Today's teaching is a continuation of what Pastor Ben covered last week....
Jesus begins Matthew chapter 23 with addressing "Hypocrisy." He calls out the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the scribes, the "business people." Jesus was teaching the people to be aware of the hypocritical teachings of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.
*Be careful on "spiritual pride. This is what happens when we believe that we have God, The bible, prayer, and everything else figured out. So we think that we are something, which makes us feel that we are better than others. It often leads us to criticism, self focus, and...
*Hypocrite- someone who is God-less, one who wears a mask.
*Christian Atheist- people who claim to believe in God, but live like there is no God.
*Woe- and intense hardship; great sorrow or distress... (sorrow awaits).
Last week we covered the first eight woes in Matthew 23. In today's teaching, Pastor Ben continues with a few more of them to help you visualize the extremity of the message that Jesus was trying to convey...
Do you know what it means to "follow" Jesus? Due to social media, in today's society, the word "follow" means to simply press a button and "become a fan" of someone. But to "Follow Jesus" means something totally different. "Following Jesus" means to read and study the Word of God, and apply what we learn from the Word of God to our every day lives; to love people in the same manner that Jesus loves people.
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