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  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    A Pharisee And The Sinner

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 24, 2016
    based on 9 ratings
     | 10,715 views

    Jesus contrasts two men, and two attitudes in prayer.

    A PHARISEE AND “THE” SINNER. Luke 18:9-14. Jesus had just told His disciples a parable to encourage them to importunity in prayer (Luke 18:1). Now He turned back to the Pharisees (cf. Luke 17:20-21) to warn them, and those like them, against despising others and approaching God in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Parable Of The Wedding Banquet Series

    Contributed by David Blizzard on Jun 19, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,929 views

    This is the third parable Jesus told in response to the Pharisees question about His authority in cleansing the Temple.

    THE WEDDING BANQUET PARABLE – Matthew 22:1-15 This is the third parable that Jesus told in response to the Pharisees’ question about his authority. The first one of the two sons dealt with Israel’s rejection of God the Father. The parable of the vineyard dealt with the rejection of God the Son. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jelle Horjus avatar

    Simon The Pharisee

    Contributed by Jelle Horjus on Nov 1, 2005
    based on 87 ratings
     | 35,387 views

    While reading this story we are all focused on what the woman does. It is Simon however on whom I would like to put the spotlight: the reality is that we are like the Pharisee, and not like the woman!

    Simon, the Self-righteous Pharisee - sermon on Luke 7: 36-50 - The sinful woman. That is the name the translators of our translation gave to this paragraph in Luke’s gospel. Another title would have been more appropriate however. Maybe something like ‘Simon, the proud Pharisee.’ For the deepest ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scott Jensen avatar

    Real Righteousness

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Oct 29, 2019
     | 3,972 views

    Luther's studies reveled that we are saved by grace through faith, and not by works. That thought is the heart of what the reformation. This sermon ties into the reformation with the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector.

    Opening and Introduction Tonight, is a special day as we celebrate the reformation. Just over 500 years ago, Martin Luther nailed 95 theses on the Wittenberg church door, which changed the landscape of Europe, and the world. Luther’s disagreement with the Catholic church was very similar to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Two Ways To Pray, One Effective, The Other Not So Much

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 21, 2025
     | 253 views

    Our Gospel from St. Luke is the only place in the NT where we can find this parable of the Pharisee and the Publican, or tax-collector. Both go up to the Temple to pray.

    Thirtieth Sunday Integral 2025 The deuterocanonical book of Sirach, a late work in Hebrew that survived only in Gk, is kind of a long reflection on the entire OT. It was used by the Church to help new barbarian members understand the moral law and the road to virtuous living so much that it was ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Clay Gentry avatar

    The Pharisee In Me

    Contributed by Clay Gentry on Sep 4, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,233 views

    There's a Pharisee in me just waiting to come out.

    As I continue to grow and understand the gospel of Jesus Christ and learn more of God’s grace, I have become more conscious of a struggle that rages within me. It’s a struggle between the man I so desperately want to be and the man I have the tendency to be. I struggle, because I know ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Todd Kornahrens avatar

    The Parable Of The Two Sons

    Contributed by Todd Kornahrens on Sep 23, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 10,878 views

    With God it is better late than never.

    The parable Jesus shares in today’s Gospel lesson proves the old adage better late than never We find Jesus once again in a debate with the Pharisees over Christ’s authority For centuries the Pharisees ran the Church as an elites social organization rather than the loving body ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Russ Barksdale avatar

    Wedding Feast Series

    Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Jun 6, 2019
     | 4,740 views

    How do I know if I’m a Pharisee? 1. If I struggle to enjoy the party. 2. If I get distracted by other parties. 3. If I’m not trying to populate the party

    Wedding Feast Matthew 22:1-14 How do I know if I’m a Pharisee? 1. If I struggle to enjoy the party. Vv.1-4 2. If I get distracted by other parties. Vv.5-7 3. If I’m not trying to populate the party vv.8-14 Opening illustration Turn with me to Matthew 22:1-14 Begin a new ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    The Parable Of The Unjust Servant

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Sep 3, 2022
     | 3,125 views

    God expects singleness of service to Him. All that we do, secular and sacred is to glorify Him.

    The Parable of the Unjust Servant Luke 16:1-13 This morning, we are studying one of Jesus’s parables. A parable is basically an illustration which is used to help understand an idea. This morning, we are studying the Parable of the Unjust Steward from Luke 16? What does Jesus want us to understand ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jonathan Spurlock avatar

    The Pharisee And The Publican (Tax-Collector)

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jul 25, 2023
     | 1,604 views

    Jesus told a story (parable) about two men who went to the Temple to pray. One man was changed, but the other remained the same. Let's take a look:

    (Based on a message preached at First Baptist Church, Chamois, MO; not an exact transcription) Introduction: Some folks have become concerned about where they’re going when they die. I know of some who have asked, “Am I going to Hell when I die?” Today’s text, a story from Jesus about two people, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul George avatar

    The Prophetic Parables Of Matthew 13

    Contributed by Paul George on Jan 16, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,014 views

    The preaching of the parables occurred on the day of the controversies over the Sabbath and the condemnation of the Pharisees.

    The Prophetic Parables of Matthew 13 Matthew 13:1-2 The thirteenth chapter of Matthew flows out of chapter 12. The preaching of the parables occurred on the day of the controversies over the Sabbath and the condemnation of the Pharisees. “That day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Simon Fullylove avatar

    Jesus And The Pharisee Series

    Contributed by Simon Fullylove on Feb 27, 2007
     | 5,063 views

    A look at what the call meant to Nicodemus to be "born again"

    Introduction A man was preaching to a church in Australia. The congregation had big black Bibles and severe expressions... And they knew their Bibles, and were proud of that. It was a smallish group, so he decided to engage them in dialogue: ’Who knows who the Pharisees were?’ They did. ’The ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Evolution And Phariseeism

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 24, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,209 views

    The recent aggressive character of evolutionists, trying to silence those who use science to question Darwin, is pharisaical.

    Tuesday of 21st Week in Course August 26, 2008 One of the reasons we can be confident in Jesus’s words that we will not know the day of His second coming until it happens, is that a general rebellion must come first. Well, our society seems to constantly be in a state of rebellion against God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Dan Cormie avatar

    Blind Pharisee

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Nov 27, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,262 views

    This one looks at the similarities between modern "churchianity" and the Pharisees of Jesus’ day.

    Dakota Community Church November 19, 2006 Blind Pharisee John 9:1-41 Read the chapter. 1. Pharisees have a “private club” mentality. There are entrance requirements and membership has its privileges. There those who are “in” and those who are “out” and the distinctions are made clear by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Not As The Pharisees Convert Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 20, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,324 views

    We must be converted daily to the following of Christ, and be sensitive to the signs others demonstrate that they are ready to hear the message and be healed by Christ.

    Monday of 21st Week in Course August 23, 2010 Today’s Gospel verses betray the Hebrew original of Matthew–one after another, Hebrew words come tumbling from Jesus’s lips: oi, as in oi vay–woe in English, peroushim, the separate ones we call Pharisees, ben Hinnom, which is ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic