Daily Study Guide To Help You Grow In The Lord
Gospel of Matthew
Monday – Read Matthew 5:21-26
Prayer: Ask God to open your heart so that you can learn what He has prepared for you during your study.
1. What do you think Jesus was referring to when He said, “You have heard that it was said...” verse 21?
2. In the time of Jesus, where would you find it written “You shall not murder,” and “whoever murders shall be liable to judgment,” verse 21?
3. What do you think the statement “...shall be liable to judgment...” was referring to?
4. What do you think Jesus was saying in verse 22?
5. In verses 23 thru 25 Jesus gives two reasons you should make peace with your brother. What are those two reasons?
6. Thought Question – What do you think is the primary message of Jesus in verses 21-26?
Prayer: Ask God to help you always have right relationships with your brothers.
Tuesday – Read Matthew 5:27-37
Prayer: Ask God to open your heart so that you can learn what He has prepared for you during your study.
7. What does Jesus teach about sin in verses 27-28?
8. What do you understand is the message of Jesus in verses 29-30?
9. What do you think was the purpose of giving the woman a certificate of divorce when you divorced her, verse 31?
10. What do you think is the message of Jesus in verse 32?
11. Why does Jesus say you should not take an oath?
12. What does Jesus say about a child of God and his word, verse 37?
13. Thought Question – What do you understand is the primary message of Jesus in verses 27-30?
Prayer: Ask God to help you understand the seriousness of sin and understand that it begins in the heart. Ask Him to help you have a pure heart.
Wednesday – Read Matthew 5:38-48
Prayer: Ask God to open your heart so that you can learn what He has prepared for you during your study.
14. What do you think was the purpose of the “eye for an eye” statements of the Old Testament, verse 38?
15. Why does Jesus say you should “love your enemies,” verse 47-48?
16. What do you think is the purpose of Jesus’ statement about God causing the rain to fall on the just and the unjust, verse 45?
17. What principle do you think Jesus is teaching in verse 46 when He says, “Do not even the tax collectors do the same”?
18. Thought Question – What do you understand Jesus is saying to you when He says “You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Is He saying that you should never sin again? Why or why not?
Prayer: Ask God to give you the strength to act as Jesus says a child of God should act in today’s study.
Thursday – Read Matthew 6:1-6
Prayer: Ask God to open your heart so that you can learn what He has prepared for you during your study.
19. What does it mean to “practice your righteousness before men?” How could you “not practice your actions before men” since you live among men?
20. Why will you have no reward from your Father in heaven if you practice your righteousness before men?
21. What does verse 1 teach your about your actions as a child of God?
22. How would it be possible to “not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing” in giving to the needy or any other action since your actions are controlled by your mind?
23. When you pray, do you go into your room and shut the door? Why or why not?
24. Thought Question – What do you think it means when it says that the Father “sees in secret,” verse 6?
Prayer: Ask God to help you examine your motives for doing the good things you do and to help you always to those things with pure motives, not to be seen by others.
Friday – Read Matthew 6:7-15
Prayer: Ask God to open your heart so that you can learn what He has prepared for you during your study.
25. Does verse 7 forbid you from repeating anything in your prayers? Why or why not?
26. This model prayer divides prayer into two categories. What are those two categories?
27. Do you think Jesus was teaching people to pray this specific prayer when they prayed? Why or why not?
28. Since Jesus ushered in the kingdom when He died and ascended to heaven, should you be praying for the kingdom to come since it is already here? Why or why not?
29. What do you think it means when we ask God to give us our daily bread?
30. What do you think it means when we ask God to forgive us our debts?
31. Why do you think God says He will not forgive us if we do not forgive others?
32. Thought Question - If your Father knows what you need before you ask for it, why do you pray?
Prayer: Ask God to teach you how to pray.
Saturday – Read Matthew 6:16-24
Prayer: Ask God to open your heart so that you can learn what He has prepared from you during your study.
33. What does it mean to fast, verse 16?
34. Does verse 19 teach that it wrong for a child of God to accumulate treasures on earth? Why or why not?
35. What do you think verse 22 means?
36. Why does Jesus say you cannot serve two masters?
37. Thought Question – Two times in three verses (verses 16 & 17) Jesus says “when you fast,” not “if you fast.” Do you think verses 16 thru 18 are teaching that a child of God has to fast? Why or why not?
Prayer: Ask God to help you keep your heart focused on the things of heaven and not let your material blessings distract you from your service to Him.
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