Life with Jesus | Cleansing Hearts (Woe to You)

Date: October 13, 2024
Worship Leader: Emily Holmes
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 21:23-23:39 (A Composite) 

The Seven Woes (Matthew 23:13-36)

Grief unto you. Blessed are the poor in spirit. Blessed are those who mourn. 
Blessed are the meek. (accurate self-view) Lost without God, complete in Him!

 

You shut the door of heaven in people's faces.

• Who might I be excluding from the kingdom?
  
• How might I be doing it?
  
• Why am I doing it?

You corrupt your disciples.

• What kind of disciple is my life producing? (Grace or works dependent)

You wobble in your commitments.

• As a growing disciple of Jesus, how firm is my yes?
• What is my motivation for saying yes?
  

You've neglected mercy and justice.

• What demonstrations of justice and mercy impact me the most?

You're full of greed and self-indulgence.

• Who in your life has unrestricted access to call you out on your shortcomings?
  

You put up a spiritual front, but you're dead inside.

• What is one dead or dying area you would like to invite Jesus to bring new life back to?

You criticize others and follow their lead.

• What is a practice you call out in others that you’re also guilty of practicing at times?