The Antidote for Hypocrisy

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The Antidote for Hypocrisy

April 7, 2024 • Pastor Zach Terry • Luke 12:1–3

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Remember the last time we were together in Luke; we looked at the subject of Jesus

and Hypocrisy.

WE said that - The Greek word Jesus used is hupo - crates - The word means an actor.

The Greek actors would wear masks that portrayed whatever emotion the part required.

• SAD - So if the Actor was playing a sad role, he would wear a mask with a frown and

tear drops rolling down the cheeks.

• ANGRY - If the Actor was playing the part of an angry character, the mask would be

an angry mask.

A Hypocrite does the same thing—he or she portrays something externally that is

incongruent with internal reality.

Repent or Perish

May 19, 2024 • Pastor Zach Terry

Ready for the Return

May 5, 2024 • Pastor Zach Terry • Luke 12:41–56

INTRODUCTION: There are 260 chapters in the New Testament, and Christ’s return is mentioned no less than 318 times in those chapters. Statistically, one verse in twenty-five mentions the Lord’s return.

Waging War on Worry

April 28, 2024 • Pastor Zach Terry • Luke 12:22–34

INTRODUCTION: I wonder if anybody here can relate to what the great theologian and philosopher, Irma Bombeck, once said: I've always worried a lot, and frankly I'm good at it. I worry about introducing people and going blank when I get to my mother. I worry about a shortage of ball bearings, a snake coming up through the kitchen drain. I worry about the world ending at midnight and getting stuck with three hours on a twenty-four hour cold capsule. I worry about getting into the Guinness World Book of Records under "Pregnancy: Oldest Recorded Birth." I worry what the dog thinks when he sees me coming out of the shower. I worry that one of my children will marry an Eskimo who will set me adrift on an iceberg when I can no longer feed myself. I worry about salesladies following me into the fitting room, oil slicks, and Carol Channing going bald. I worry about scientists discovering someday that lettuce has been fattening all along.