Moraine Valley Church

 God Filling My Hunger for Righteousness Matthew 5:6 and various passages February 25, 2024     Introduction:Kim and I were looking for a church to call home while we lived down in Dallas, Texas.  At the church we visited the pastor preached a sermon about “the attitudes of the Pharisees.”Much to my surprise God spoke to my heart that I was a modern day Pharisee!   I was so convicted that I literally could not speak for three hours after the service.   I remember going to breakfast afterwards with Kim and with my head hanging in disbelief and conviction.  I would lift up my head about every five minutes and saying, “I can’t believe it, I’m a Pharisee!”  I share that with you this morning because as you turn to Matthew 5:6 we need to remember that the group of people Jesus was talking to, their only knowledge of spiritual things, like: how to enter God’s kingdom, how to walk with God, what was righteousness, was shaped by their Jewish spiritual leaders and teachers of that day.  The Pharisees were one of the