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“Division Of The House”
Fourth Sunday Of Pentecost
June 25, 2023
Rev. Dr. Guy D. Griffith preaching
Matthew 10:24-39
24 “A [a]disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master. 25 It is enough for the disciple that he may become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house [b]Beelzebul, how much more will they insult the members of his household! 26 “So do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 27 What I tell you in the darkness, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops. 28 And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in [c]hell. 29 Are two sparrows not sold for an [d]assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But even the hairs of your head are all counted. 31 So do not fear; you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows. 32 “Therefore, everyone who [e]confesses Me before people, I will also confess [f]him before My Father who is in heaven. 33 But whoever denies Me before people, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven. 34 “Do not think that I came to [g]bring peace on the earth; I did not come to [h]bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I came to turn a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; 36 and a person’s enemies will be the members of his household. 37 “The one who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And the one who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 The one who has found his [i]life will lose it, and the one who has lost his [j]life on My account will find it.