Standing in People's Way

Pastor Doyle Smith — Sermons · Aug 26, 2026

Scripture: Matthew 23:13-14 I want to read a passage of scripture from Matthew chapter 23, if you'd find that in your Bibles. I want to read verses 13 and 14 from that passage. This is a time in Jesus' ministry when there was a lot of tension in His life. The religious leaders had been following Jesus around, and they had been asking Him questions to try to trick Him. They wanted to expose Him to His own followers as a phony, a fake, so His followers would abandon Him, but it didn't work. They wanted to ask Him questions t...