Sermons onMatthew 23

Asking for a Friend

• 4:19Matthew 23

  Jesus pronounced judgment on religious pride in Matthew 23. If you remember in John 2, Jesus even overturned tables in the temple courts. Jesus understood the dilemma. And yet, this same Messiah, who overturned tables, promised in Matthew 16, he said this. Upon this rock, this testimony that I am the resurrection and the life, that he is the Messiah. Jesus says, upon this rock, I will build my church.

Matthew

• 14:38Matthew 23

  that show us what Jesus thought about the religious elite. So look at Matthew chapter 23 quickly with me and I know that we'll cover this down the road, but I think it's really important to our context here in Matthew chapter 5. Look at this interaction between Jesus and the scribes. He says, woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You clean the outside of the cup, but on the inside you are full of greed.

• 16:48Matthew 23

  the so-called right things where we go to church and we pray before our meals, we serve in little pockets and we go through the motions but at the end of the day our hearts tend to remain the same. And my fear is that we become like those not only in Matthew chapter 23 but Matthew chapter 15 where he looks at the scribes and says they honor me with their lips but their hearts are so far away from me. And maybe if we're honest

Back to the Basics

• 3:38Matthew 23

  But when it becomes personal, we begin to get more uncomfortable. And I believe this is going to be the greatest giving sermon you have ever heard. Because the title of this sermon is Reasons Not to Give. I am going to talk you out biblically, four reasons not to give to the Lord today. From Matthew 23, verse 23. Because we're going to see that the transformed heart for Jesus is the heart of generosity.

• 3:54Matthew 23

  Because we're going to see that the transformed heart for Jesus is the heart of generosity. Reasons not to give. Matthew 23, verse 23. Matthew is the very first book in the New Testament. Hear the word of the Lord. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites.

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Esther

• 15:45Matthew 23:23

  Not necessarily good or bad, but it was secondary. Where was Mordecai? Why didn't he stand up when Esther was taken from her home? Why didn't he stand up and say, "You cannot eat these foods?" Jesus Christ actually warns us about secondary issues. Matthew 23:23, Jesus says this to the scribes, "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!" Now, this is in the series of woes.

When in Romans

• 19:25Matthew 23

  The word from Matthew 23, 27. And I know when we talk about sexuality, some of you have already sat straight up in your seat thinking, Oh Lord, here we go. I can't believe he's about to say this. But really what we need to say is, God, why would you address these topics? God, why would you choose this first in Romans? And even more, why would you focus on a particular fruit of sexual sin? The sin of homosexuality.

2020 Vision

• 5:57Matthew 23

  …the sermon is going to be shorter. I know some of you are thinking, let me call Cracker Barrel. We're going to get out early. No. Two verses, two points, but the same length. Sorry. But let's look at what Jesus says in Matthew 23, verses 27 and 28. And reminds the Pharisees that they need to be authentic. And in the same way, it's a reminder to us today that we need to be authentic. Matthew 23, beginning in verse 27, there's two verses.

• 6:13Matthew 23

  Matthew 23, beginning in verse 27, there's two verses. Jesus says, whoa. Now, we can stop there and that could be the sermon, by the way. Woe to you, scribes. Woe to you, Pharisees, hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside you are full of bones of the dead and every kind of impurity. In the same way, on the outside, you seem righteous to people,

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Jonah

• 16:16Matthew 23

  You know, oh, that Lord would change our hearts and redeem us. Inappropriate anger is a sign of self-righteousness. It's a sign of self-righteousness. How often did Jesus get angry? I asked that question. I looked it up. We see him getting angry at the Pharisees, cleansing the temple right before he's dying in Matthew 23. We see him rebuking Peter in Mark 3.

• 16:54Matthew 23

  Jesus, he came, he fulfilled the object of the gospel. He established relationships with sinners. Matthew, chapter 9, verse 11, he demolished religion and erected righteousness. If you'll go to Matthew, chapter 23, the seven woes to the church, he gave a fear, clear warning. He demolished religion and he erected righteousness. Folks, let me tell you something. Religion will kill you. Religion will kill you. You've got to have a…