TEXT: Matthew 6:1-4

PROPOSITION: God seeks to expose the hypocrite.

QUESTION: Who?

KEY WORD: Hypocrites

SCRIPTURE READING: Same

INTRODUCTION:

1. Joke – "Halloween is over. You can take the mask off now."
2. Bible word – Hypocrite = "an actor, plays a part, pretends”
3. It is time to unmask the hypocrites.

Tongue

1. James 3:8 "unruly evil, no man can tame."
2. Can same tongue bless and curse? (v. 10)
   Sweet water and bitter?
   Fig tree with olive berries?
   Water both salt and fresh?
3. James 1:26 Seem to be religious, bridle not tongue,

Alcohol

1. Romans 13:12-13 Time to cast away the drunkenness (and all connected)
2. Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker – led astray by it is not wise.
3. Drunkenness is a mater of degree.
4. Mask = social is OK; drunk is sinful

Worldly Cares – Money, Things, Pleasures

1. 1 John 2:15-17 Love not the world
2. Romans 12:2 Be not conformed to this world
3. Parable of the sower – seed among thorns – Luke 8:14
   Choked by the cares and pleasures of this world
4. Mask = I love things, not in love with them

False Teachers

1. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 false apostles, deceitful workers
2. Great personality, good speakers, charming
3. Mask = doctrine is not important; just difference of opinion

Faith

1. James 2:18 – Show your faith by your works
2. 1 Timothy 1:5 – The end of the commandment – faith without hypocrisy
3. Mask = Show up at church <> real living faith

Love

1. 1 Peter 1:22 Seeing you have purified your souls in unfeigned love of brethren
2. 2 Corinthians 6:6 Love free from hypocrisy
3. Romans 12:9 Let your love be without hypocrisy
4. Mask = Expressing sympathy, saying you care <> true love

Conclusion:

1. Our hypocrisy will be exposed.
2. Take off the mask – Halloween is over.