JESUS AGAINST HYPOCRITES (2 OF 4)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Luke 3:1-3, Luke 3:5-20, Luke 3
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Jesus Against Hypocrites (2 of 4)
Series: The Man Who Won't Go Away
Scott Maze
Luke 3:1-20
Most people are religious at some point in their life. They dabble in religion either as a child or perhaps they attend church for a while with a friend during their days in college to explore the fascinating world of religious belief. A coworker dies that is Buddhist and they interact with their religion at their memorial service. One way or another, most of us have had a religious phase in our lives. And our spiritual side is not something that can be analyzed under a microscope as clinical and purely objective. Instead, our spiritual sides are a combination of our mind, heart, and soul. For some, their religious side fades as soon as it arrives. To hear them talk, you would learn their thoughts on some of the newest movies or their thoughts on politics but you would hear little talk of their religion. Their religion faded over time.
Still for others, religion sticks as we develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. And the first step inside the doorway to Christianity is repentance. Think of repentance as Ellis Island where all immigrants must first visit before they're given citizenship papers. Yet, if Christianity is the place where some of us immigrate, many still attempt to straddle the fence between Christianity and an old way of living. In a word, this is hypocrisy. It's the ugly side of Christianity. And hypocrisy has historically ranked as a major cause for people being turned off by Christianity. We hear, ''Jesus, I like, it's the church I can't stand.'' And it's this side of our lives that I want to circle in bright red ink for the next few moments. I want to talk to you today about ''Jesus Against Hypocrites.''
We continue a series entitled, The Man Who Won't Go Away, this morning. Anyone who is familiar with the story of Jesus Christ knows of His influence. This one solitary life has done more to inspire hope and l ...
Series: The Man Who Won't Go Away
Scott Maze
Luke 3:1-20
Most people are religious at some point in their life. They dabble in religion either as a child or perhaps they attend church for a while with a friend during their days in college to explore the fascinating world of religious belief. A coworker dies that is Buddhist and they interact with their religion at their memorial service. One way or another, most of us have had a religious phase in our lives. And our spiritual side is not something that can be analyzed under a microscope as clinical and purely objective. Instead, our spiritual sides are a combination of our mind, heart, and soul. For some, their religious side fades as soon as it arrives. To hear them talk, you would learn their thoughts on some of the newest movies or their thoughts on politics but you would hear little talk of their religion. Their religion faded over time.
Still for others, religion sticks as we develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. And the first step inside the doorway to Christianity is repentance. Think of repentance as Ellis Island where all immigrants must first visit before they're given citizenship papers. Yet, if Christianity is the place where some of us immigrate, many still attempt to straddle the fence between Christianity and an old way of living. In a word, this is hypocrisy. It's the ugly side of Christianity. And hypocrisy has historically ranked as a major cause for people being turned off by Christianity. We hear, ''Jesus, I like, it's the church I can't stand.'' And it's this side of our lives that I want to circle in bright red ink for the next few moments. I want to talk to you today about ''Jesus Against Hypocrites.''
We continue a series entitled, The Man Who Won't Go Away, this morning. Anyone who is familiar with the story of Jesus Christ knows of His influence. This one solitary life has done more to inspire hope and l ...
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