Woe - Sermon 3

Recap

Remember who God is, and who we are, in this equation

Do not neglect the more important things. What does Mercy, Forgiveness, and Justice require of us?

Intro (Things that need the inside to be utilized)

Messy Cars

Packed closets

Christmas Vacation Turkey Scene

We value things being clean on the inside

Washing a coffee mug (It takes a lot to make it truly clean)

We clean our homes

Matthew 23:25–28 NIV

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.

Do you look clean?

Are people close enough to know that you aren’t clean?

Do you value outward cleanliness to inward cleanliness

Main Point

We need to put effort into inner cleanliness.

“Clean the coffee grounds” (To be useful we have to prioritize the inside)