02.21.2023 - By Kara Murri
Fast Offerings
Alms - Money or food given to the poor.
Verses 1-5
How we should give to others.
How to Pray
Verse 6-8
Do so in private calling upon our Heavenly Father.
The Lord's Prayer
Check out Matthew 6:9 footnote a.
These isn’t something we are to repeat - it is something we should use as a guide for our own prayers.
Recognize Him.
Let Him know our needs
Ask for forgiveness
Ask for help.
How to Fast
Verses 16-18
Do so in private.
Be a Light.
Verse 20-23
Chooses a Master.
Verses
Consider the Lilies
Verses 28-34
We will be taken care of.
He knows our needs.
He will provide if we have faith in Him.
Trust Him to know me and my needs and that He will take care of all of them for me.
Matthew 7
Verses 1-11 are basically all JST.
Verse 7 and 8, do not have a JST.
ASK - Given
SEEK - Find
KNOCK - Open
Verses 14-21
False prophets
Hypocrites
Guile
Go against prophet
Go against God's teachings
Social Media - THIS IS NOT WHERE WE GO FOR KNOWLEDGE!!!
Verse 21-29
Wise man and foolish man.
We can stand against everything that is thrown at us when our foundation is Jesus Christ. He is what will give us power to endure the hard things in this life.
President Nelson has told us we need to believe. If we only have a desire to believe, we are still building that rock foundation.
Desire to believe - nelson