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1. Oh What Love 2. Oh What Hatred 3. Oh What Humility

This sermon explores the third priority in Jesus' training of the twelve apostles: his hatred for hypocrisy and love for sincerity. The speaker defines hypocrisy as a disconnect between one's words and heart, using the metaphor of leaven to illustrate how even small instances of pretense can spread and corrupt the entire soul. Drawing from Matthew, John, and Luke, the message warns against the dangers of seeking human approval, self-righteous judgment, and the gap between profession and practice. In contrast, the beauty of sincerity is highlighted through examples of Nathanael, the centurion, and the sinful woman, who demonstrated yielded faith and genuine devotion. The sermon calls believers to radically address areas of hypocrisy in their lives and to cultivate a heart of sincerity that aligns their inner life with their outward confession.

Our culture increasingly treats good and evil as matters of personal preference. Romans 12:9 calls Christians to a different way of life: genuine love, hatred of evil, and steadfast devotion to what is good. Dave Jenkins explains why God's character and Word provide the only trustworthy standard for morality. He also considers how biblical love holds truth and compassion together, how believers can practice daily discernment, and how union with Christ enables Christians to pursue lives that glorify God. For more from Anchored in the Word, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/anchored-in-the-wordpage/

Ecclesiastes 9:1 "For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them." King James Version

Tonight we look at Stephen's declaration of God's redemption for His people, the anger and hatred against it, resulting in Stephen's death, better yet, his falling asleep.

I. What Is the Fruit of Patience? A. Godly Long-suffering B. Godly Self-restraint II. How Is It Produced? A. A Spiritual Harvest B. A Growing Grace III. How Is It Made Known? A. In Our Obedience to God B. In Our Service to Man

The Bible contains a clear and solemn divide between the way of the world and the way of faith. Cain and Abel's hearts revealed two entirely different spiritual allegiances: Cain belonged to the wicked one, while Abel approached God in faith and lived righteously. Cain's religion produced pride, envy, hatred led to murder; Abel's faith led to humble worship and obedience. True Christianity is not merely a profession of belief but a transformed life marked by righteousness and love for God's people.

Much of this chapter reveals God's hatred of social injustice. When the powerful exploit and ruin the weak and the marginalized, God takes note. When they heap up "preachers" who condone their corruption, while tearing down those who stand up to them, God is righteously angry. But Micah's first oracle (chapters 1-2) concludes with the portrait of a Shepherd-King who knows his own and comes to break them out of social and spiritual bondage.