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When it comes to followers of Christ, can you tell the real from the fake? How do you know?

Do you har the urgency in Jesus' words to us? Do you the hear the power in His words? Do you hear the love in His words to us? Do you hear the truth in His words to us? Do you hear His plea for you and me to choose the narrow way?

Does our relationship with God change our relationship with others for good? Do our prayers lead us to treat others with a fervent, godly love? Are we trying to live out this great command of Jesus apart from the mighty work of God?

By God's grace, we keep pressing on to know our great God.

Even though these are hard words to hear and obey, they are words we need. They are timeless words. They are urgent words. They are words that convict and confound us. What are these words? They are the one before us in this part of Jesus' sermon. Here Jesus tells us how to relate well with each other. He tells us how to judge each other with great caution and with great care.

By God’s grace, we who know God have a glorious perspective on life. By God’s grace, we know and enjoy His abundant, eternal life. We trust God here. We affirm Jesus’ words here. We obey Jesus here. Is there more to life? If you are in Christ, then the answer is a resounding yes! Christ is our life. Therefore, do not worry, but seek God’s kingdom and God’s righteousness!

Here Jesus tells His disciples to do right for the right reasons. He directs us to live by God’s kingdom values. He tells us how to live out our faith. Jesus points us to our true treasure, our true vision, and our true master. Jesus point us to God. He tells us to have sincere devotion to God. He tells us to have a steadfast devotion to God.

Why do we pray? How do we pray? Do we look for attention when we pray? Do we use lots of words with little thought given? When we pray, do we seek God first and foremost? Do we long for His kingdom to come, His will done? Do we trust Him to provide? Do we seek His forgiveness? Do we trust Him to guide us?

Why do you give? Why do you give to those in need? Are you looking for attention here? Do you seek applause? Do you turn all of it into a big show? In the area of giving, what’s the right way to go for those who follow Jesus? When you give, how should you give? Would you like to know? Let’s listen to Jesus here. Let’s learn from Jesus here. Let’s follow Jesus here.