Inside-Out

Matthew 23: 1-12
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: 2 “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach…“Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others…. The greatest among you will be your servant. 12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

Matthew 23: 23-28
23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
    

• PRIORITIES       

Micah 6:8 
He has told you, O man, what is good,and what the Lord really wants from you: He wants you to carry out justice, to love faithfulness, and to live obediently before your God.

Mishpat = Justice   

“It’s giving people what they are due, whether punishment or protection or care”
- Tim Keller  

Quartet of the Vulnerable:

• Widows

• Orphans

• Immigrants

• The Poor

Psalm 68:4-5
“a father to the fatherless, a defender of widows.”

Tzadeqah = being just, being righteous

1 Samuel 16:7
… Man looks at the outward appearance but the Lord looks at the heart.

• Power

Matthew 6:33 
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.