Matthew 21:23-27 I. Divine Authority Attacked – Vs. 23 . All human authority is delegated by God – John 19:11 . Christ has His own authority as God . The resistance has been building for 3 years . A. Words – Matthew…
Matthew 21:23-27 I. Divine Authority Attacked – Vs. 23 . All human authority is delegated by God – John 19:11 . Christ has His own authority as God . The resistance has been building for 3 years . A. Words – Matthew…
Matthew 21:18-22 The most terrifying verse in the Bible – Matthew 7:21 . James 1:22, Luke 18:11-12, Matthew 13:20-22 I. The Curse Applied – Vss. 18-19 . The only destructive miracle of Jesus – A curse on dead religion . Jeremiah 8:4-7, 11-13, Hosea 2:12, Micah 7:1, Luke 13:2-9 . …
Matthew 21:12-17 Ungodly, unbiblical worship is always an abomination to God Leviticus 10:1-3, Matthew 15:7-9, Romans 1:21-25 This is the second temple cleansing – the first was in John 2:13-17 Four Points That Demonstrate The Danger of False Worship 1. The Righteous Indignation – Vs. 12 . Mark 11:16, Isaiah 56:7, Jeremiah 7:11, Zechariah 14:21, Malachi 3:1-2 2. The…
Matthew 21:1-11 Verses relating to the final week of Christ’s life make up 1/3 of the verses in the 4 gospels. 1. The Detailed Preparation – Vs. 1 . Jesus planned every detail of His coronation . He sent – He ordained – He ordered – He gave instructions of what to…
Matthew 20:29-34 The Purpose of Miracles is to Show: . His compassion . His credentials – John 5:36; 10:25 . To prove that He came to usher in a new creation How do we know that Christ has the authority to deal with our greatest problem – sin? 1. The Passionate Appeal for Sight – Vs.…
Matthew 20:20-28 Pride is a weed sown by Satan – Proverbs 16:18 Two Points To Help Us Be great in God’s Eyes 1. The Selfish Request for Prominence – Vs. 20 . The Mother . Mary’s Sister – John 19:25 – Jesus’ aunt . …
Matthew 20:17-19 The Cross is the Essence of Christianity 1 Corinthians 2:2, 15:3-4 Two Elements of Christ’s Prediction of His Passion 1. A Clear Prediction of His Violent Death – Vs 18-19a . – Acts 2:22 – Predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God . . Genesis 3:15, Psalm 22:1,…
Matthew 20:1-16 I. The Particulars of the Parable – Vs. 1-15 II. The Principle of the Parable – Vs. 16 . God always acts justly/graciously . Romans 9:15-16 . A. The first group got justice . B. The remaining group…
Luke 1:15 – John the Baptist filled with the Holy Spirit in his mother’s womb. Is this the same as the “indwelling of the Spirit” in Acts? . OT – temporarily filled for specific tasks . NT – permanent as function of believer in Christ Did God create evil? No . …
What was the star of the Maji? – Matthew 2 . The Maji would have recognized Balaam’s oracle – Numbers 24:17 Will we remember our sinful lives in heaven? . Revelation 21 – no mourning . New Covenant – God does not remember . Isaiah 65:16-17 – The former troubles are forgotten . …
Selected Scriptures Part 1 Christ added humanity to His deity Hebrews 2:14-17, 4:15, 1 Timothy 2:5, Philippians 2:7, 1 John 1:1-3a, 4:2-3, 2 John 2:7 Four Proofs of the Humanity of Jesus 1. He Had A Human Birth – Galatians 4:4 . A virgin birth (supernatural conception) – Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:20 . A perfect life…