Lord's Day Sermon
October 24, 2021
The Spiritual Peril of Bad Leaders
Sermon Details
Read passage (ESV) — Matthew 23:29-39
29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous, 30 saying, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 31 Thus you witness against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers. 33 You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell? 34 Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town, 35 so that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah,[a] whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. 36 Truly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Lament over Jerusalem
37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 38 See, your house is left to you desolate. 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
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Matthew 23:35 Some manuscripts omit the son of BarachiahCross references
Matthew 23:29 : Luke 11:47, 48 Matthew 23:31 : Acts 7:51, 52 Matthew 23:32 : Gen. 15:16; Dan. 8:23; 1 Thess. 2:15, 16 Matthew 23:33 : ch. 3:7; 12:34 Matthew 23:33 : ver. 15 Matthew 23:34 : For ver. 34-36, [Luke 11:49-51] Matthew 23:34 : ch. 10:16 Matthew 23:34 : See Acts 13:1; 1 Cor. 12:28 Matthew 23:34 : ch. 13:52 Matthew 23:34 : See ch. 21:35 Matthew 23:34 : See ch. 21:35 Matthew 23:34 : ch. 10:17; Mark 13:9; Luke 21:12; Acts 22:19; 26:11; [Luke 12:11] Matthew 23:34 : ch. 10:23 Matthew 23:35 : Rev. 18:24 Matthew 23:35 : Gen. 4:4, 8; Heb. 11:4; 1 John 3:12 Matthew 23:35 : [Zech. 1:1] Matthew 23:35 : See Luke 1:9 Matthew 23:35 : Ex. 40:6; 2 Kgs. 16:14; Ezek. 40:47 Matthew 23:36 : [ch. 10:23; 16:28; 24:34] Matthew 23:37 : For ver. 37-39, see Luke 13:34, 35; [Luke 19:41-44] Matthew 23:37 : See ch. 21:35 Matthew 23:37 : [Ps. 147:2; Prov. 1:24] Matthew 23:37 : Luke 23:28 Matthew 23:37 : [Deut. 32:11, 12] Matthew 23:37 : Ruth 2:12 Matthew 23:37 : John 5:40 Matthew 23:38 : [Isa. 64:11; Jer. 12:7; 22:5] Matthew 23:39 : ch. 21:9; Cited from Ps. 118:26Outline
- Judgment Because They Hindered People from Entering the Kingdom of God (13-15) A. First Woe: Barred Access to Salvation (13) B. Second Woe: Made Misguided and Fanatic Converts (15)
- Judgment Because They Were Concerned About Superficial Details Before Basic Truths of Devotion and Ethics (16- 24) A. Third Woe: Promoted Artificial Religious Rules (16-22) B. Fourth Woe: Practiced an Unbalanced Piety and Emphasized Wrong Priorities (23-24)
- Judgment Because They Focused on Externals Rather Than the Heart (25-28) A. Fifth Woe: Lived in External Purity to the Exclusion of Inward Purity (25-26) B. Sixth Woe: Looked Good on the Outside But Were Spiritually Dead on the Inside (27-28)
- Seventh Woe: Judgment Because They Were _____________________ in the _____________________of God’s Messengers (29-36) 10/31/2021 Pastor Michael Mang Title: “The Spiritual Peril of Bad Leaders” (Part 4) Text: Matthew 23:29-39 Theme: Even as God in Christ judges with complete justice and righteousness, He takes no delight that people reject the clear truth He has given them. Let us not presume on the kindness and mercy of God, but instead let us be quick to repudiate and turn from the sins of our forebears that are our own sins. 9 C o n f e s s i o n o f S i n Personal Confession This time of silence is provided for private, personal confession. A s s u r a n c e o f P a r d o n By this I know that you delight in me: my enemy will not shout in triumph over me. But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever. — Psalm 41:11-12 (ESV) O God of Grace, we confess that our hearts are often far from You, that our affections are repeatedly given over to this fallen world, and that our wills are frequently set to do what is contrary to Your law. Forgive our waywardness. Redirect our affections. Renew our wills. Cleanse us from our pride and pardon our lips for spewing out contempt for our brethren. Our sins are great, but You are greater than our sin. Restore us to whole-hearted devotion to You in Christ, in Whom we pray. Amen. 8 more about your eternal future. You can find their