocrites do when they fast?

o   They disfigure their faces to show others.

o   That

o   They are fasting.

 

3)       According to what Jesus said in verse 16 what happens to the reward of the hypocrites when they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting?

o   They have received their reward in full.

 

4)       According to what Jesus said in verses 17 and 18 what should we do when we fast?

o   We should

§  Put oil on our head.

§  And wash our face.

o   Just so that

o   It will not be obvious to others.

o   That

o   We are fasting.

 

5)       According to what Jesus said in verse 18 who is the only one that needs to know that we are fasting?

o   Our Father who is unseen.

 

6)       According to what Jesus said in verse 18 what is our Father’s response to our fasting in secret?

o   Our Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward us.

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Matthew 6:16-18

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