Jesus says, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on..." I. Don't worry about your life, v25. II. How to fight worry, vv26-30. III. What to do instead, vv31-34. 

Jesus speaks more about money, wealth, and possessions than about sex, heaven, and hell. He invites us to examine our own lives for I. Generosity, v22. II. Envy, v23. III. Idolatry, v24. 

Jesus speaks to our hearts about what we treasure. I. Stop treasuring treasures on earth, v19. II. Start treasuring treasures in heaven, v20. III. Where your treasure is, there is your heart, v21. 

Jesus says, "When you fast, do not be like the hypocrites..." I. Disciples of Jesus are not to be hypocrites when fasting. II. Disciples of Jesus are to fast in secret. 

Jesus teaches us to pray, "Deliver us from the evil one." What should we learn? I. We have an enemy. II. We need to know who our enemy is. III. We need to be rescued from the evil one. IV. So put your hope in the Lord, through prayer. 

Jesus teaches us to pray to our heavenly Father, "Lead us not into temptation..." Why do we need that? What does Jesus mean by it? Do we know our own need? What do we do with our failures, even the failure to ask to be kept from failure?

Jesus teaches his disciples to pray, "Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors." I. Disciples need forgiveness because of our continuing sins. II. Disciples ask for forgiveness from our Father in heaven. III. A disciple's prayer isn’t just personal, but communal. IV. A disciple’s prayer for forgiveness is always to be accompanied by a spirit of forgiveness toward others.

Jesus teaches us to pray "Give us this day our daily bread." I. What? Pray for bread. II. Why? Our Father gives. III. For Who? Pray for yourself and others. IV. How specifically? Pray for daily bread. 

Jesus teaches us to pray, "Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." I. We pray for God's will to be accomplished. II. We pray for God to make us able and willing to obey his will in all things. III. We pray for God to make us able and willing to submit to his will in all things. 

Jesus teaches us to pray, "Your Kingdom Come." What are we praying for? I. We pray that Satan’s kingdom may be destroyed. II. We pray that the kingdom of grace may be advanced. III. We pray that ourselves and others are brought into it, and kept in it. IV. We pray that the kingdom of glory may be hastened.