“I desire mercy not sacrifice” (#sermon #podcast)

I’ve decided to keep the sermon podcast going for Lent. We are doing a sermon series at our LifeSign contemporary service called “Jesus vs. the Pharisees: A Debate on Holiness.” For the first week, we’re looking at Matthew 9:9-13, where Jesus calls Matthew and goes to a party at his house. When the Pharisees criticize this, he tells them, “Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy not sacrifice.'” But were the Pharisees really wrong to criticize Jesus? Matthew wasn’t just somebody who had a few vices and said a few cuss words; he was a vulture of his people. [Sign up to get the podcast delivered to your phone each week!]

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