1. What does it take to be a respectable person in your world? Who do you respect?

Read Matthew 23:5-11

2. How did the religious elite of Jesus’ time try to solicit respect from the people around them?

3. How should a follower of Christ be different? What is their badge of respectability?

Read Matthew 6:1-4

4. What trap do followers of Christ need to avoid? (v.1)

5. What is a hypocrite? What does a hypocrite do?

6. How do we not let the left hand know what the right hand is doing?

7. Someone said: “God does not want to be present where He is not wanted.” How does that apply to this text?

8. In light of what Jesus is saying, how should we go about helping others?

9. What is God telling me? What do I need to do?