In Matthew 23:13 -15 we see Jesus turn His focus to the impact the scribes and Pharisees are having in the lives of others. It’s a vital challenge to us as well, because we all have influence in the lives of other people… whether we like it or not! In this message Mike explores the reality that we might teach what we know, but we reproduce what we are. We confront the fact that the way we live and the choices we make matter far beyond ourselves. If we care about the people God’s put around us and the people God’s called us to reach out to, we have to take our own righteousness seriously.   Woes into Wows pt 2: From Delivering Destruction to Reproducing Righteousness. Matthew 23:13-15 15/05/2022   Woes into Wows Is it worth bruising someone’s ego in order to save their life? Is it worth suffering short term pain for eternal gain? That’s what Jesus is doing right here – He’s delivering hard but life-giving truths to people who are heading for destruction and taking a bunch of others with them. Last week we laid a foundation of what’s happening in this passage and exposed the root problem of pride that manifest itself in hypocrisy.  When pride is allowed to grow in your heart, hypocrisy is inevitable in your lifestyle.  Your actions will not match your words. We explored some ways that even with the best of intentions we can do that and we can even push others in that direction. If you missed it I’d encourage you to check it out on the website, youtube channel or podcast.  Remember if you have the elvanto app you can get all our sermons on there as well! But right now we’re following Jesus as He turns His... Read More