Surpassing Righteousness in Spiritual Disciplines

February 24, 2020

Clarke Dixon

"Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:20 NRSV That may sound like it belongs to a sermon a few weeks ago, and it does. However, when Jesus begins teaching on almsgiving, prayer, and fasting, might he still talking about a righteousness that exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees? Today we take a look. The Scripture Focus for this week's sermon is Matthew 6:1-6