Giving, praying, fastingMatthew 6:1-18Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What warning does Jesus repeat over giving, praying, and fasting, and what reward does he promise?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Which of the three do you most tend to do for an audience — and which have you dropped altogether?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Give something in secret this week — money or practical help to a specific person in need — and tell no one but the Father.

4. Who will I tell?

   • Without giving away the secret, who could you invite to pray the Lord's Prayer with you this week?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).