Charity that pleases God – Sermon outline by Tom Moore from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:1-4) on the kind of charity that pleases God.<\/p>\n
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT #19<\/p>\n
Charity That Pleases God<\/p>\n
(Matthew 6:1-4)<\/p>\n
INTRODUCTION:<\/p>\n
A. Are you a charitable person?<\/p>\n
1. If so, are you sure that your charity is pleasing to God?<\/p>\n
2. Were you aware that some forms of charity actually displease God?<\/p>\n
B. In Jesus’ day, there were religious people who were extremely charitable…<\/p>\n
1. The Pharisees, for example, would give ten percent to God – Luke 18:11-12<\/p>\n
2. They tithed even the smallest of seeds – Luke 11:42<\/p>\n
3. But as indicated in these two cases, not all charity or giving pleased God<\/p>\n
C. In His sermon on the mount, Jesus taught His disciples to have a righteousness which exceeded that of the Pharisees – Matthew 5:20<\/p>\n
1. Jesus first contrasted the “righteousness of the kingdom” with what the scribes and Pharisees were teaching<\/p>\n
2. He then contrasted what He expected of His disciples with what the scribes and Pharisees were practicing<\/p>\n
D. Matthew 6:1-4 gives us the first of several examples concerning the practice of righteousness.<\/p>\n
1. In it, we learn about “Charity That Pleases God.”<\/p>\n
2. Note first what Jesus taught about …<\/p>\n
DISCUSSION:<\/p>\n
A. THE BASIC PRINCIPLE GOVERNING ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS<\/p>\n
1. Matthew 6:1 – concerning this verse…<\/p>\n
a. Some manuscripts, upon which the KJV and NKJV are based, have the Greek word eleemosune<\/p>\n
1) Translated “alms”, or “charitable deeds”<\/p>\n
2) Which would make this verse refer specifically to almsgiving, or charitable deeds<\/p>\n
b. Older manuscripts, upon which the ASV and NASV are based, have the Greek word dikaiosunen<\/p>\n
1) Translated “righteousness”<\/p>\n
2) Which would make verse one speaking in general terms, establishing the principle to be applied to ALL acts of righteousness<\/p>\n
c. Textual support seems strongest for dikaiosunen, making verse one an introductory statement concerning all righteous acts<\/p>\n
2. The basic principle<\/p>\n
a. “Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them” – (Mt. 6:1a – ASV)<\/p>\n
1) Note: It is NOT to completely avoid ANY practice of righteousness before men – Matthew 5:16<\/p>\n
2) Rather, we are to avoid doing them JUST TO BE SEEN OF MEN<\/p>\n
b. Therefore, it is proper to do good works before men…<\/p>\n
1) When we are trying to secure praise for GOD<\/p>\n
2) But not when we are trying to secure praise for OURSELVES!<\/p>\n
3. Consequences of ignoring this basic principle…<\/p>\n
a. If, in the innermost being of your heart, you do not mean to please and glorify God, He will not reward you!<\/p>\n
b. What reward you may have (cf. Matt. 6:2, 5, 16) will be limited to the praise of men<\/p>\n
4. Let’s now consider how Jesus applies this to the matter of charitable deeds<\/p>\n
B. CONCERNING CHARITABLE DEEDS (6:2-4)<\/p>\n
1. What NOT to do…<\/p>\n
a. Don’t be like the “hypocrites” (literally, “actors”) – Matthew 6:2a<\/p>\n
1) Who sound trumpets in the synagogues and streets<\/p>\n
2) Who are looking to be honored by men<\/p>\n
b. “They have their reward” (Mt. 6:2b)<\/p>\n
1) They receive exactly (and only) what they wanted: the praise of men<\/p>\n
2) But remember verse one…<\/p>\n
a) They have no reward from the Father in heaven<\/p>\n
b) Neither in the present or in the future!<\/p>\n
2. Charity that pleases God…<\/p>\n
a. Matthew 6:3<\/p>\n
1) This involves avoiding not only the praise of others, but self praise as well<\/p>\n
2) Some thoughts by others on what this metaphor means:<\/p>\n
a) “The right [hand], [represents] me with my good deed; the left, me with my good opinion about my deed.” (Lenksi)<\/p>\n
b) “The expression probably refers to the fact that as much as possible a person must keep his voluntary contribution a secret not only to others but even to himself; that is, he should forget about it, instead of saying in his heart, `What a good man, woman, boy, girl, am I!’” (Hendricksen)<\/p>\n
3) How can one develop the ability to give in this way?<\/p>\n
a) Perhaps by giving so often it becomes “second nature”<\/p>\n
b) So that you do it without much thought (just as with anything you do often)<\/p>\n
b. Note: Jesus is not condemning public giving per se – Acts 2:44-45 … Acts 4:34-37<\/p>\n
1) He is condemning the spirit which seeks publicity<\/p>\n
2) He is teaching “secret-giving” in the sense of “secret to one’s self”<\/p>\n
3) The true Christian cares not how much men hear of his public charities, nor how little they hear of his private ones.<\/p>\n
3. The reward for charity that pleases God…<\/p>\n
a. Matthew 6:4<\/p>\n
b. The reward may be experienced to some degree in this life – Psalm 41:1-3<\/p>\n
c. Without a doubt it will be experienced on the day of judgment<\/p>\n
1) For every secret thing will be made known – Ecclesiastes 12:14<\/p>\n
2) We will experience the benefit of the good we have done – 2 Corinthians 5:10<\/p>\n
CONCLUSION:<\/p>\n
A. Christians who have been blessed materially have been given a charge – 1 Timothy 6:17-19<\/p>\n
B. But if we desire that our charity will indeed store up “a good foundation for the time to come”…<\/p>\n
1. We must be sure to practice “Charity That Pleases God”<\/p>\n
2. We must learn to give, not to be seen of men, but to glorify God<\/p>\n
3. We must learn to give without self-praise<\/p>\n
a. Do our charitable deeds exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees in Jesus’ day, not only in quantity, but in the quality of our giving?<\/p>\n
b. May the Lord keep us free from the giving of hypocrites!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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