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Matthew 6:5-8
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5“And when you pray, do not
be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on
the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received
their reward in full.
6But when you pray, go into
your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your
Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
7And when you pray, do not
keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of
their many words.
8Do not be like them, for
your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
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1)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 5 how do the
hypocrites pray?
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They love to pray standing
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In the synagogues.
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And on the street corners.
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To be seen by others.
2)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 5 what motivates
the hypocrites to pray in public?
o
Being seen by
others motivates the
hypocrites to pray in public.
3)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 5 what is the immediate consequence for the hypocrites praying in
public?
o
They have received their reward in full.
4)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 6 where should
we pray?
o
We should
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Go into our room.
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Close the door.
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And pray.
5)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 6 what should be the visibility of our act of praying?
o
We should pray in
secret.
6)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 6 whom
should we pray to?
o
We should pray to our Father.
7)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 6 where
is our Father?
o
Our Father is unseen.
8)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 6 under
what condition will our Father reward us
when we pray?
o
Our Father will reward us.
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When
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We pray in
secret.
9)
What was a pagan in
Jesus’ time?
o
A pagan was a non-Jewish person in
Jesus’ time.
10)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 7 what
is the practice when a pagan prays?
o
A pagan keeps on babbling.
11)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 7 why do
the pagans keep on
babbling?
o
They thought that they would be heard because of their many
words.
12)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 8 why should
we not be like the pagans
when we pray?
o
It is because our Father knows what we need.
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Before
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We ask him.
13)
What does it mean for our Father to know what we need
before we ask him?
o
It means that our Father is all-knowing.
14)
Why do we need to
talk to our Father in
prayer if he is
all-knowing?
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It is because
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Our Father is
pleased.
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When
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We as his
children talk to him.
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Matthew 6:5-8
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