All of us like to be recognized, appreciated and rewarded for our efforts.  We want others to think well of us, but all of these desires can actually corrupt our character and our reputation if we allow them to rule our lives.  This is especially true if our sense of value is primarily determined by the assessments of others.   If the assessments of others become too important, we are dominated by the need to please and impress others and our lives become inauthentic and hypocritical.  This is a temptation and trap, especially for religious people.  Jesus encourages us to do good things with absolutely no concern about what others think about us.  This becomes increasingly possible when we realize our true value to God and God is our primary audience.  Join us for worship Sunday as we learn the cure for vainglory.