Sincerity of Heart

Key Passage
Jesus said, "Therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach." (Matthew 23:3)
Questions
Adults: Is there an area of your life in which you sometimes feel like a hypocrite?
Children: Why is it important for you to live according to how you believe?

Readings

First Reading • Punishment for Imperfect Sacrifices
Malachi 1:14b—2:2b, 8-10 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Psalm
Psalms 131:1, 2, 3 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading • Paul's Sincerity
1 Thessalonians 2:7b-9, 13 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel • Hypocrisy of the Scribes and Pharisees
Matthew 23:1-12 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)