{"id":3096,"date":"2025-09-25T17:01:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T17:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observetheword.com\/?p=3096"},"modified":"2025-09-25T17:01:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T17:01:54","slug":"matthew-61-6-and-16-18-kingdom-piety-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/observetheword.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/matthew-61-6-and-16-18-kingdom-piety-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew 6:1-6 and 16-18 Kingdom Piety 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"audio_iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/575jq-1975f89?skin=1&amp;download=1&amp;share=1&amp;auto=0&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;btn-skin=107\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/575jq-1975f89?skin=1&amp;download=1&amp;share=1&amp;auto=0&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;btn-skin=107\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In Matthew 6:1-6 and 16-18, Jesus shifts from loving our neighbor to loving our God, a shift from public spiritual life that ought to be seen, to private spiritual life that ought not be seen. 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