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  • David Rogers avatar

    Woe To Those Who Don't Believe

    Contributed by David Rogers on Apr 20, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,914 views

    A sermon dealing with people who call themselves Christians but the really don’t believe that God says what He means and means what He says.

    Woe to those who don’t believe Bro. David Rogers Pastor Bethlehem Baptist Church Winona Ms Matthew 23:1-39 Prayer Introduction Years ago, I heard a story about a preacher who went to a small town to preach a series of gospel sermons. His attempt was to evangelize that little town. He preached for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Phillips avatar

    Woe

    Contributed by James Phillips on Jun 20, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 4,687 views

    Jesus tells us not to be like the Pharisees.

    WOE MATTHEW 23:1 39 MATTHEW 23:1 12 Pharisees Exposed 1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, 2 saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; 3 therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Richard White avatar

    I'm Not Ok You're Not Ok

    Contributed by Richard White on Sep 13, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 9,190 views

    We may look good on the outside, but inside we may be a mess. Either that or we are fooling ourselves.

    I’m not OK, you’re not OK 1 John 1:4; Matt 23:31-46 4 We write this to make our joy complete. Happiness comes and goes, but JOY lasts a lifetime. Jesus Over You. Every one of us has experienced happiness. The world has Happy Hour, it is from 5-7 everyday and I am sure there are people go ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Excusing Our Sins, Condemning Others Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,512 views

    We need to face our struggles and sins instead of throwing others under the bus.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • WE are winding down our series of 8 Ways to be a bad Christian. • Today we are going to look at the final issue in our series. This final way we can be a bad Christian is one that can be so damaging not only to ourselves, but to those around us as well. • If we are not ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Could I Be A Pharisee?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 30, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,168 views

    A sermon about learning to be authentic Chrisitians.

    Matthew 23:1-6, 13-15, 23-28, 33 “Could I Be A Pharisee?” by: Rev. Ken Sauer, pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org The Apostle Paul wrote to the Church in Rome: “You yourselves are our letter…known and read by everybody.” Today he might drop the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Woe To You!

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 2, 2007
    based on 101 ratings
     | 31,448 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

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Unmasking The Hypocrite Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 16, 2008
    based on 48 ratings
     | 11,875 views

    Jesus did something no one else had done...He stood up to the religious bullies that were leading people astray. There’s much we can learn about hypocrisy here. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint.

    Unmasking the Hypocrite Matthew 23:1-39 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/UnmaskingHypocrite.html This is Jesus’ last public message before He dies on the cross. It is stunning...a scathing denunciation of false religion and hypocrisy. Let’s set the scene: Jesus is speaking to 3 groups of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 26, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,271 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

  • Jeff Skinner avatar

    Attack Of The Clones

    Contributed by Jeff Skinner on Dec 6, 2005
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    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

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    The Almost Christian

    Contributed by Bill Huffhine on Mar 25, 2006
    based on 133 ratings
     | 41,585 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

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Could I Be A Pharisee?

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 10, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,057 views

    The Church of the 21st century needs to evaluate itself in terms of Christ’s judgments and demands.

    Matthew 23:1-4, 23-28, 33 “Could I Be A Pharisee?” By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview UMC, www.parkview-umc.org When Ben was a lot younger, he asked me an intriguing theological question—to which I had no answer. “Why,” he asked, “did God create chiggers, ticks, and gnats?” Anyhow, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Danny Moss avatar

    "Why Do People Reject Jesus Christ?" Series

    Contributed by Danny Moss on Mar 11, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 8,953 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

  • David Moore avatar

    From The Blood Of Righteous Abel

    Contributed by David Moore on Nov 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,326 views

    A message given on "Suffering Church Sunday"

    From The Blood of Righteous Abel Aim: To show how Christians should respond to persecution. Text: Matthew 23:31-39 (vs. 35 key vs.) Introduction: This morning our focus is upon the suffering church. Statistics from the January 2006 edition of the International Journal of Missionary Research tell ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Peter Schmidt avatar

    No One Said This Would Be Easy Series

    Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Dec 29, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 7,372 views

    On the day after Christmas, on St. Stephen’s Day, we learn that though getting to heaven is easy through Jesus, carrying his cross on earth often times isn’t. But if being a Christian is difficult, it is even more so for the unbeliever.

    Festival of St. Stephen Matthew 23:34-39 I have always had a healthy respect for all branches of the military, and not to take anything away from the other divisions of our armed forces, but one branch particularly stands out in my mind: the Marine Corps. What is their slogan that you see on ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Paul Cull avatar

    Keeping Up Appearances

    Contributed by Paul Cull on Jan 3, 2005
    based on 57 ratings
     | 10,195 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