Sermon Notes

Still in ‘Holy Week’

Warning of bad teaching of scribes of His day

  • Scribes were subset of pharisees
  • Scribes knew and interrupted The Law
  • But Talmud (Jewish legal book) said it was more important to listen to scribes than obey Gods’s word
  • They had an outward appearance to impress followers
  • Took advantage of defenseless people – windows and orphans. Showed their true character
  • Wordy and long prayers to impress people instead of God
  • Face special condemnation

Jesus

  • Patience and kindness to prostitutes and tax-collectors
  • The accomplices of Hell were the religious leaders of Jesus’ day. Condemning selves and others w/ their teachings

False Teachers

  • disguise themselves as good / ‘angels of light’
  • Today = Emergent movement / prosperity gospel / social gospel
  • Those that distort God’s Word on purpose
  • Also those that are not paying attention / care to the Truth

We should hate somethings

  • sin in our lives and lives of others
  • false teachers

Nothing should be a priority over the Gospel

  • Social
  • Sports
  • Politics
  • Hobbies

Things will change w/ more preaching of the Gospel

Bible Verses

— Luke 20:45-47