Date : ENDE, Minggu pagi, 15 Januari 2012

Reading Text : Mathew 6:1-34

Reading grup : !"# 1-6 pa"tr
!"# 5-15 $ngratin, %en
!"# 16-1& $ngratin, 'unda( "$h) $hi)dren
!"# 1*-24 $ngratin, the (uth
!"# 26-34 $ngratin, the )adie"
The%e : The most important thing in our lives#
+n thi" $hapter ,e"u" i" tea$hing -i" di"$ip)e" and pep)e" wh $%e
t hear -i% a.ut the %"t i%prtant thing in thi" )i!e, it wa" , "er!ing /d#
0hen /d ta1e -i" pep)e ut 2 the .ndage )and, -e "aid t 3harah,
4)et" M( $hi)dren g and "er!e Me5 6Ex 4:2378
92ter the $hi)dren 2 +"rae) had a)read( went ut 2 Eg(pt, then /d
"aid t the% that the( ha!e t "er!e -i% and -e wi)) .)e"" the%, 6Ex
23:257#
' that the ga) 2 /d t re)ea"e u" 2r% the .ndage 2 "in it wa"
that we $u)d "er!e -i% in ur )i!e" 2re!er, and in the re"u)t 2 ur "er!ing
t /d, -e wi)) .)e"" ur )i!e", 9ND -e wi)) hea) ur "i$1ne"", 6Ex23:257#
How do we have to serve Him ?.
+t5" $)ear that /d -i%"e)2 redee% -i" pep)e 2r% Eg(pt, ta1e the%
ut, and .rught the% t -i% in rder t "er!e -i% in 6Ex 23:257, it "aid
that 4 (u ha!e t "er!e the :rd, (ur /d#
+n Ex 13:5 when /d trugh M"e" ga!e the :aw t +"rae), -e "aid
t the%, :5thu "ha)t 1eep thi" "er!i$e ;56 Ex 13:57# Thi" %ean" that we
ha!e t "er!e -i% a$$rding t -i" 0rd, a$$rding t -i" p)ea"ing#
+n 3"a)% 2:11, it wa" written :5 'er!e -i% with 2ear5# <ear in "er!ing
/d8 2ear the :rd , it %ean" gi!e re"pe$t, t "er!e -i% with re"pe$t,
6Ma) 1: 67#
-)( 'pirit "aid in the pra(er 2 =a1haria that ,e"u" $%e t thi"
wr)d t gi!e u" a "er!i$e in h)ine"" and righteu"ne"", :u1 1:>5# 0e
ha!e t "er!e /d in the wa( -e want" and prepared#
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+t5" wh( 3au) 'aid t Ti%th( in Ti% 4:> :5;ex$er"i"e (ur"e)2 t
gd)ine""5# Exer$i"e (ur"e)2 t "er!e /d t -i" p)ea"ing# Ex$er$i"e
(ur"e)2 t "er!e the :rd in the wa( -e want5"# 0e ha!e t "er!e -i%
a$$rding t -i" 0rd and -e wi)) .)e"" u" and hea) u" 2r% an( de"ea"e,
Deu >:1*# 0e ha!e t "er!e -i% a$$rding t -i" p)ea"ing#
Serve Him with pure heat# ?"# 1-4
+n @ur text, ,e"u" i" tea$hing u" hw d we ding ur a)%", !"#1#
ur re)igin a)%", i" nt Au"t ging t $hur$h in the %rning "er!i$e r
ging t the $hur$h %id)e 2 the wee1 , .ring ur thithe and it 2ini"hed#
N, we ha!e t ha!e a pure )i!e ut "ite the $hur$h, Mat 1*:21# ,e"u"
"aid d nt tr( t $at$h pep)e attentin t what (u ha!e dne# But attra$t
<ather attentin and -e wi)) .)e"" (u# 'er!e the :rd with a pure heart,
)i!e a )i!ing pure haert, and -e wi)) .)e"" (u# ,ur )i!e wi)) .e .)e""ed#
Serve God with a pure prayer life vs.5-15
A pure prayer life, it5" what /d want" u" t )i!ing in# 9 pure pra(er,
a pra(er whi$h
g)ri2( /d# Ju"t pra( )i1e E)ia, E)ia wa" pra(ing t /d, Au"t a "hrt
pra(er, and /d an"wer hi" pra(er %ira$)e)u")(, .ut wh(C Be$au"e he
ha" a )ng "u22ering )i!ing with /d# -e wa)1 with /d with " %an( Ae)u"
2r /d 61Ding 1*:147, he dedi$ate hi" )i2e 2r /d, and when he pra(, he
pra( a pure pra(, a "hrt pra(, and /d an"wer hi" pra(, 61Ding 1>:18
1&:44,458 Ja%e" 5:1>7# 3rai"e the :rd, 9%en# +t5" wh( in thi" $hapter, ur
:rd ,e"u" tea$h u" hw t pra( a pure pra( 2r p)ea"ing ur <ather in
hea!en# ome !rother and sister, have a pura prayer in our live, in our
family, in our house. "raise the #ord.
Serve God in a hiding prayer pla$e vs. 1%-1&
A hiding pla$e' hw .euti2u)) it wa", in a hiding p)a$e with /d, and
/d with u" in a hiding p)a$e. There i" a "tr(8 in the wr)d war ++, tw 2
the 9%eri$an ")dier" wa" )"t in a !i))age, and the /er%an ")dier wa"
)1ing 2r the# Thi" 9%eri$an ")dier the( hide the%"e)!e" unther the r2
n the $ei)ing# +n their hrri.)e 2ear, the( heard the /er%an ")dier $a%e t
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the hu"e and $he$1 e!er( $rner in the hu"e and the( aware that the
ari$an ")dier" wa" n the $ei)ing# +n ther "ide, tha 9%eri$an ')dier "aid
t hi" 2ried, $%e pra( t /d, %a( .e it5" ur )a"t pra(er t -i%# 0hi)e
the( wa" pra(ing, the /er%an pen the $ei)ing and "aw the% in pra(ing, "
that he went ut 2 the h"e )e2t the% in the hiden p)e$e with /d# ome,
serve God in a hiding prayer pla$e. Have a (uite time with God.
Serve God with a good pure eye vs. 1)-*+.
A good pure eye' in the"e !er"e", ,e"u" warn" u" t .e $ar(2u)) t
wat$h ur e(e", 2r% any "nare 2 thi" wr)d# The ri$hne"" 2 thi" wr)d i" a
"nare t ur e(e" and )i!e# +2 we 2a)) in thi" "nare, %ean" that we are the
")a!e 2 %a%%n, and %a%%n i" ur )rd in thi" )i!e# ,e"u" "aid that
(u $an5t "er!e /d and %a%%n tgether, .e aware# Bi.)e "aid, i2 there
are 2d and $)th", .e "u22i$ient, Ti%# Ea%e, "er!e /d with a "u22i$ient
"pirit, prai"e the :rd#
Serve God without thought of this live vs. *5-,+
There are %an( thing" whi$h the Bi.)e warn" u" t wat$h ut
$ar()2u))8 wat$h ut t ur ene%(, 'atan, wh"e )i1e a )in with a hrrr
raring .rught hrrr and 2ear int ur )i!e"#

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