Unlocking the 3 keys to Heavenly Rewards

Fast vs Feasting
*Fast on the bad things, feast on the good things

Season of Lent
*not only keys to spiritual discipline but having right keys to heavenly rewards
Matthew 6 - God gave us 3 keysto recieve heavenly rewards

3 keys to heavenly rewards.
1. Generous giving (6:1-4)
"Make certain ou do not perform your religious duties in publix so that people will see what you do. If you do these things publicly, you will not have any reward from your Father in heaven.
"So hen you give somethig to a needy person, do not make a big show of it, as the hypocrites do in the houses o worship and on the streets. They do it so that people will praise them. I assure you, they have already been paid in full. But when you help a needy person, do it in such a way that eve your closest friend will not know about it. Then it will be a private matter. And your Father, who sees what you do in private, will reward you.

*We give the right heart attitude, God rewards us
*What is giving?
-giving to the poor (Proverbs 19:17)
when you give to the poor, it is like lending to the Lord, and the Lord will pay you back.

-giving tithes and offerings (Malachi 3:8-10)
I ask you, is it right for a person to cheat God? Of course not, yet you are cheating me. 'How?' you ask. In the matter of tithes and offerings.

2. Powerful Praying (6:5-15)
"When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites! They love to stand up and pray in the houses of worship and on the street corners, so that everyone will see them, I assure you, they have already been paid in full. But when you pray, go to your room, close the door, and pray to your Father, who i unseen. And your Father,m who sees what you do in private, will reward you.
"When you pray, do not use a lot of meaningless words, as the pagans do, ho think that their gods will hear them because their prayers are long. Do not be like them. Your Father already knows what you need before you ask him. This, then, is how you should pray:
'Our Father in heaven:
May your holy name be honoured;
may your Kingdom come;
may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today the food we need.
Forgive us the wrongs we have done,
as we forgive the wrong that others have done o us.
Do not bring us to hard testing,
but keep us safe from the Evil One.'
"If you forgive others the wrongs they have done to you, your Father in heaven will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive the wrongs you have done."

*Everyone knows how to pray but do not know powerful prayer
Revelation 3:20 Listen! I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into his house and eat with him, and he will eat with me.

Matthew 6:5 "When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites! They love to stand up and pray in the houses of worship and on the street corners, so that everyone will see them, I assure you, they have already been paid in full."

*Prayer is developing relationship with Jesus
*Lord's prayer begins with a person- "Our Father in Heaven..." - assuming us that God wants the best for you.

Praise -Hallowed be Thy Name
Priorities- Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven
Provision- Give us this day our daily bread
Pardon- And forgive us our trespassess as we forgive those who trespass against us
Protection- Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil
Praise- For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

Big hindrances- unforgiveness

3. Faithful fasting (6:16-18)
"And when you fast, do not put on a sad face as th hypocrites do. They neglet their appearance so that everyone will see that they are fasting. I assure you, they have already been paid n full. When you do without food, wash your face and comb your hair, so that others cannot know that you are fasting --only your Father, who is unseen, will know. And your Father, who sees what you do in private, will reward you.

*You can fast on food but food can move us away from everything else for an extended period of time.
*We are filled with so many small things of the world, fasting cleanse us from all that.


Conclusion
*lent- 40 days of prayer and fasting
*Lets seek God for revival and revival of the church
*The book of Isaiah revolves in these 3 keys of heavenly rewards

Isaiah 58:5-10 When you fast, you make yourselves suffer; you bow your heads low like a blade of grass, and spread out sackcloth and ashes to lie on. Is that what you call fasting? Do you think I will be pleased with that?
"The kind of fasting I want is this: Remove the chains of oppression and the yoke of injustice, and let the oppressed go free. Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those who have nothing to wear, and do not refuse to help your own relatives.
"Then my favour will shine on you like the morning sun, and your wounds will be quickly healed. I will always be with you to save you; my presence will protect you on every side. When you pray, I will answer you. When you call to me, I will respond.
"If you put an end to oppression, to every festure of contempt, and to every evil word; if you give food to the hungry and saisfy those who are in need, then the darkness around you will turn to the brightness of noon."

**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**