Matthew : Season 6 - Week 4

Sermon Description:

For the first 10 chapters of Matthew, Matthew records the amazing things that Jesus does and says. But then, in chapters 11 and 12, he tells the stories of how people respond to Jesus. And sometimes it’s awe, wonder and worship, but sometimes, it’s dramatic conflict. In Matthew 12, the Pharisees pick a fight with Jesus about the proper interpretation of the Torah (what we’d call the Old Testament). Jesus then picks a fight right back, saying that the Pharisees actually don’t understand their own sacred texts. And in the process, Jesus reveals that a person’s zeal to “be right” can lead them to be unloving, which is always a violation of the heart of God and the heart of the Scriptures.

SPEAKERS:

Steve Clifford (Saratoga), Corinna Girard (South Hills)

Bible Passages):

Matthew 12:1-21

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