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Jul 2024
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Episode 2155 - True Hypocrisy

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Matthew 23:1-7, 22. In these verses, Jesus is teaching us about hypocrisy. The Pharisees, the religious leaders of Jesus’ day, were hypocrites. They didn’t practice what they preached. And Jesus admonished and exposed them for their hypocrisy. What about you, are you living what you are preaching? Or will Jesus be exposing you? 
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