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What Does It Mean to Pray in Secret? Matthew 6:5-6 (KJV) | Sermon on the Mount
Season 3
Episode 13
Published 4 months, 1 week ago
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What does it mean to pray in secret in Matthew 6:5-6 (KJV)? Jesus says "when thou prayest," not if, and prayer at its plainest is communication with God.
Sermon on the Mount Pt 13, hosted by Matt Hepner and TopLobsta.
Jesus warns against praying "that they may be seen of men" and says "enter into thy closet." Matt defines prayer as communication with God, and "Pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17) as living "in light of the reality of me and God." Prayer is persistent (Luke 18:1; Luke 11:5-13), needs faith (Hebrews 11:6), and asks, seeks and knocks (Matthew 7:7-8).
Who stands before God? "He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart" (Psalm 24:4). His sheep know His voice and the hireling flees (John 10), and Israel was told to "hearken to the voice of the LORD" (Exodus 15:26).
The closet is real. Jesus went "up into a mountain apart to pray" (Matthew 14:23) and "withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed" (Luke 5:16). Moses had 40 years in the desert, Elijah had the brook Cherith, and Paul went into Arabia (Galatians 1:17). The study ends on "Behold, he prayeth" (Acts 9:11).
Questions answered
• What is prayer? (5:45)
• What does "pray without ceasing" mean? (9:55)
• Why should men always pray and not faint? (15:12)
• How do you know God's voice? (33:27)
• What does it mean to pray in secret? (1:04:34)
• Why did Jesus go alone to pray? (1:06:03)
• What does "Behold, he prayeth" mean? (1:45:29)
Related Straight Bible studies
• Previous, Pt 12: Sell All You Have (Matthew 6:1-4): https://youtu.be/axRCxErjIEs
• Next, Pt 14: Communication With God (Matthew 6:5-8): https://youtu.be/nKPGiYQRT0Y
• The full Sermon on the Mount study: https://www.youtube.com/playli...
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Chapters
0:00 Intro and Reading Matthew 6, Verses 5-6 (KJV)
3:20 But Thou: Don't Compare Yourself (2 Corinthians 10, Verse 12)
5:45 What Is Prayer? Communication With God
6:03 Pray Without Ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5, Verses 14-28)
11:23 The Prayer Triangle: Living in Light of You and God
15:12 Men Ought Always to Pray and Not to Faint (Luke 18, Verses 1-8)
19:10 Without Faith It Is Impossible (Hebrews 11, Verses 1-6)
24:09 Ask, Seek, Knock (Matthew 7, Verses 7-8)
26:52 Clean Hands and a Pure Heart (Psalm 24, Verses 1-6)
30:37 Standing in the Presence of God (Luke 1; 1 Kings 17)
32:42 Why Do We Kneel to Pray?
33:27 My Sheep Hear My Voice (John 10)
40:44 The Hireling Fleeth
50:02 Hearken to the Voice of the Lord (Exodus 15, Verses 23-26)
52:57 Obey My Voice Indeed (Exodus 19, Verses 3-6)
53:56 Blessings and Curses (Deuteronomy 28)
55:48 Lord, Teach Us to Pray (Luke 11, Verses 1-13)
1:00:11 Friend, Lend Me Three Loaves: Persistence
1:04:34 Enter Into Thy Closet (Matthew 6, Verse 6)
1:06:03 Up Into a Mountain Apart to Pray (Matthew 14, Verses 22-23)
1:06:48 A Great While Before Day (Mark 1, Verses 29-35)
1:09:23 He Withdrew Into the Wilderness (Luke 5, Verses 12-16)
1:11:35 As He Was Alone Praying (Luke 9, Verse 18)
1:15:10 Forty Days Alone (Matthew 4, Verses 1-11)
1:17:43
Sermon on the Mount Pt 13, hosted by Matt Hepner and TopLobsta.
Jesus warns against praying "that they may be seen of men" and says "enter into thy closet." Matt defines prayer as communication with God, and "Pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17) as living "in light of the reality of me and God." Prayer is persistent (Luke 18:1; Luke 11:5-13), needs faith (Hebrews 11:6), and asks, seeks and knocks (Matthew 7:7-8).
Who stands before God? "He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart" (Psalm 24:4). His sheep know His voice and the hireling flees (John 10), and Israel was told to "hearken to the voice of the LORD" (Exodus 15:26).
The closet is real. Jesus went "up into a mountain apart to pray" (Matthew 14:23) and "withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed" (Luke 5:16). Moses had 40 years in the desert, Elijah had the brook Cherith, and Paul went into Arabia (Galatians 1:17). The study ends on "Behold, he prayeth" (Acts 9:11).
Questions answered
• What is prayer? (5:45)
• What does "pray without ceasing" mean? (9:55)
• Why should men always pray and not faint? (15:12)
• How do you know God's voice? (33:27)
• What does it mean to pray in secret? (1:04:34)
• Why did Jesus go alone to pray? (1:06:03)
• What does "Behold, he prayeth" mean? (1:45:29)
Related Straight Bible studies
• Previous, Pt 12: Sell All You Have (Matthew 6:1-4): https://youtu.be/axRCxErjIEs
• Next, Pt 14: Communication With God (Matthew 6:5-8): https://youtu.be/nKPGiYQRT0Y
• The full Sermon on the Mount study: https://www.youtube.com/playli...
Watch, listen and read
Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Episodes: https://straightbible.org/epis...
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere podcasts are available.
Chapters
0:00 Intro and Reading Matthew 6, Verses 5-6 (KJV)
3:20 But Thou: Don't Compare Yourself (2 Corinthians 10, Verse 12)
5:45 What Is Prayer? Communication With God
6:03 Pray Without Ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5, Verses 14-28)
11:23 The Prayer Triangle: Living in Light of You and God
15:12 Men Ought Always to Pray and Not to Faint (Luke 18, Verses 1-8)
19:10 Without Faith It Is Impossible (Hebrews 11, Verses 1-6)
24:09 Ask, Seek, Knock (Matthew 7, Verses 7-8)
26:52 Clean Hands and a Pure Heart (Psalm 24, Verses 1-6)
30:37 Standing in the Presence of God (Luke 1; 1 Kings 17)
32:42 Why Do We Kneel to Pray?
33:27 My Sheep Hear My Voice (John 10)
40:44 The Hireling Fleeth
50:02 Hearken to the Voice of the Lord (Exodus 15, Verses 23-26)
52:57 Obey My Voice Indeed (Exodus 19, Verses 3-6)
53:56 Blessings and Curses (Deuteronomy 28)
55:48 Lord, Teach Us to Pray (Luke 11, Verses 1-13)
1:00:11 Friend, Lend Me Three Loaves: Persistence
1:04:34 Enter Into Thy Closet (Matthew 6, Verse 6)
1:06:03 Up Into a Mountain Apart to Pray (Matthew 14, Verses 22-23)
1:06:48 A Great While Before Day (Mark 1, Verses 29-35)
1:09:23 He Withdrew Into the Wilderness (Luke 5, Verses 12-16)
1:11:35 As He Was Alone Praying (Luke 9, Verse 18)
1:15:10 Forty Days Alone (Matthew 4, Verses 1-11)
1:17:43