Oh, let the Son of God enfold you with His spirit and his love.

Let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you,

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the Word for today, Pastor Chuck continues with be doers of the Word.

As we pick up in Matthew, chapter 23 chapter 23 verse one and now with today's message

here's Pastor Chuck Matthew's Gospel 23 Jesus has been at the temple and he was challenged as to his

authority by the temple and he was challenged as to his authority by the priest and then he was asked questions

by the scribes the Pharisees the Sadducees and then Jesus finally asked them a question what do you

think of Christ who son is he and when they said the son of David,

he said, how can he be the son of David when David by the spirit called him Lord? And no

father would ever call his son Lord. That's just so totally against the culture, just not done.

So they couldn't answer him, and neither did they dare ask him

any more questions after that.

Now, still there in the temple.

As we go into chapter 23,

we are still there within the temple precincts.

Then Jesus turns from this

questions and counter questions with the scribes and Pharisees,

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