Clearbranch UMC
Sunday November 18, 2018
ClearBranch is a United Methodist Church serving the Trussville/Argo area of northeast Jefferson County, Alabama. Our Mission is to ENGAGE people through relational ministry, to EQUIP disciples for Christ, and to EMPLOY their gifts through missions. The Vision of Clearbranch UMC is Transformed Lives offering the Transforming Love of Christ
Locations & Times
Clearbranch UMC
8051 Glenn Rd, Trussville, AL 35173, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
Series: Hypocrite
Sermon Title: Taking Up Other's Burdens
Sermon Title: Taking Up Other's Burdens
Key Scripture: Matthew 23:23-24 (ESV)
23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!
23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!
Big Idea:
Reaching high by kneeling low
Reaching high by kneeling low
It's not about YOU
Matthew 23:4 (ESV)
Matthew 6:2-4a (ESV)
Matthew 23:4 (ESV)
Matthew 6:2-4a (ESV)
Matthew 23:4 (ESV)
4 They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.
4 They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.
Matthew 6:2-4a (ESV)
2 Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. 4a so that your giving may be in secret.
2 Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. 4a so that your giving may be in secret.
“One of the principal rules of religion is, to lose no occasion of serving God. And, since he is invisible to our eyes, we are to serve him in our neighbor; which he receives as if done to himself in person, standing visibly before us.” -John Wesley
It's about serving HIM
Matthew 23:11 (ESV)
Matthew 25:40 (ESV)
Matthew 23:11 (ESV)
Matthew 25:40 (ESV)
Matthew 23:11 (ESV)
11 The greatest among you shall be your servant.
11 The greatest among you shall be your servant.
Matthew 25:40 (ESV)
40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
“Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God.” -Rick Warren
It's through serving THEM
Matthew 23:23-24 (ESV)
Matthew 10:42 (ESV)
Matthew 23:23-24 (ESV)
Matthew 10:42 (ESV)
Matthew 23:23-24 (ESV)
23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!
23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!
Matthew 10:42 (ESV)
42 And whoever gives one of these little one even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward."
42 And whoever gives one of these little one even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward."
“The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?’ But the good Samaritan reversed the question: ‘If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?’” -Martin Luther King Jr.
Challenge Questions:
What are ways you can make sure your serving isn't about you?
How can you increase the faithfulness of how you are serving God?
Where can you be more attentive to the needs of others this week?
What are ways you can make sure your serving isn't about you?
How can you increase the faithfulness of how you are serving God?
Where can you be more attentive to the needs of others this week?
Worship Setlist:
Open The Gates;
Who You Say I Am;
It Is Finished;
What A Beautiful Name;
God You're So Good
Open The Gates;
Who You Say I Am;
It Is Finished;
What A Beautiful Name;
God You're So Good
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