BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
BIBLE READING: Matthew 23: 1-7, 23-28
CHALLENGE someone “I Want Names” (2)
1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. 23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2
Prescription Fraud: Jesus challenged all kinds of people. Who are you challenging AND who’s challenging you?
Who did Jesus Challenge? How did he do it? 1. Jesus challenged the RELIGIONS Matt. 23: 7X = HYPOCRITES v. 3, 5, 24: They made a big deal of little things, and little deal out of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. v.27 You stand up and act like YOU DON’T HAVE PROBLEMS. How? 2. Jesus challenged the UNREPENTANT SINNER. How? 1 Cor. 5: 9- 10, 11, 12- 13 Judgment is an issue of JURISDICTION.
Who are you challenging? AND Who’s challenging you?
PRAY FOR SOMEONE- WEEK #2 OPEN: 1. Who is the most challenging teacher or coach you’ve ever had? 2. What “hot buttons” do your kids use on you? Read Matthew 23:1-33 DIG: 3. As Jesus sees it, what is the main evil of the Pharisees? Compare the path to greatness followed by the Pharisees with that taught by Jesus (vv.5-12) 4. Make a list of the 7 woes Jesus makes against the Pharisees and teachers of the Law (vv.13-32) Do you find anything common to all 7 charges? 5. What makes being challenged so difficult – even when we know the result will be positive? 6. Who in your life has challenged you with hard truth to grow in your spiritual life? What would be different about you without that challenge? Read 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 7. It’s God’s job to judge those outside the church, but it is our duty as Christians to challenge each other. Why is it more difficult for us to challenge other Christians then to merely point judgmental fingers at non-Christians? 8. Why is it so important for us as believers to constantly challenge one another to follow Jesus completely? REFLECT: 9. Who is a fellow Christian who’s honest with you – pushing you to follow Jesus more completely? Who are you honestly pushing to follow Jesus more completely? 10. What is one thing you can do this week to either initiate one of those 2 relationships or take one of those relationships a step deeper? PRAYER: Pry for God to give you boldness to challenge other Christians to continue growing in Christ. Then, Pray for God to give you humility to accept the challenges of other believers as they help you grow in Christ. And last, pray for kindness as you interact with those outside the church – for God to give you compassion & truth instead of judgment.
