# Matthew 6 Bible study questions

> Jesus teaches about giving, praying and fasting in secret, gives the Lord’s Prayer, and tells his followers not to worry.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/group-questions/matthew-6
10 questions for a small group or a leader. Read the chapter aloud first: https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/6.md

## Start here

1. What is one thing you worried about this week that never happened?

## Look: what does it say?

2. What do giving, praying and fasting have in common in this chapter? (Matthew 6:1-18)
3. Go through the Lord’s Prayer line by line. What does each line ask for? (Matthew 6:9-13)
4. What does Jesus point to in nature to show that worry is not needed? (Matthew 6:25-30)

## Understand: what does it mean?

5. Why does Jesus care so much about who is watching when we do good things? (Matthew 6:1-6)
6. Why do you think forgiving others is the line Jesus explains after the prayer? (Matthew 6:12,14-15)
7. What does it mean that where your treasure is, your heart will be too? (Matthew 6:19-21)

## Live it: what will we do?

8. Which line of the Lord’s Prayer is hardest for you to mean right now? (Matthew 6:9-13)
9. Look at how you spend money and time. What would they say your treasure is? (Matthew 6:21)
10. What worry could you hand to God today, and leave tomorrow for tomorrow? (Matthew 6:33-34)

## Close in prayer

Pray the Lord’s Prayer together, slowly.

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