Sermons on Pharisaism

Sermons on Pharisaism

Matt 21:28-46

Parables for Pharisees, Ancient and Postmodern  Introduction:  Last Sunday our text from Matthew 21 concerned the beginning of The Week that Was, Passion Week, the final week of Christ’s earthly life.  It began with the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into the city of Jerusalem on Sunday, followed by the cleansing of the temple, the cursing of the fig tree, and the challenge to Jesus’ authority by the religious leaders of Israel.  Each of these events uniquely revealed the authority of Jesus –over people, over…