**Together Group Questions:**

Read Matthew 23:1-39. What is God’s Word saying to you in this passage? What is God’s heart for His people?

After reading through Matthew 23, what kinds of things characterized the Pharisees?

Share about a time or season where you were going to church and “doing” mostly right things… but your heart was far from God. What caused your distance? What brought you back?

When do you most feel like a hypocrite? What do you think God would say to that direct situation?

What are some ways that we can specifically pursue abiding in Christ and being filled with the Spirit of God?

If Jesus were here today in Southern California 2017, what might be some areas in the church that He would say “Woe” to, and challenge us to repent from?

What is something you need to submit and surrender to God?