RELIGION IS A SHAM (6 OF 9)
by Bob Ingle
Scripture: Mark 11:10, Mark 11:12-13, Mark 11:15-26
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Religion Is a Sham (6 of 9)
Series: You Better Believe It
Bob Ingle
Mark 11:12-26
Let's open our bibles and dig into Mark 11. When we read our text, you're going to be tempted to think Jesus was having a 'hangry' moment. You know what 'hangry' is, right? It's when you're so hungry that you get angry and irritable. Hangry people sometimes lose their cool and do and say things that are out of character for them. Snickers has done a whole series of commercials highlighting hangry people. The tagline is: You're not you when you're hungry. This is one of my favorites. (Pesci and Rickles Commercial).
As we read our text in a moment, some of you are going to be tempted to think Jesus is just having a hangry moment. He's hungry. He's irritable. He's having a bad day, so He does something that seems out of character for Him. After all, 'you're not you when you're hungry'. Well, let me tell you up front, Jesus ISN'T hangry. Jesus is hungry, but He's not angry. Jesus is doing what He does so well, He takes the situation and He teaches some insightful, valuable lessons to His disciples. Let's read it and dig in. Mark 11:12-26 (READ)
No doubt you've heard the saying 'can't see the forest for the trees'. It means you don't see the whole picture because you get lost in the little, individual details. I think that can happen to us in this chapter if we're not careful. We can get so lost in donkeys, palm branches, fig trees, and turning over tables that we don't see the big picture of what's going on. You see, Jesus' Triumphal Entry in Jerusalem, His cursing of the fig tree, and His condemning of the Temple practices are really all about the same thing.
Jesus is revealing that when it comes to wanting God, loving God, and obeying God, Israel is all show. They look good on the outside, but they are empty and barren on the inside. The outside isn't a true reflection of the inside. Outwardly they look holy, and zealous, and righteous, but inwardly they are selfish, ...
Series: You Better Believe It
Bob Ingle
Mark 11:12-26
Let's open our bibles and dig into Mark 11. When we read our text, you're going to be tempted to think Jesus was having a 'hangry' moment. You know what 'hangry' is, right? It's when you're so hungry that you get angry and irritable. Hangry people sometimes lose their cool and do and say things that are out of character for them. Snickers has done a whole series of commercials highlighting hangry people. The tagline is: You're not you when you're hungry. This is one of my favorites. (Pesci and Rickles Commercial).
As we read our text in a moment, some of you are going to be tempted to think Jesus is just having a hangry moment. He's hungry. He's irritable. He's having a bad day, so He does something that seems out of character for Him. After all, 'you're not you when you're hungry'. Well, let me tell you up front, Jesus ISN'T hangry. Jesus is hungry, but He's not angry. Jesus is doing what He does so well, He takes the situation and He teaches some insightful, valuable lessons to His disciples. Let's read it and dig in. Mark 11:12-26 (READ)
No doubt you've heard the saying 'can't see the forest for the trees'. It means you don't see the whole picture because you get lost in the little, individual details. I think that can happen to us in this chapter if we're not careful. We can get so lost in donkeys, palm branches, fig trees, and turning over tables that we don't see the big picture of what's going on. You see, Jesus' Triumphal Entry in Jerusalem, His cursing of the fig tree, and His condemning of the Temple practices are really all about the same thing.
Jesus is revealing that when it comes to wanting God, loving God, and obeying God, Israel is all show. They look good on the outside, but they are empty and barren on the inside. The outside isn't a true reflection of the inside. Outwardly they look holy, and zealous, and righteous, but inwardly they are selfish, ...
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