“HYPOCRISY DEFEATED” LUKE 12:1-12 I. Introduction Have you ever seen or heard a person reprimanded for something they said or did and thought to yourself, “Good, he deserved it”? You probably have. Whenever my brother Randy was punished or lost privileges for something he said or did, I always thought to myself, “Good, he had […]
“HYPOCRISY CONDEMNED” LUKE 11:45-54 I. Introduction Hypocrisy! Legalism! Personal pride! Last Sunday we saw Jesus hit these sins hard while He was having lunch in the home of a Pharisee. The one thing that came through loud and clear was that the Lord hates hypocrisy, legalism, and personal pride. Sadly, even tragically, while these things […]
“HYPOCRISY EXPOSED” LUKE 11:37-44 I. Introduction Hypocrisy! Webster’s New World Dictionary defines it as, “…a pretending to be what one is not, or to feel what one does not feel; especially a pretense of virtue (or) piety.” The same dictionary defines a hypocrite as, “…a person who pretends to be what he is not; one […]
“IT’S NOT THE WONDERS, IT’S THE WORD” LUKE 11:29-36 I. Introduction The Word of God! It stands in opposition to the philosophies of men. And why wouldn’t it? It is the Word of God, not man. Therefore, it can only be believed by the faith that God gives, not by the reason that man cultivates. […]