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Mark 11:27-12:12 || The Book of Mark || Pastor Haron Kaisa
August 1, 2024 · 44 min
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Adam Mesa is Lead Pastor of Patria Church and speaks to a congregation of 12,000 about how the gospel of Jesus Christ brings purpose to every life. Patria
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Divine Authority and the Challenge of Jesus 0:00 Father God, merciful God, we come before you, who who've you've commanded us to gather together to pray for our desires and the desires for others. We pray that you would0:11 renew our hearts in the Holy Spirit. Tune our ears to hear, our hearts to receive, eyes to see. May your word go forth in Jesus' name we pray. And God's people say0:23 Amen. Amen. Amen. I titled tonight's message divine authority. And we are in the end of Mark chapter 11 and the beginning of Mark chapter0:35 12. We've been covering the book of Mark for the past year on Wednesdays. This is a picture of a timeline of what's taking place. This is kind of kind of give you the0:46 broader concept of what's taking place. As you see there, this is passion week. Mark chapter 11 through chapter 16 covers the end of Jesus's0:58 life, and Passion Week is known as events leading to Easter, events leading to his death and resurrection. And if you remember several weeks ago in Mark1:10 chapter 9 and 10, 6 months ago, an actual timetable, Jesus told his disciples that they were going to Jerusalem, that he would be handed over to1:22 the chief priest, the the Sanhedrin, the elders and the scribe, to be mistreated and killed, but he would rise again the third day. That was the last of the 31:34 predictions that Jesus told them awaited when he arrived in Jerusalem. Fast forward 6 months later, they finally arrive.1:45 On Sunday, the first day of that final week, Jesus rode into Jerusalem, the triumphal entry. If you were here 2 weeks ago, Pastor Sanaz preached a phenomenal message1:57 on that, and you see the followers lay their cloaks and branches in this path all the while proclaiming, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Blessed is the2:09 coming kingdom of our father, David. Hosanna in the highest. This was a fulfillment of Zechariah 9 that the Messiah will come this way.2:21 Who do you think you are, Jesus? The next day, Monday, his second and third symbolic actions, he cursed the fig tree. If you were here last week, pastor Aaron2:33 preached a great message on that, and he cleansed the temple. He went to the court of the Gentiles and began cleaning house, overturning tables, chasing out the money changers. He drove2:45 out all who had a hand and made a mockery of the temple and Passover. He drove out all those people who were keeping people from the true worship of God. Why?2:57 Mark 11 17 says, my father's house shall be called a house of prayer. I love that last song. Right? A house of prayer for all nations, but you've made it a robber's den.3:09 Judgment had come against the religious leaders and Jesus brought it. By what authority? Who do you think you are? Day 3, Tuesday.3:21 His third symbolic action on the way to Jerusalem, Peter saw a fig tree. Withered from the roots up. The day before, it was in full leaf. Meaning this tree3:33 had fruit. It had nourishment, it had rest, it had growth. Jesus went and found only leaves, no fruit. It was a case of false3:44 advertising. So he acted out a parable, an object lesson. He cursed the tree and it withered. Why did he curse the tree? Because it was a great picture of3:56 the religious system of the day. Day. The temple and the religious system of the Pharisees, they look good. They look like they have nourishment. They look like you can come meet God4:08 here, but it only had leaves. Meaning, while it looked good from a distance, there was no fruit. There was no life of God there. By4:20 cursing the fig tree, Jesus condemned their system and promised them something else, that judgment is coming. By whose authority? Who4:31 do you think you are, Jesus? So we are still in day 3, Tuesday, as we arrive in our text right now. That's the context. Mark 114:44 27. If you're taking notes, here's 2 lessons that Mark reminds us and that God is teaching us. Lesson number 1, the authority. Mark chapter 11 verses 27 to4:56 33, the allegory, Mark chapter 12 verse 1 through 12. Note what verse 27 says, and they came into where? Jerusalem. Now notice5:08 that Mark mentions Jerusalem 4 times because he wants us to show he wants to show something to us. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him. And5:20 they said to him, by what authority, underline that, are you doing these things? So who gave you this authority to do them? Jesus said to them, I ask you 1 question. Answer me and I will tell you by authority I5:32 do these things. Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man? Answer me. And they discussed it with 1 another. If we say from heaven, he will say, why then you don't believe in me?5:44 But shall we say from man? They were afraid of the people for they all held that John was a prophet. Verse 33, so they answered Jesus, this is very humiliating for them,5:56 we do not know. And Jesus said to them, neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things. The authority of Jesus requires us to understand6:08 3 things, acknowledge, recognize true authority. And as you recognize true authority, you'll notice what God is doing in this text.6:20 Alarm the danger of of the danger of hard heartedness and appeal. God's judgment. As you see there, the on the call to not only God's judgment,6:32 but to honest evaluation. Notice verse 27 to 28. Here we find Jesus in the temple. What is Jesus doing in the temple? He's walking,6:44 but he wouldn't be walking too long before he was ambushed. He was attacked by 3 groups of people, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders. They came to6:56 him. Now these now these groups are 3 main components of the main religious Jewish body of the time known as the Sanhedrin. They were the top dogs. They were7:07 the top leaders. They were the top figures. They were the top authority heads of the spiritual and religious for the for the Jewish people for that time. Here are these men who come7:19 pouncing on the opportunity that Jesus is in close proximity to them, and they're armed with a new scheme, a set of questions that they believe will7:31 cause Jesus to stumble and to expose his foolishness and his inconsistency. So with aggression, they ask him this question, who do you get your authority from?7:43 From whom do you find this? Who gave you this authority to do them? But before we look at those questions, we have to first establish that these requests7:55 were not prompted by sincere curiosity. It was prompted and motivated by murderous animosity. Notice Mark 11 18, the last time we heard8:07 of this group. They came to Jerusalem on that Monday morning. Passion week from Bethany. They entered the temple and they began to drive and he began to drive out those money changers.8:19 Notice Mark 11 18, it says this, and the chief priest and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him.8:32 So the motive behind this question and these questions was to find a reason to find some kind of evidence to condemn Jesus to death. That was their MO. It8:44 was this type of interrogation that would be the way to gather the necessary proof to justify their evil ploy. Who gave you this authority, Jesus?8:56 By whom? And why would this put Jesus in a dilemma? Why would this put Jesus in a dangerous place? If Jesus has said it was with his9:08 own authority that he did these things, then he could be easily dismissed as a self appointed prophet. He could be discredited in the public eye, But if he did9:20 claim what he said over and over and over before this moment, that in fact he was sent by God, that he was from heaven, then that would be fresh grounds for them to say that9:31 he's a blasphemer. So they think they have him in a corner here. They think they got Jesus figured out. They say, what authority? By9:43 whom? Who gave you this? What are these things that they're talking about? It's what we learned in Mark 11. Look at the text, verse 18.9:55 They heard about this. They learned that Jesus came in and bulldozed the corruption out of the house of God, that there's something else that Jesus was doing that caused them to ask this question. You won't find10:07 it in the book of Mark. You'll find it in Luke chapter 20. So if you have your Bibles, turn there. Mark tells us that Jesus is walking in the temple, but Luke says10:19 something else. Luke 20 verse 1 through 2 says this, 1 day as Jesus was what? Teaching the people in the temple and what?10:31 Preaching the gospel. The chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up and said to him, tell us by what authority you do these things, or who is it that gave you10:43 this authority? So it wasn't just about the news of how he came in. Because we learned he was fulfilling his role as a priest to purge out the corruption,10:55 but it was in fact that with authority was teaching within the temple and not just teaching, he was proclaiming and preaching the gospel of God. It's interesting to11:07 see the parallel that you see in the book of Mark. If you recall, Mark chapter 1 verse 14 says this, now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee doing11:19 what? Proclaiming the gospel of God. And here's another parallel. If you look at Mark chapter 16 verse 15, it says, Go into all the world11:31 and proclaim the gospel of God to the whole creation. Jesus preached the gospel of God. And now we come to the near near end of this book and obviously11:43 near the end of his ministry on earth. And what do we find Jesus doing in the temple? Preaching and proclaiming the gospel of God.11:56 When we're introduced to Jesus, he's preaching the gospel. At the end of his life, the last week of his life on earth, what is Jesus doing? Preaching the12:07 gospel. Mark also wants us to focus on this. What's the key word in this section here? Authority. It's mentioned 4 times12:19 in this section. Authority is the word that gives meaning to this confrontation, and it's the Greek word, exousia, and this word means the liberty of doing12:31 1 pleases. In other words, he has the right and the freedom and the liberty to act. To have authority is to essentially have the right to act, to12:43 exercise your will, to exercise force, to determine. That's authority. Here, Mark tells us Jesus had authority over the disciples. Mark 1 17. Jesus had authority over12:55 doctrine. Mark 1 27. Jesus had authority over demons. Mark 1 28. Jesus had authority over disease. Mark 1 29. Jesus had authority over sin. Mark 2 10. Jesus had authority over the old testament Sabbath. Mark 213:06 23. Jesus had authority over Satan, Mark 3 27. Jesus never asked for permission. He had full authority to do13:18 anything he wanted to do. He was not under any earthly authority. He possessed all authority in himself as a divine son of God. He never consulted the Pharisees. He13:30 never consulted the rabbis. He never consulted the Sanhedrin. He did not consult anybody. Everything he said was from himself. He had the ultimate freedom to do as and say13:42 whatever he wanted to say, and guess what? It was right and it was true. That's Jesus. Jesus had 1 authority in his life, and that was the divine will13:54 of the father, which he knew perfectly. Jesus had authority. Acknowledge true authority. Second, alarm. The danger of hard14:05 heartedness. Look at verse 29 and 23. Notice what Mark says here. Right? You you'll notice that you can tell the tone here is strong and for good reason because Jesus14:18 can see right through their insincere interest. Right? These men aren't interested in the truth or inquiring about his authority. They were actually trying to challenge it.14:30 And so until Christ comes back, men have resisted the authority of God. Men have rebelled against the authority of God. Men have fought against the authority of God. It was prophesied14:42 in Psalms chapter 2, 1 of the most quoted by verses in the Bible, Acts 4 25 through 27. The apostles here point to the Psalm as a fulfillment of14:54 it connecting to Christ through the rejection of Pontius Pilate and Herod. When they crucified Christ, and let me remind you what's happening here in some small measure was15:06 foretold. You can expect it too. His reign, his rule. Psalms 2 1 says, why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? David15:18 writes an absolute astonishment. What is he saying? Why are people so angry towards God? Why are people so hostile towards God and their creator?15:30 What is it about Jesus that is so off putting? What is it about Jesus that is so offensive? See this universal hatred is not just a random theoretical tension15:42 that people feel about the concept of God. It's about someone specifically, and that's in the next verse, verse 2. The kings of the earth set themselves and the rulers take counsel15:53 against the Lord and against his what? Anointed. Who's the anointed 1? Jesus the Christ. It's him. These religious leaders are against the anointed16:05 1. They were against him then, they are against him now. These religious leaders had so many conversations with Jesus. So many conversations. And never did they come to Jesus16:17 to find out the truth about God. The nature of false religion is they never probe for the truth. It's always the false pretense, and so this16:29 confrontation with Jesus created this animosity towards him. The issue was that Jesus was saying and doing things without their permission contrary to their will16:41 and to their way. They think they got Jesus now. They got him in a corner because of what he's doing and doing what he did to the temple without permission because blasphemy was in their minds.16:56 If ever there was a blasphemy, doing this in the temple must be the ultimate blasphemy. They were convinced that he was the ultimate blasphemer.17:08 But notice what Mark 14, if we go 2 chapters later, verse 61, they asked him, are you the Christ, the son of the blessed 1? What does17:19 Jesus respond? What's his response? I am and you shall see the son of man sitting at the right hand of power and coming with the clouds of heaven. What do the17:31 priests do in this exact moment? Verse 63, what further need do we have of witness? You have heard the blasphemy. How does it seem to17:43 you? Teach, pastor. And they all condemned him deserving of death because blasphemy was a capital punishment. A capital crime. You see, a17:54 hundred and 50 years later, the Jewish leaders put together, listen to this, a hundred and 50 years after Christ, they put together a codification called the Mishnah.18:07 It is it is it is all the the the laws and all the teachings and all the all the regulation in the Mishnah, the death penalty is required for the blasphemers.18:19 And 1 of the definition of the blasphemer is this, 1 who assumes false authority. They only put that in the Mishnah18:31 a hundred and 50 years later, but it was already in full force here in this text. And the truth is this, Jesus isn't the blasphemer. They were the blasphemers.18:44 In Luke 22 65, the ones who are holding Jesus prisoner, mocking him, blindfolding him, beating18:55 him. And then what does the text say? And they were saying many other things against him, blaspheming him. The blasphemers were the19:07 people against Jesus, not Jesus. They they wanted him to say my authority comes directly from God, and they would use that as a final19:19 straw in this blasphemy, but he was too wise for that. Confrontation to his19:31 response. Look at Mark 11 30. Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man? Answer me.19:43 Jesus knew their intentions because they never sought the truth. They never wanted the truth. You see, John the the Baptist was the forerunner of19:55 the Messiah. He was the greatest prophet ever to live up until this time. The chosen 1 filled with the Holy Spirit from his womb. The 1 who20:06 conceived miraculously by Elizabeth and Zacharias because of the miracle plan of God. John the the Baptist, the 1 who was in the wilderness preaching20:18 repentance in preparation for the coming of the Messiah. John's whole ministry was teaching, preaching, repentance, preaching preparation for the Messiah,20:32 preaching that Jesus is the Christ, and he was baptizing with the baptism of repentance. This was his ministry to prepare people for the arrival of this messiah.20:44 So what is he talking about here? He's talking about all of John's ministry, all his teaching, all his preaching, calling all the people to preparedness and repentance, and20:56 most importantly, the declaration of Jesus as a messiah. So the ministry of John the Baptist, was it from heaven or from man?21:08 It was either of men or of God. Jesus says, answer me. If they said the ministry of John is from God, then they would have to admit that Jesus is the21:20 Messiah because that's what John said. That's right. If they say that the ministry of God is not from God, it's from men, then they've got a problem because all of the people knew that John was what? A real21:31 prophet. Yeah. Yeah. The leaders wanted nothing to do with Jesus, and they certainly wanted to do nothing with John who said that Jesus is the Messiah. Yeah. So21:43 they got a big problem here, And and Jesus nails them when he says, answer me. Let's look at the appeal of verse 31 to 33, the call to honest reflection.21:57 And here's their response. And they discussed it with 1 another saying, if we say heaven, he will say, why didn't you not believe him? But shall we say for men, they were afraid of the people for they all held that John22:09 was a prophet. So they answered Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus said to them, neither will I tell you by the authority I do these things. They had to had a meeting.22:22 They didn't know. They they begin dialoguing among themselves, even debating. If we say from heaven, he will say, then why didn't you believe in me as the Messiah? And we can't say that. We can't22:33 say he's from heaven or we're dead because John and Jesus and John said Jesus is the Messiah. We can't say that. So now you understand the dilemma. Right.22:46 What are they going to do? Because you gotta remember, this is the Sanhedrin, and all they want is praise of men. It was22:58 everything to them. Power, prestige, honor, respect, privilege. They wanted the chief seats always in the synagogues, the high places. They wanted to23:10 be given titles and honor and to be recognized in public as holy, lofty, elevated men. Just the opposite would happen to them. If they23:22 say John's ministry is from God, then they would have to embrace Jesus and they cannot do that. If they say it's for man, they're liable to get stoned to death and they can't let that happen. And so they're23:33 reduced to the worst possible thing that can happen to someone who has intellectual pride. I don't know. We don't know.23:46 It's your duty to know. It's your duty to observe. It's your duty to evaluate. It's your duty to research. It's your duty to search the evidence, but again, never did they have23:58 any interest in the truth in dealing with Jesus. Their blind dishonesty revealed their true intentions, their hearts,24:11 acknowledged true authority, alarm the danger of hardheartedness, and appeal a call to honest reflection. See, while Jesus will not answer their24:23 question, he is not content to stop there. What does he do? He tells a parable, which this group of men realize is told against him. So if you go toShow more In this video 0:00 Divine Authority and the Challenge of Jesus24:23 The Parable of the Tenants and God's Judgment
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