sermon on hypocrisy

i'm listening to matt morton, the college pastor at ye olde grace bible church in college station. here's what he says:


you've got more influence than you think you do.

when we live as hypocrites and we violate the spirit of the gospel, we may also pull people with us. and you don't have to be an apostle to have influence over other people.

every person in this room has influence over other people.

whether you realize it or not.
whether you think you're important or not.
whether you have an official leadership position or not.

you have influence over your friends.

you have influence over your family.

and if you go back into the lifestyle that you were living prior to knowing Jesus Christ, the odds are that somebody is going to follow after you.

if you are the person that is living one way during the week and then saying another thing on sunday, the odds are that somebody's going to follow that lead.

if you are returning to your old masters of sin, of insecurity, of fear, whatever it is, the odds are you're having influence on someone.

so think through your immediate circle of friends: your roommates, boyfriend or girlfriend, family...what kind of influence are you having on those people? are you pulling them toward the truth of Jesus Christ or are you pulling them away from Jesus Christ by the way that you are living?

when we live in hypocrisy, when we return to our old masters, we lead others astray.


Galatians 2:11-15