Preparing for a Greater Realm of Faith and Authority

Pastor Zack Strong

Preparing for a Greater Realm of Faith and Authority

 

Text: Mark 11.12-24

Jerusalem: place of peace

This story is an illustrated sermon. The emphasis is about the temple of you and I, not a building.

He’s coming to the place of peace to make peace for all of us.

Bethany: house of figs

In the OT, figs represents Israel. (Hosea 9.10, Micah 7.1, Jeremiah 29.17) Their rebellion made them like rotten figs- not worthy to partake of. In Joel 2.22, He promises restoration.

The fig tree had no fruit. He abhors the emptiness when we have the walk and talk but no actual fruit.

After the fig tree, He enters the temple. Men had perverted the sale of wares that Jesus gave permission for and began to block the way of the Gentiles getting in to the temple. They were blocking the way to Jesus.

We are to be a worship unto the Lord wherever we we are.

The greatest sin part of the curse is thinking we no longer need the Lord and we can live life on our own. We’ve lost the idea that we need God. There is something supernatural when the church comes together.

Faith and authority goes hand in hand. We want what God can do so we have to declare what God can do. Don’t put limits on God.

We struggle with how to receive.

If we can’t obey Him in forgiving others, we won’t obey Him in big miracles.

He wants His house back for Him…not for the show, not for the reputation, not for the lights, not for the music. For His glory.

 

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