This week, Pastor Wayne Hoag picks up in Matthew 23, where Jesus confronts religious hypocrisy head-on. Jesus warns against focusing on outward appearances, status, and rule-following while neglecting the things that matter most to God: justice, mercy, faithfulness, and love. Yet even in His strong rebuke, we see His deep compassion as He grieves over Jerusalem.
This passage challenges us to look beyond how our faith appears on the outside and ask what is really happening in our hearts.
Where might you be tempted to focus more on looking like a faithful Christian than actually living out a faith marked by love, mercy, humility, and obedience to Jesus?