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William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:25-34

Matthew 6:25-34 In Matthew 6:25-26 we have an argument against giving place to the cares of this world, on the ground that they are unworthy of an immortal being like man; and also an illustration pointedly leading to the exercise of faith. I. The question before the Lord was not whether we should be as idle as the birds, but only whether we should, like them, cast off care and trust our heavenly Father. Toil is man's lot. He must sow and reap. We cannot expect the daily manna unless we go and... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:31-32

Matthew 6:31-32 I. There is a kind of low-toned care which is heard, as it were, in the distance, surging and moaning as it breaks upon the shore of human life; and many a man's music is this melancholy dirge or undertone of human life. Those that have it not are often called children of levity, and those that have it are often called serious, sober, earnest, religious people. Now, our Master tells us that this particular form of mental activity is useless that nothing good ever comes of it. He... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:32

Matthew 6:32 I. In every suffering of body or mind the eternal God knows and measures most exactly our afflictions, be they what they may, great or small. The doctrine was known of old to the Psalmist, and was evidently a great and solid comfort to him. But it was most expressly declared by our Saviour Christ Himself: "Your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things." As much as to say, It is not that God is ignorant of man's distresses, or that, knowing them, He is... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:33

Matthew 6:33 Prosperity shall follow true piety. When it is said "Seek first" it means first in both senses of the term first in time, and first in emphasis. The intensity is on both of them combined. Aim mainly at the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all the proper ends which you seek in this world shall be added to you that is the statement. I. Now, what is this righteousness? What is this kingdom? The Old Testament is full of the doctrine of righteousness; and nowhere in the New... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 6:25-34

DISCOURSE: 1324AGAINST CAREFULNESSMatthew 6:25-34. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Matthew 6:31

take no thought Or, have no anxiety. Matthew 6:34. read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Matthew 6:33

kingdom of God The kingdom of God is to be distinguished from the kingdom of heaven (See Scofield " :-") , in five respects: (1) The kingdom of God is universal, including all moral intelligences willingly subject to the will of God, whether angels, the Church, or saints of past or future dispensations Luke 13:28; Luke 13:29; Hebrews 12:22; Hebrews 12:23 while the kingdom of heaven is Messianic, mediatorial, and Davidic, and has for its object the establishment of the kingdom of God in the... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:1-34

Tonight let's take a look at Matthew, chapter six. We are in the section of the book of Matthew that is commonly called the Sermon on the Mount because it was delivered to the disciples of Jesus on the mountainside there above the Sea of Galilee. "Seeing the multitudes, he went into a mountain: and he was set, his disciples came unto him: and he opened his mouth and he taught them, saying," ( Matthew 5:1-2 ).So the first thing we note is that this Sermon on the Mount is not for general world... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 6:1-34

Matthew 6:1 . Take heed that ye do not your alms before men. It is a dispute whether alms or righteousness be the true reading. The old copies had righteousness. Chrysostom in one place has righteousness, in another alms. Daniel said to Nebuchadnezzar, Break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Daniel 2:27. Righteousness is the sense, alms the gloss. The jews often described alms by the former term; and alms is allowed to be one branch of the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 6:32

Matthew 6:32Your heavenly Father knoweth.The antidote to anxietyI. Reasons against anxiety.1. Anxiety is a part of indecision of character and partakes of its harmfulness. “No man can serve two masters.”2. An argument from the greater to the less; God takes care of fowls, He will of men.3. The impossibilities in the case-“Which of you,” etc.4. The analogies of nature-“Consider the lilies,” etc.5. It puts the Christian to shame by showing that he is anxious like the heathen.6. The character of... read more

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