Matthew 6:1-4; (Focus verse, vs.1), Jesus is teaching on giving. Jesus warns us not to give alms (charity) before men just to gain human recognition to ourselves. The one who does righteousness (or gives of his possession) to the Lord before men merely to be seen of them has no reward from the Father in heaven. True worship results from the desire to serve God, not men, since pleasing God is far more important than pleasing men. Loss of reward is incurred by gaining the reward of human recognition as an end in itself.