the-prayers-of-two-lonely-people-luke-18-9-14-10-23-2016 The Prayers of Two Lonely People A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman Luke 18:9-14 October 23, 2016 Jesus begins his story: “Two men stand on opposing ends of a great big temple.” On the near end, stands a Pharisee. On the other, a tax collector. Who are these men? Let’s start with the Pharisee. Christian history has distorted that term, Pharisee. Too often, we’ve come to associate Pharisees, along with Sadducees and Scribes, as persons wholly-combative toward the ministry of Jesus. We’ve wrongly called them reactionaries and exclusionists. Historically,......

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