4. Prayer

"So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored, may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one."

Matthew 6:9-13

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened."

Matthew 7:7-8

"But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you."

Matthew 6:6

"Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Matthew 26:41

"If two of you agree on earth about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them."

Matthew 18:19-20

"Your Father knows what you need before you ask him."

Matthew 6:8

Parable of the Persistent Widow — Luke 18:1-8

The Lord's Prayer in context — Matthew 6:5-15 | Luke 11:1-13

What have you stopped bringing to the Father because you stopped expecting an answer?

5. Money and Possessions

"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

Matthew 6:19-21

"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money."

Matthew 6:24

"Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out — a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys."

Luke 12:33

"If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

Matthew 19:21

"Again I say, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."

Matthew 19:24

"Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you."

Matthew 5:42

Parable of the Rich Fool — Luke 12:16-21

Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus — Luke 16:19-31

The Rich Young Ruler — Matthew 19:16-22 | Mark 10:17-22 | Luke 18:18-23

Zacchaeus — Luke 19:1-10

Where is your treasure — and does your spending confirm your answer?