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Sermons on Matthew 23

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Matthew 23:1

1 sermon

Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
King James Version
  • “We read that to you over there in last Sunday, in Matthew 23:1-39.”

    Two Mothers #2Lee Vayle, May 11, 1983

Matthew 23:8

1 sermon

But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
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Matthew 23:10

1 sermon

Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
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Matthew 23:11

5 sermons

But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
King James Version

Matthew 23:13

3 sermons

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves , neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
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Matthew 23:14

1 sermon

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
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Matthew 23:15

1 sermon

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
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Matthew 23:17

1 sermon

Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
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    Matthew 23:23

    6 sermons

    Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
    King James Version
    • “Matthew 23:23-36.”

      Ephesians # 2Lee Vayle, May 17, 1981

    • “Well this might be the most important part that we know there’s other things that fall in line, You said Yourself, “You tithe of mint and anise and cummin, but greater things there are,” [Mt. 23:23] but You didn’t say let the little things go too.”

      Easter Seal # 22Lee Vayle, July 28, 1991

    • “Like you told the people back in Your day, “You tithe of mint and rue and cummin [Mt 23:23]”.”

      Q&A #14 From Blasphemeous NamesLee Vayle, September 5, 1992

    • “But we know that Jesus fulfilled that whole entire moral and spiritual law, and absolved us, so that now we are the righteous, blameless, virgin Bride of the Lord Jesus Christ.”

      Seed of Discrepancy #21Lee Vayle, December 24, 1995

    • “Then He cursed them for believing contrary to the revealed truth.”

      All Deceivableness of UnrighteousnessLee Vayle, 1972

    Matthew 23:24

    6 sermons

    Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
    King James Version
    • “Yeah, I mean it will all my heart.”

      A Prophet From Among Your BrethernLee Vayle, February 27, 1972

    • “Matthew 23:24, read It last night.”

      Omega ReflectionLee Vayle, August 15, 1982

    • “God sends prophets, then a ministry to follow by other men.”

      The Prophet and The WorksLee Vayle, November 21, 1982

    • “So, you got in here, as you know, in the Word you got a false prophet, you got a false teacher, you got a false scribe, and so on.”

      Paradox #3Lee Vayle, August 4, 1984

    • “How does God gather His people unto Him?”

      Events Made Clear by Prophecy # 6Lee Vayle, August 3, 1985

    • “And from the looks of camels I would sooner swallow a gnat. [laughter]”

      Q&A#11_PastorsLee Vayle, March 6, 1988

    Matthew 23:27

    10 sermons

    Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.
    King James Version
    • “Over here in Matthew 23:27 He said,”

      The Nicolaitian - Laodicean ComplexLee Vayle, August 29, 1970

    • “Back to Matthew 23:27-36”

      Mystery of IniquityLee Vayle, May 21, 1971

    • “Now just hold your finger there, and let's go to Matthew 23:27-28”

      Mysteries of God [Tuscon AZ]Lee Vayle, February 20, 1972

    • “You’ve got a chance and they don’t.”

      Why He is Here #6aLee Vayle, November 14, 1982

    • “Now the second thing we saw about the day of the Lord, is not only is it a time of darkness and trouble for Israel, gross darkness upon the people, gross darkness upon the church, God has to deal with them according to their rebellion, their lack of sincerity, they are “whited sepulchers, full of dead men’s bones,” [Mt 23:27] but also at that time, unfortunately, the real enemies of God are not necessarily heathen per se, as we reckon heathen, but the real enemy has always been within the gate.”

      Rapture #13Lee Vayle, December 14, 1983

    See all 10 sermons on Matthew 23:27

    Matthew 23:28

    2 sermons

    Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
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    Matthew 23:29

    6 sermons

    Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
    King James Version
    • “Now, listen: Matthew 23:29-32”

      Mystery of IniquityLee Vayle, May 21, 1971

    • “And so therefore brother/sister, if Christ were here today, for Bro. Branham was here instead of, and he said the same thing, that’s said over here in Matthew 23:29-31”

      Spiritually Lewd Church of the End TimesLee Vayle, March 10, 1978

    • “Mat. 23:29”

      Mother' DayLee Vayle, May 10, 1981

    • “Look at Him over here how He treats those Jews in Matthew 23:29 (just take a quick little gander at that.)”

      Why He is Here #4Lee Vayle, October 10, 1982

    • “So, you find that in Matthew 23:29.”

      The Way of a True Prophet #5Lee Vayle, June 6, 1984

    Matthew 23:30

    1 sermon

    And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
    King James Version

      Matthew 23:31

      4 sermons

      Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
      King James Version
      • “And the minute you say your father's did it, it proves who you are.”

        Two Mothers #2Lee Vayle, May 11, 1983

      • “Now, he said here about the prophets: Mt 23:31.”

        Masterpiece #4Lee Vayle, August 8, 1984

      • “And he said, “By your own words, you serpent seed, you are the ones in that form back there, that same spirit, and now you’ll do it again.””

        Does God Ever Change His Mind # 6Lee Vayle, November 24, 1991

      • “They produced Mt 23:31, the bunch of Pentecostals, false prophets, with signs and wonders based on Matthew 7—never were known of God.”

        Leadership #7Lee Vayle, July 24, 1994

      Matthew 23:32

      6 sermons

      Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
      King James Version

      Matthew 23:33

      6 sermons

      Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
      King James Version

      Matthew 23:34

      18 sermons

      Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
      King James Version

      See all 18 sermons on Matthew 23:34

      Matthew 23:35

      5 sermons

      That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
      King James Version

      Matthew 23:37

      21 sermons

      O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
      King James Version

      See all 21 sermons on Matthew 23:37

      Matthew 23:38

      1 sermon

      Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
      King James Version
      • “Matthew 23:38-39...the Holy Spirit sending light to bring us under the Blood of perfection, and the Life of the Spirit of security.”

        Why He is Here #4Lee Vayle, October 10, 1982

      Matthew 23:39

      3 sermons

      For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
      King James Version

      Matthew 23, the chapter as a whole

      1 sermon

      • “So we go to the 23rd chapter of the book of Matthew, where God's Jesus, who is the representative and the vehicle of Almighty God, God speaking to that son, without a doubt, In 23, 34 to 45, Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets and wise men and scribes.”

        Faithful to the CopyrightLee Vayle, August 30, 1997