Hey guys, want to talk about the Pharisees today. And there's a bit of Pharisee in every single one of us.

And as we slow down and describe them, I'm just asking the Lord to help me to get a little bit of that Pharisee disease out of my heart.

And I'm hoping you'll ask the Lord the same thing. So let's dive in today, Matthew Chapter 23.

I hope you'll join us.

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Hey, friends, brand new chapter today, Matthew Chapter 23.

We're right down to the end of Jesus' public ministry.

And Jesus has some words to say, especially to those who are the leaders in

Jerusalem. Remember that the common man generally in Jesus' ministry, they heard him gladly. They loved

Jesus. Why? Because Jesus spoke to them plainly. He spoke as one that had authority. He wasn't

so concerned about footnoting everything he said by some famous person said this, or I'm the son of,

the son of somebody that was a great priest. Now, Jesus just spoke the word of God with simplicity

and power, and of course, his life backed it up.

Add to that his compassion in all of it.

So people generally loved the preaching and teaching of Jesus, and they clamored to hear him.

The people that did not like Jesus were the other teachers of the day.

Why? Because Jesus intimidated them and he stole from them what they so craved, which was attention and admiration

and popularity and all of that. And they were willing to use people to build their reputation and their

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