Confrontring Hypocrisy

Sunday Sermon
Rhema Community Church
August 30th 2009

Sermonic Skeleton:

Sermonic Pericope: ESV Galatians 2:11-16 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party. 13 And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, "If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?" 15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; 16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

Sermonic Theme: Saved & Set Free (The Doctrine of Saving Grace)

Sermonic Subject: Justified by Faith not works. (Genuine faith in Christ Jesus confronts hypocrisy.)

Sermonic Tension: Paul the apostle stood face to face with the apostle Peter. Hypocrisy lurks in every one and it must be dealt with. (Hypocrisy is motivated by fear and it is contradictory
to our faith.)

Sermonic Sentence: Our faith in Christ Jesus enables us to freely fellowship with every nationality. (There is no partiality in God.)

Sermonic Question: Who do you fear man or GOD? (Your behavior reveals what you truly believe.)

Sermonic Title: “Confronting Hypocrisy”

Sermonic Structure:

I. CONFRONT HYPOCRISY IT’S AN ENEMY TO OUR FREEDOM

II. CONFRONT HYPOCRISY IT’S AN ENEMY TO OUR FELLOWSHIPS

III. CONFRONT HYPOCRISY IT’S AN ENEMY TO OUR FAITH