Parables Wk#4

Shane Wilson

Parables • Sermon • Submitted 5 years ago

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Good Morning & Welcome to New Hope

(NLT)

9Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else:

10“Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector.

11The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector!

12I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’

13“But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’

14I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”