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  • Andrew Moffatt avatar

    Johanan The Rabbi Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 18, 2010
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    A narrative monolouge reply from a Rabbi who was present at the Temple to hear the words of Jesus spoken in Matthew 23. To highlight why Jesus had an issue with the Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, that he was concerned for their legalism.

    Matthew 23, 22/08/2010 Jesus was to address the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law at the Temple. This occurred during the week preceding the crucifixion of Jesus. Jesus mentions seven woes, The Pharisees were a legalistic and separatistic group who strictly, but often hypocritically, kept the ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Unmasking The Pharisees

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Jul 22, 2009
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    The teachers of the law looked like men who honoured God, but Jesus saw behind their masks.

    UNMASKING THE BELIEVER A rather well-built young man saw an advertisement for a job at the zoo. When he went there, he was horrified to find that the only job they had open was for somebody to play the part of a gorilla. A lot of children were coming in the next few days, and the zoo, having no ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Moving Past Religion That Weighs You Down Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 18, 2010
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    This message looks at the burdensome approach to religion that the Pharisees had and what Jesus offers instead.

    PHARISEE RELIGION: “Got-to’s” and guilt lead to a heavy burden. - Matthew 23:4. - Cf. v. 3 – The Pharisees don’t practice what they preach, so they’re putting out a standard, but the “unwashed masses” don’t know how to avoid the guilt. In the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Moving To The Head Of The Line Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 14, 2010
    based on 67 ratings
     | 33,606 views

    Jesus hated pride and used the Pharisees to highlight the evils of that sin. But why would God hate pride, and how would I know if I suffer from it?

    Last Sunday we introduced the “Upside Down Teachings of Jesus”. The teaching of Jesus that just don’t make sense to most people. Today’s sermon will continue that theme by focusing on Jesus’ teaching: “the Last shall be First, and the First shall be Last”. OPEN: When my dad first married my mom, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Where's Your Worth? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 2, 2013
    based on 56 ratings
     | 63,469 views

    Where do you find your "self-worth"? Is it in God, or in yourself? The Pharisees looked for their importance in themselves and ended up robbing God of His glory to gain their own. How can avoid the traps that ensnared these highly religious leaders?

    OPEN: "Sometime, when you're feeling important Sometime, when your ego's in bloom Sometime when you take it for granted, You're the best qualified man in the room. Sometime when you feel that your going, would leave an unfillable hole, Just follow this simple instruction, and see how it humbles ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Misplaced Zeal

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jun 16, 2011
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    We are impressed with zeal. Certainly the Jews of Jesus day had tremendous zeal; passion for what they believed. But zeal and passion can easily be focused on the wrong thing.

    Passage: Matthew 23:1-39 Intro: We are impressed by zeal, passion 1. see our Mormon friends riding their bike es 2. on way to seminary, remember seeing a Moonie selling candy bars in the freezing rain. 3. we even have a grudging admiration for zeal that causes a radical Muslim to kill ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Strapped To God (Teffilin/Phylacteries)

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 18, 2011
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    Jewish people wore/wear the tefillin (or phylacteries) to remind them of their relationship to God. There are lessons from the tefillin for Christians as well.

    1. Mendel’s Tefillin As the Nazis forced Jews into the death camps in WWII, they stripped their captives of even their most meager possessions. The Tefillin were rare ans precious commodities in the camps. Mendel’s Tefillin were confiscated as soon as he arrived at Auschwitz. Even in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Dressed Up

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Oct 26, 2013
     | 5,343 views

    Sermon titled dressed up because it is close to Halloween. The describes how the Pharisees dressed up outwardly but inwardly were not Saints. The sermon share how Saints are dressed up.

    Matthew 23 :1-12 Dressed Up First let us look how the Pharisees dressed Up: 1. The Pharisees Dressed Up their outer garments were Devoutness but their inward garments were Hypocritical They don't live up to the standards of a true Saint • : 2"The teachers of the law and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Lalachan Abraham avatar

    A Reflection On Servant-Leadership Series

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Nov 27, 2014
    based on 8 ratings
     | 22,349 views

    Jesus said “The greatest among you must be a servant.”(Matthew 23:11)

    “The greatest among you will be your servant. For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted..”(Matthew 23:11-12) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden speech on the eve of India’s 68th Independence Day on 15th August 2014, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Modern Day Pharisees

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 10, 2012
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     | 5,134 views

    Don’t just talk the walk; walk the walk, too.

    Modern Day Pharisees January 13, 2008 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Don’t just talk the walk; walk the walk, too. Focus Passage: Matthew 23:1-12 Supplemental Passage: 1 Samuel 16:7 says, “..the Lord does not see as mortals see; they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Lowe avatar

    Jesus’ Last Sermon Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 21, 2018
     | 20,047 views

    This was our Lords last public message. It is a scathing denunciation of false religion that paraded itself under the guise of truth. Some of the common people no doubt were shocked at his words, for they considered the Pharisees righteous.

    -Tuesday- Jerusalem Jesus’ Last Sermon Matthew 23:1-39 (focal passage), Mark 12:38-40, Luke 20:45-4 Matthew 23:1-39 1 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, 2 saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Loving Othrs Like Christ Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jul 31, 2018
     | 4,246 views

    Loving God with all our heart, mind, and soul and loving others like yourself. We cannot love like that without God working in us.

    Prayer- Introduction- Good morning, we have been in a series “Love worth finding” We have looked at loving God and God loving us. We have looked at living our lives directed by the Holy Spirit of God helping us and leading us and empowering us to live the life that God intended for us to ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Todd Blair avatar

    Easter Preparations - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Todd Blair on Apr 4, 2022
     | 1,234 views

    How not to be a Pharisee

    Before I start my message this morning, I want to run something past y'all and see what you think. I'm thinking we could start a new type of ministry for our church. I'm thinking we could minister, as we do, to the poor, the addicted and the incarcerated but also add a new ministry to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid avatar

    Prayer For Saving Grace Series

    Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Jan 17, 2020
     | 2,976 views

    Greetings in the Holy Name of Jesus Yahshuah, My brothers and sisters, the love of God is with us, for without His love, there is no us.

    Prayer For Saving Grace by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (January 17, 2020) “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And ...read more

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    Denomination: Friends

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Witnessing To The Culture Of Death Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 7, 2020
     | 2,298 views

    We must work and pray, as St. Benedict told us to do. Work for the spread of the kingdom in our families and communities, and vote as a Christian must, for godly men and women who will resist the culture of death and legislate for life, peace, and goodness.

    Tuesday of the 2nd Week in Lent 2020 For our first reading today, I have chosen to begin earlier in the first chapter of Isaiah than the Lectionary suggests, and to add the verses the Lectionary omits. The Lenten readings take a great deal of the very long prophecies of Isaiah, but they omit ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic