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Hypocrisy

Matthew 23: 27-32 2 Thes 3:6-10,16-18 / Ps 128 Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! (Matthew 23:27) Don’t be deceived by what may seem So innocent, no trace of guilt … Remember those who lie and scheme Are whitewashed tombs hiding their filth. (Jesus said), “Woe to you, teachers of [...]

Hipocrisy and Deceit

Matthew 23: 13-22 2Thes 1: 1-5,11-12 / Ps 96 You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. (Matthew 23:13) No oaths can bind lies and deceits, As made by “scribes and Pharisees”; When remedied by hypocrites, The cure is [...]

The Pharisees’ Paralysis

Luke 5:17-26 Isa 35:1-10 / Psa 85:9-14 When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.” (Luke 5:20) Repentance is what we must seek If we are paralyzed by sin. Pride keeps us bound, makes our faith weak If what needs healing lies within. One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and [...]

Crippled By Bias and Hypocrisy

Luke 13: 10-17 Rom 8: 12-17 / Psa 68 Should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for 18 long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her? (Luke 13:16) Of many things I can’t discern, Lord Jesus heal my crippled faith; And bent by sin, [...]

In the Presence of the Lord

Luke 12: 1-7 Rom 4: 1-8 / Psa 32 “There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed.” (Lk.12:2.) All things in darkness come to light; No lie can ever be concealed. What secrets can hide from God’s sight? In time the truth will be revealed. So many people were crowding together that they were [...]

The Lord of the Sabbath

Luke 6: 1-5 Col 1: 21-23 / Psa 54 Then He said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” (Luke 6:5) All acts of piety are useless If bitterness in our hearts remain; Don’t let your faith be dry and worthless Like chaff separated from the grain. Now it happened that [...]