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  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    Your Righteousness Must Exceed That Of The Pharisees-Clean The Inside Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 26, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,453 views

    Hypocrisy is 1) CURSED FOR ITS EXCLUSION, ITS 2) SUBVERSION 3)PERVERSION 4)INVERSION 5)EXTORTION AND SELF-INDULGENCE 6)CONTAMINATION AND 7)PRETENSION

    A majority of adults who don’t attend church say they believe in God, but they have other feelings about the institution of church. A recent survey of 1 402 adults who don’t attend church, not even on holidays, found that 72 percent thought the church ‘is full of hypocrites,’ In Canada over the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Jesus Goes To Jerusalem Series

    Contributed by John White on Mar 15, 2008
     | 6,710 views

    Examining the lessons we can learn from the day Jesus enters His city, Jerusalem.

    Jesus Goes To Jerusalem Matt. 21:1-17 Jesus’ road to Calvary was deliberately foreordained. Paul tells us Jesus arrived on schedule to complete His mission as planned on planet earth. "But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living The Uncomplicated Life - Introduction Series

    Contributed by John Baker on Jan 12, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,984 views

    Series on Christian Stewardship

    Title: Living the Uncomplicated Life Place: Oakdale Wesleyan Church Date: January 19, 2004 Subject: Holiness, stewardship, simplicity Series: Living the Uncomplicated Life Introduction Come in wearing clothes inside out. Have several complicated items on the table in the front and see if people ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Hypocrites In The Church

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,806 views

    dealing with hypocrisy

    “Hypocrites in the Church” Matthew 23 2/8.98 Intro: Have you ever noticed how some people always have an excuse for not coming to church? I found a solution for this: No Cop-Out Sunday. Read Article. Probably the number one reason people give for not coming to church is “There are too many ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Keeping Up Appearances

    Contributed by Paul Cull on Jan 3, 2005
    based on 57 ratings
     | 10,366 views

    The danger of the Pharisee tendency today

    Matthew 23 Keeping Up Appearances Introduction We all know Hyacinth Bucket from the television sitcom ‘Keeping up Appearances’. Now although it may not be politically correct to make judgements about people, we all know that we all do it. And we can all make a judgement about the character. For ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Danny Moss avatar

    "Why Do People Reject Jesus Christ?" Series

    Contributed by Danny Moss on Mar 11, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 9,124 views

    This is sermon #3 in my series on Passion Week. It answers the question-"Why Do People Reject Jesus Christ?" This is Day 3 of Passion Week- A Day of Controversy. Jesus is attacked and challenged. He answers His enemies with stunning rebuke.

    Passion Week Day 3(Tuesday)before the crucifiction, A Day of Controversy and Personal Attacks. Text: Matthew 23:1-39 Title: "Why Do People Reject Jesus Christ?" Introduction- This morning, we will be considering Day 3 of Passion Week, which ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ian Humphrey avatar

    The Marks Of The Hypocrite Series

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 12, 2001
    based on 51 ratings
     | 5,500 views

    exposition on Matt ch 23 v 1 - 36

    THE MARKS OF THE HYPOCRITE Matthew 23 v. 1 - 36 The Hypocrite is an actor or pretender - and here is seen in the Scribes and Pharisees by:- 1. What they sought They sought the :- v. 1 - 5, (a) Admiration of men - v. 5 "but all their works they do for to be seen of men" (1) The rigour in their ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Attack Of The Clones

    Contributed by Jeff Skinner on Dec 6, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,163 views

    Christians be careful not to make the mistakes of the pharisees and try to make new believers fit YOUR mold of Christianity.

    Track 3 Track 4. Track 11. Jesus is talking to the Pharisees Matthew 23 Matthew 23 Religious Fashion Shows 1Now Jesus turned to address his disciples, along with the crowd that had gathered with them. 2"The religion scholars and Pharisees are competent teachers in God’s Law. 3You won’t go wrong ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Bill Huffhine avatar

    The Almost Christian

    Contributed by Bill Huffhine on Mar 25, 2006
    based on 133 ratings
     | 41,853 views

    A contemporary rendering of John Wesley’s famous sermon illuminating the differences between one who is simply wears the Christian lable and one who is truly reborn.

    There’s a movie out at the theaters now, and I’m wondering how many of you have seen it. Has anyone seen the movie “Elf” yet? Although I have yet to see it, I heard the basic storyline in a review of the movie and thought to myself that the storyline of the movie sounds remarkably similar to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Woe To You!

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 2, 2007
    based on 101 ratings
     | 31,630 views

    There are seven woes in this text. Let’s consider only a few of these to see how they apply to us.

    INTRO.- ILL.- A rather pompous-looking deacon was trying to impress a class of boys with the importance of living the Christian life. "Why do people call me a Christian?" the man asked. After a moment’s pause, one youngster said, "Maybe it’s because they don’t know you." ILL.- During one of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Be A Bad Christian

    Contributed by Robert Doran on Mar 7, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,253 views

    In this sermon I wish to encourage people to be real for God and to seek a relationship with Jesus Christ which is what everyone needs. We need to be careful about how we as believers treat those outside of the faith and those new to the faith.

    Sermon March 11,2007 ‘How to be a bad Christian’ Years ago ,a British missionary asked the former Prime Minister of India Dr. Gandhi If he would consider becoming a Christian. Gandhi said no The missionary said why Ghandi had seen how the so called Christians in South Africa had treated non whites ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Wade Allen avatar

    Freedom From Religion Series

    Contributed by Wade Allen on Oct 3, 2007
    based on 13 ratings
     | 8,471 views

    A challenge to avoid being Pharisaical in the church.

    The Apostle Paul had an interesting style of ministry. Paul would travel to a city, get to know a few people, plant a church, then stay around as long as it took (usually a couple years) until the church was self-sufficient. Then he would pack up and move to a new city and start the process all ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jonathan Russell avatar

    A Reality Check

    Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Aug 28, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,885 views

    Examining what it means to live a "real" and authentic Christian life

    The text reveals four characteristics that describe a "real" Christian - a believer who not only talks the talk, but walks the walk. By asking four questions we can give ourselves a realtiy check. 1. Are you HONEST? (v. 3) We must be honest in the way we live our lives. Message paraphrase: "But ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian La Croix avatar

    Jhhemtyd Part 2: Hypocrisy Blocks The Way To Heaven

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Nov 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,996 views

    Full title is: Jesus Hates Hypocrisy Even More Than You Do - Part 2... Discussion of how hypocrisy can keep people from Jesus.

    Jesus Hates Hypocrisy Even More Than You Do!  Part 2 – Hypocrisy Blocks the Way to Heaven Matthew 23:13-15 October 26, 2008 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT IS FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Me/We: I asked last week if any of you like hypocrites. I also pointed ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Spencer Homan avatar

    You Might Be A Pharisee (What Not To Do)

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 15, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,986 views

    This sermon focuses on what NOT to do as Christians, looks at comparing ourselves to the Pharisees.

    Matthew 23:15 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cross sea and land to make a single convert, and you make the new convert twice as much a child of hell as yourselves. “You Might Be a Pharisee” It’s hard for us to fully realize… just how cool the Pharisees were in ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed