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The Jesus No One Talks About Series: Jesus Exposes Hypocrisy! Tuesday Devotion · Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation

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Pastor Robert Young: Today's scripture is coming from the book of Matthew, chapter 15, verse 8.
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Pastor Robert Young: These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
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Pastor Robert Young: Jesus' strongest words were reserved for hypocrisy, the gap between outward appearance and inner reality.
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Pastor Robert Young: The Pharisees looked righteous, but their hearts were often closed, proud, and self-serving.
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Pastor Robert Young: Jesus confronted them because God desires integrity, not performance.
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Pastor Robert Young: He wanted their hearts, not their rituals.
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Pastor Robert Young: His rebuke was an invitation to come back to realness, come back to God.
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Pastor Robert Young: Jesus exposes hypocrisy not to shame us, but to heal us.
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Pastor Robert Young: Let's take three minutes to reflect on the following question.
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Pastor Robert Young: Is there any area where your outward life looks stronger than your inward life?
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Pastor Robert Young: Jesus calls me to realness, and I respond with an open heart.
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Pastor Robert Young: Again, Jesus calls me to realness, and I respond with an open heart.
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Pastor Robert Young: Our closing prayer.