Matthew 6

How to Simplify Life

I. Cultivate a Single Heart to the Lord - Matthew 6:1-6,16-18, 21-24, 33

A. The meaning of a single heart - Eph. 6:5-7; Col. 3:22-23

B. The source of a single heart - 2 Cor. 1:12

C. The complications of a single heart - 2 Cor. 11:3

D. The reward for a single heart - Eph. 6:8-9; Col. 3:24-25

E. How to single your heart - James 4:8

II. Practice Righteousness with a Single Heart - Matthew 6:1-6,16-18

A. The significance of practicing righteousness - Rev. 19:8; 2 Tim. 2:22

B. In acts of mercy - Matt. 6:2-4; Acts 9:36

C. In a prayer life - Matt. 6:5-8; 1 Tim. 2:1-4

1. Motive in prayer - Matt. 6:5-6

2. Faith in prayer - Matt. 5:7-8; Heb. 11:6

3. Reality in prayer - Matt. 6:9; Gal. 4:6

4. God's will in prayer - Matt. 6:9-13

5. Our attitude toward others in prayer - Matt. 6:14-15; Luke 18:9-14

D. In fasting - Matt. 6:16-18

1. Motive in fasting - Matt. 6:16-18

2. The principle of fasting - Matt. 17:14-21

3. The benefit of fasting - 1 Cor. 7:5

4. Special guidance in fasting - Acts 13:2-4; 14:23

III. Have Only One Goal and Priority with a Single Heart - Matthew 6:19-34

A. One heart-treasure - Matt. 6:19-21

1. The deliberations of the heart - Luke 12:32-36, 45-46

2. The influences on the heart - Luke 21:34

3. The secret of having one heart-treasure - Eph. 3:16-17

B. One goal before our sight - Matt. 6:22-23

1. The problem of other goals - 1 Tim. 6:6-10

2. The symptoms of other goals - James 1:2-8

C. One Master - Matt. 6:24

1. The problem of conflicting loyalties - 1 John 2:15

2. The cost in living a kingdom life - Luke 14:26-33

D. The benefit of having a single heart

1. No anxiety or worry over necessities - Matt. 6:25-31

2. No anxiety about the future - Matt. 6:34

3. One priority - Matt. 6:33