1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:04,600 Marcel: We're going to continue in a sermon series that we started 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,470 a couple of weeks ago called The Road to the Resurrection. 3 00:00:08,150 --> 00:00:12,209 And so what we're wanting to do during this time for the next several weeks 4 00:00:12,209 --> 00:00:17,430 is really immerse ourselves into the gospel story of Jesus through the 5 00:00:17,430 --> 00:00:22,100 book of Luke and allowing this time to really be spiritually formative. 6 00:00:22,475 --> 00:00:26,995 Allowing us not to just have a resurrection Sunday celebration, but 7 00:00:27,005 --> 00:00:31,985 for God to lead us to be spiritually formed as we, as we think, as we 8 00:00:31,985 --> 00:00:37,985 consider, as we reflect, as we rejoice about the good news that Jesus came 9 00:00:37,985 --> 00:00:42,075 and died upon the cross, but he didn't just stay in the grave, but he rose on 10 00:00:42,075 --> 00:00:47,525 the third day and that those who would believe in him Would have eternal life. 11 00:00:47,874 --> 00:00:50,554 And so we are doing that here for the next several weeks. 12 00:00:50,735 --> 00:00:55,364 And we also are going to start this Friday, uh, reading a book 13 00:00:55,364 --> 00:00:58,955 together as a ministry called the 30 Days at the Foot of the Cross. 14 00:00:59,244 --> 00:01:03,625 And so we want to start this Friday because that will be 30 days until 15 00:01:03,625 --> 00:01:06,045 we reach Resurrection Sunday. 16 00:01:06,214 --> 00:01:09,735 I know many of us have the book already and a number of us. 17 00:01:10,985 --> 00:01:15,825 have the book and we are selling those, I will say this, this one is not my fault. 18 00:01:17,565 --> 00:01:19,874 But it didn't get shipped here in enough time. 19 00:01:20,495 --> 00:01:23,874 And so we'll have it on Tuesday and so we'll figure out a way to 20 00:01:23,875 --> 00:01:27,774 distribute to the family group leaders and to the campus ministry. 21 00:01:27,774 --> 00:01:31,570 So if you do not have that, we'll We can try to get that to you there by 22 00:01:31,570 --> 00:01:35,539 Wednesday so you can have it in time so we can all start reading together 23 00:01:35,690 --> 00:01:40,729 on Friday, March 21st, 30 days at the foot of the cross again so that we can 24 00:01:40,729 --> 00:01:44,628 be spiritually formed during this time. 25 00:01:44,628 --> 00:01:45,128 Amen. 26 00:01:45,430 --> 00:01:51,200 And so, uh, last week, uh, also if you're with us here, we have a little handout 27 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,289 that will guide us as we're studying. 28 00:01:54,570 --> 00:02:00,789 The last several days of Jesus's life before the cross in the book of Luke. 29 00:02:00,809 --> 00:02:03,999 And so we have a handout that's in our church app and maybe we 30 00:02:03,999 --> 00:02:05,479 still have some physical copies. 31 00:02:05,479 --> 00:02:08,750 If we do, Craig, do we still have any physical copies left? 32 00:02:09,715 --> 00:02:10,044 Okay. 33 00:02:10,044 --> 00:02:10,755 No, we do not. 34 00:02:10,764 --> 00:02:14,505 So go to our church app and you can see a little handout that will help guide 35 00:02:14,505 --> 00:02:17,105 you to understand the gospel of Luke. 36 00:02:17,115 --> 00:02:20,954 Now, last week, we looked at Luke chapter 19, where we talked about the 37 00:02:20,954 --> 00:02:24,015 triumph, the tragedy and the temple. 38 00:02:24,015 --> 00:02:28,115 And today, what we're going to be looking at is the relative of resurrection, 39 00:02:28,154 --> 00:02:31,964 identity revealed, identity revealed. 40 00:02:31,974 --> 00:02:33,603 Let's go to the father in prayer. 41 00:02:33,603 --> 00:02:34,254 Father in heaven. 42 00:02:34,975 --> 00:02:39,575 We are grateful already for the chance to be encouraged in our faith, 43 00:02:39,585 --> 00:02:41,785 to be strengthened in our faith. 44 00:02:41,835 --> 00:02:47,684 God, to sing songs and to be reminded of the amazing grace that you have given us. 45 00:02:47,695 --> 00:02:52,735 That though many of us, we were lost, but now We are found and all that was 46 00:02:52,735 --> 00:02:56,985 through the resurrection and father to hear how you worked in Stephanie's 47 00:02:57,015 --> 00:03:02,334 life to see the convictions grow and be established and firm in the in the 48 00:03:02,345 --> 00:03:07,074 Baron's life when it comes to remembering the cross or giving of our offering. 49 00:03:07,265 --> 00:03:10,215 God, we are built up and we know you aren't finished in 50 00:03:10,215 --> 00:03:12,295 ministering to us this morning. 51 00:03:12,295 --> 00:03:16,085 And God, we pray that we are not only broken vessels that have been 52 00:03:16,085 --> 00:03:19,635 redeemed, but God, we can be open vessels that you can fill into us. 53 00:03:20,150 --> 00:03:24,260 This morning, allow every word and everything that you want to minister 54 00:03:24,260 --> 00:03:29,359 to us, reach our souls and God put away and to the side, anything 55 00:03:29,630 --> 00:03:31,300 that can distract or disrupt. 56 00:03:31,310 --> 00:03:32,800 We pray in the name of Jesus. 57 00:03:33,590 --> 00:03:34,070 Amen. 58 00:03:34,770 --> 00:03:35,370 All right. 59 00:03:35,370 --> 00:03:36,310 So here we are. 60 00:03:36,310 --> 00:03:39,640 So we are again in the holy week or what people call the 61 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:41,540 holy week or the passion week. 62 00:03:41,540 --> 00:03:45,910 This is the week leading up to Resurrection Sunday. 63 00:03:45,910 --> 00:03:50,810 And so again, Luke 19, we looked at Palm Sunday, which is the Sunday 64 00:03:50,810 --> 00:03:52,670 before the Resurrection Sunday. 65 00:03:52,670 --> 00:03:58,050 And we saw the triumphal entry where Jesus publicly declares and makes a statement. 66 00:03:58,579 --> 00:04:02,700 That he is the king, he's the long awaited Messiah. 67 00:04:02,870 --> 00:04:05,770 And we also looked at what they call Holy Monday. 68 00:04:05,770 --> 00:04:08,439 And that's where Jesus cleared the temple. 69 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,339 And today we'll look at Holy Tuesday. 70 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:15,039 And so this is the Tuesday before Resurrection Sunday. 71 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,870 And some call this the day of questions. 72 00:04:19,019 --> 00:04:20,149 The day of questions. 73 00:04:20,149 --> 00:04:24,200 Cause as we'll see, Jesus is going to be asked a number of questions. 74 00:04:24,590 --> 00:04:27,990 And we're gonna see his identity revealed. 75 00:04:28,380 --> 00:04:29,830 His identity revealed. 76 00:04:29,860 --> 00:04:34,980 Now let me ask you this, uh, this may be a safe assumption, but have 77 00:04:34,980 --> 00:04:36,440 you ever played the game of Clue? 78 00:04:38,140 --> 00:04:39,610 Many of us have played the game of Clue. 79 00:04:39,610 --> 00:04:42,460 Okay, remember this is a little kid, you have, you're on one side, a person on 80 00:04:42,460 --> 00:04:46,099 the other side, and you have that one card, and they're trying to guess who 81 00:04:46,099 --> 00:04:49,790 that person is, and you're trying to guess, and hey, do they have a mustache? 82 00:04:49,790 --> 00:04:51,770 Uh, is their hair red? 83 00:04:51,770 --> 00:04:52,680 And they say yes or no. 84 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:54,270 You guys remember this game, right? 85 00:04:54,570 --> 00:04:55,490 And so what are you doing? 86 00:04:55,549 --> 00:04:58,200 You're asking questions so that you can get evidence. 87 00:04:58,909 --> 00:05:02,099 So at the end, you can identify who the person is. 88 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,250 And at the end, you make a guess, are you Andrew? 89 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,489 And they say yes or no, right? 90 00:05:07,489 --> 00:05:08,749 You guys know this, right? 91 00:05:08,989 --> 00:05:13,359 And so really, Luke chapter 20 is kind of like a game of Clue. 92 00:05:13,929 --> 00:05:17,829 And so it comes from chapter 19 where Jesus makes a declaration. 93 00:05:18,030 --> 00:05:19,749 And it should be obvious to many. 94 00:05:19,900 --> 00:05:23,369 But as we see, he's gonna keep giving us evidence that's going to 95 00:05:23,369 --> 00:05:26,079 reveal his identity as the Messiah. 96 00:05:27,050 --> 00:05:30,110 And so as we read this and we're going to try to read through all of this and 97 00:05:30,110 --> 00:05:34,000 break it down as we read this, we're going to see, and I want you to take notes 98 00:05:34,250 --> 00:05:37,760 of how he keeps revealing his identity. 99 00:05:37,770 --> 00:05:39,558 Brothers and sisters, are you with me here? 100 00:05:40,009 --> 00:05:42,580 All right, well, let's go ahead and let's get into it. 101 00:05:42,580 --> 00:05:43,020 All right. 102 00:05:43,058 --> 00:05:46,590 So first up, we're going to look at Luke chapter 20 verse one again. 103 00:05:46,599 --> 00:05:47,950 Now he's had this entry. 104 00:05:47,950 --> 00:05:49,400 He cleared out the temple. 105 00:05:50,395 --> 00:05:53,885 Now just imagine this, he comes in, he makes his public declaration, 106 00:05:53,933 --> 00:05:58,284 he clears out the temple and his, his enemies, his ops, the savior 107 00:05:58,284 --> 00:06:00,444 haters, they're upset about this. 108 00:06:01,505 --> 00:06:04,984 And so they ask an obvious question, who in the world do 109 00:06:04,984 --> 00:06:07,534 you think you are doing this? 110 00:06:08,475 --> 00:06:11,175 And so that's our context, so alright, so let's get into it. 111 00:06:11,505 --> 00:06:15,415 And you know I did this, I tried this today, I put all of Jesus words in red. 112 00:06:16,685 --> 00:06:18,535 Cause you know when you read in the bible it's in red. 113 00:06:19,245 --> 00:06:20,775 So somebody said, let's just try it. 114 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:22,110 So it might look good. 115 00:06:22,110 --> 00:06:22,950 It might look terrible. 116 00:06:22,990 --> 00:06:23,440 Amen. 117 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:23,910 Okay. 118 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,240 So if it doesn't look good, I won't ever do it again. 119 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:27,470 But let's go ahead and let's get into it. 120 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:31,069 One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and 121 00:06:31,070 --> 00:06:34,620 proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the teachers of the law 122 00:06:34,659 --> 00:06:36,570 together with the elders came up to him. 123 00:06:36,950 --> 00:06:39,919 Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? 124 00:06:39,929 --> 00:06:42,920 They're asking, who gave you the right to do what you've 125 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:44,780 been doing the last couple days? 126 00:06:45,570 --> 00:06:48,170 Jesus replied, who gave you this authority? 127 00:06:48,804 --> 00:06:51,554 Where he says, I will also ask you a question. 128 00:06:51,554 --> 00:06:57,975 Tell me, John's baptism, was it from heaven or of human origin? 129 00:06:58,775 --> 00:07:02,424 They discussed it among themselves and said, if we say from heaven, he 130 00:07:02,424 --> 00:07:04,214 will ask, why didn't you believe him? 131 00:07:04,515 --> 00:07:07,954 But if we say of human origin, all the people will stone us because they 132 00:07:07,954 --> 00:07:11,104 are persuaded that John was a prophet. 133 00:07:11,325 --> 00:07:13,825 So they answered, we don't know where it was from. 134 00:07:14,155 --> 00:07:19,225 Jesus said, neither will I tell you by what authority I'm doing these things. 135 00:07:19,695 --> 00:07:20,815 And so we stop right there. 136 00:07:20,815 --> 00:07:23,365 So Jesus goes, Okay, we're going to play this game. 137 00:07:23,365 --> 00:07:24,465 I want to ask you a question. 138 00:07:24,465 --> 00:07:28,674 And that was somewhat common in the Hellenist culture and Jewish 139 00:07:28,674 --> 00:07:31,395 culture to sometimes answer a question with the question. 140 00:07:31,714 --> 00:07:34,325 And so basically you're seeing kind of who's wiser and it's going to 141 00:07:34,325 --> 00:07:38,534 produce really the real result and what the true question should be. 142 00:07:38,534 --> 00:07:41,385 But he goes and he asked this question and they say, Hey, we 143 00:07:41,385 --> 00:07:43,664 don't we know if we say this. 144 00:07:44,050 --> 00:07:48,360 Then he's gonna ask us this, or he's gonna make this point, if we say 145 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,740 this, man, it might cost us our lives. 146 00:07:50,950 --> 00:07:53,290 So let's just play dumb and say, well, we don't know. 147 00:07:54,610 --> 00:07:58,820 Now, it's interesting here, because I think also Jesus had the intention 148 00:07:58,820 --> 00:08:03,469 here of going, you already know the answer that I will give you. 149 00:08:05,319 --> 00:08:10,089 Because if you believe that John, if his baptism, meaning if it was 150 00:08:10,089 --> 00:08:13,789 inspired by God, if he was led by God, and you know what John said 151 00:08:13,799 --> 00:08:16,685 about me, Then what does that mean? 152 00:08:17,895 --> 00:08:19,555 What authority do I have? 153 00:08:20,005 --> 00:08:23,845 Who do you think I'm going to say gave me this authority? 154 00:08:25,065 --> 00:08:30,255 But if you don't believe that John was divinely inspired, then you're not 155 00:08:30,255 --> 00:08:32,024 going to believe anything I say anyway. 156 00:08:34,304 --> 00:08:36,195 And so he doesn't really answer. 157 00:08:36,315 --> 00:08:41,475 However, he does reveal his answer even with his statements. 158 00:08:42,085 --> 00:08:44,355 That my authority comes from the Father. 159 00:08:44,945 --> 00:08:47,345 But Jesus is going to make this even more clear. 160 00:08:47,715 --> 00:08:51,165 Through this parable that he's going to deliver, which is really 161 00:08:51,165 --> 00:08:55,905 an allegory, which is a story that uses symbolism to make points. 162 00:08:55,905 --> 00:08:58,925 And so let's continue reading in John chapter 20. 163 00:08:59,055 --> 00:09:00,654 Brothers and sisters, are you with me here? 164 00:09:01,155 --> 00:09:01,564 All right. 165 00:09:01,564 --> 00:09:03,334 So we have the authority question. 166 00:09:03,474 --> 00:09:05,415 Now we have the authority revealed. 167 00:09:05,444 --> 00:09:07,645 He went on to tell the people this parable. 168 00:09:07,955 --> 00:09:09,365 A man planted a vineyard. 169 00:09:09,375 --> 00:09:11,355 Now this vineyard is going to symbolize. 170 00:09:12,060 --> 00:09:17,640 Israel rented it to some farmers, the farmers, we'll see here in a 171 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,480 second, and went away for a long time. 172 00:09:19,630 --> 00:09:23,370 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him 173 00:09:23,380 --> 00:09:24,810 some of the fruit of his vineyard. 174 00:09:24,989 --> 00:09:29,419 Now the servant and servants is going to, is a symbol for the prophets 175 00:09:29,420 --> 00:09:31,680 of God throughout Israel's history. 176 00:09:31,729 --> 00:09:36,769 And these farmers or these tenants represent God's people and maybe even more 177 00:09:36,769 --> 00:09:41,489 particular, God's leaders or the religious leaders throughout Israel's history. 178 00:09:42,415 --> 00:09:46,374 Continue, he says, but the tenants beat him and sent him away empty handed. 179 00:09:46,704 --> 00:09:51,045 He sent another servant, but that one also they beat and treated shamefully 180 00:09:51,045 --> 00:09:53,045 and sent him away empty handed. 181 00:09:53,124 --> 00:09:56,324 He still sent a third and they wounded him and threw him out. 182 00:09:56,734 --> 00:09:59,304 Then the owner of the vineyard said, what shall I do? 183 00:09:59,324 --> 00:10:00,994 The owner of the vineyard is God. 184 00:10:01,794 --> 00:10:02,619 What shall I do? 185 00:10:02,619 --> 00:10:05,084 I will send my son whom I love. 186 00:10:05,084 --> 00:10:06,925 Perhaps they will respect him. 187 00:10:07,114 --> 00:10:07,624 All right. 188 00:10:07,754 --> 00:10:08,524 Who is the son? 189 00:10:08,524 --> 00:10:09,134 Obviously. 190 00:10:10,215 --> 00:10:11,095 Jesus. 191 00:10:11,385 --> 00:10:12,155 Let's continue. 192 00:10:13,095 --> 00:10:15,775 But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. 193 00:10:16,325 --> 00:10:17,575 This is the heir, they said. 194 00:10:17,745 --> 00:10:20,035 Let's kill him and the inheritance will be ours. 195 00:10:20,245 --> 00:10:22,295 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. 196 00:10:22,685 --> 00:10:25,325 What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 197 00:10:26,325 --> 00:10:30,234 He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others. 198 00:10:30,235 --> 00:10:34,405 The others is referring to Gentiles, non Jews. 199 00:10:37,355 --> 00:10:40,115 When the people heard this they said, God forbid! 200 00:10:41,465 --> 00:10:45,725 Jesus looked directly at them and asked, then what is the 201 00:10:45,725 --> 00:10:47,415 meaning of that which is written? 202 00:10:47,875 --> 00:10:52,285 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. 203 00:10:52,695 --> 00:10:55,514 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces. 204 00:10:55,555 --> 00:10:58,285 Anyone on whom it falls will be crushed. 205 00:10:58,565 --> 00:11:01,775 The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest 206 00:11:01,775 --> 00:11:07,125 him immediately because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. 207 00:11:07,944 --> 00:11:08,985 But they were afraid. 208 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:10,610 of the people. 209 00:11:10,700 --> 00:11:12,440 Let's stop right there. 210 00:11:12,590 --> 00:11:16,950 Again, Jesus gives us this allegory, this parable that kind of highlights 211 00:11:17,210 --> 00:11:18,849 the history of God's people. 212 00:11:19,020 --> 00:11:22,230 And if you know the Old Testament, you know, God sent many prophets to his 213 00:11:22,230 --> 00:11:24,750 people to call them back to faithfulness. 214 00:11:24,940 --> 00:11:29,250 And several of them were rejected by God's people, and even several were 215 00:11:29,250 --> 00:11:32,250 killed for what they were prophesying. 216 00:11:32,670 --> 00:11:36,800 And he also helps us see that God sends his son, Jesus, 217 00:11:36,870 --> 00:11:38,889 who will be killed in days. 218 00:11:39,260 --> 00:11:40,510 For what? 219 00:11:40,540 --> 00:11:41,760 For our salvation. 220 00:11:42,339 --> 00:11:47,959 And so Jesus is making it clear that he's the son in the parable. 221 00:11:47,989 --> 00:11:50,900 So that he has the authority of the father. 222 00:11:50,900 --> 00:11:55,699 Because in this parable, the son comes in the authority of the father. 223 00:11:55,999 --> 00:12:01,229 And if Jesus is the son, then he comes in the authority of God the father. 224 00:12:02,029 --> 00:12:04,129 And so he's answering the question. 225 00:12:04,675 --> 00:12:08,615 And he does this through this parable so that people can understand what 226 00:12:08,645 --> 00:12:13,595 is taking place and that his identity will be more and more revealed. 227 00:12:15,315 --> 00:12:19,094 And so he shows, hey look, I am the son. 228 00:12:19,305 --> 00:12:20,775 I'm going to die. 229 00:12:21,225 --> 00:12:23,235 And I come in my father's authority. 230 00:12:23,284 --> 00:12:26,605 But here's the other thing, he uses imagery of a stone and 231 00:12:26,605 --> 00:12:28,645 he refers back to an old song. 232 00:12:29,155 --> 00:12:32,575 And he says, hey the stone that the, that was rejected. 233 00:12:33,879 --> 00:12:35,510 Actually became the cornerstone. 234 00:12:36,589 --> 00:12:39,829 And so he's saying that, hey, again, the Messiah, he himself, 235 00:12:39,839 --> 00:12:45,099 Jesus, is the cornerstone of God's plan and God's church. 236 00:12:45,780 --> 00:12:48,249 And a cornerstone is a vital piece in building. 237 00:12:48,249 --> 00:12:52,429 It's it's it's foundational because you have that and you build around it. 238 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,919 And it also serves where two pieces come together. 239 00:12:56,365 --> 00:12:58,785 And so the pieces landed, they depend on this. 240 00:12:58,814 --> 00:13:04,015 And so Jesus is where all of God's plan comes together and is built upon him. 241 00:13:04,665 --> 00:13:09,515 And so God's church and God's people and God's plan is built upon Jesus. 242 00:13:10,165 --> 00:13:15,175 Showing that even when people and his own chosen people, the Israelites, 243 00:13:15,435 --> 00:13:19,964 the nation of Israel, even if and when you reject, you won't stop God's plan. 244 00:13:22,625 --> 00:13:26,724 But there's also consequences for rejecting Jesus, and that's judgment. 245 00:13:27,715 --> 00:13:32,415 And so he makes that clear, that if you, if you reject me, then yes, you 246 00:13:32,415 --> 00:13:36,805 will fall on me, it will be just, or if you rebel, you will be crushed because 247 00:13:36,805 --> 00:13:41,055 you rejected God's plan of salvation. 248 00:13:42,725 --> 00:13:45,254 And so the leaders, they got this. 249 00:13:45,945 --> 00:13:48,914 They understood, whoa, he's talking about us. 250 00:13:50,705 --> 00:13:51,745 And so what'd they do? 251 00:13:51,975 --> 00:13:53,575 Man, we gotta find a way to kill this man. 252 00:13:54,405 --> 00:13:55,704 He's embarrassing us. 253 00:13:56,455 --> 00:14:00,814 He's trying to uproot and, and upturn everything that we have going on. 254 00:14:01,140 --> 00:14:02,410 We're sick of this. 255 00:14:02,940 --> 00:14:05,120 We got a plot to kill him. 256 00:14:05,550 --> 00:14:07,940 Now Jesus was killed for the words he said. 257 00:14:08,689 --> 00:14:09,819 Think about that for a second. 258 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:13,479 Jesus wasn't killed because he was like Mr. 259 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:14,180 Rogers. 260 00:14:15,740 --> 00:14:17,780 Oh, he's just so nice and so cuddly. 261 00:14:18,730 --> 00:14:19,920 But Jesus was speaking truth. 262 00:14:21,769 --> 00:14:22,950 A man of conviction. 263 00:14:23,739 --> 00:14:24,709 A man of love. 264 00:14:25,500 --> 00:14:27,470 But a man of conviction and of truth. 265 00:14:28,010 --> 00:14:29,640 That would share the truth. 266 00:14:30,310 --> 00:14:31,300 To, to redeem. 267 00:14:32,210 --> 00:14:35,330 But also to warn so that we won't suffer consequences. 268 00:14:37,170 --> 00:14:37,970 Let's continue. 269 00:14:37,970 --> 00:14:39,750 Brothers and sisters, are you still with me here? 270 00:14:40,839 --> 00:14:42,260 We continue Luke chapter 20. 271 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:43,960 We see the attempted trap. 272 00:14:44,860 --> 00:14:46,329 Keeping a close watch on him. 273 00:14:46,329 --> 00:14:47,420 They sent spies. 274 00:14:47,670 --> 00:14:48,220 Interesting. 275 00:14:48,819 --> 00:14:49,349 Man, look, look. 276 00:14:49,430 --> 00:14:49,770 We got it. 277 00:14:49,780 --> 00:14:51,180 We can't just come through the front door. 278 00:14:51,260 --> 00:14:53,610 Let's, let's, let's throw some spies at him. 279 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:56,150 Who pretended to be sincere. 280 00:14:56,740 --> 00:14:59,149 They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said. 281 00:14:59,709 --> 00:15:02,940 So that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor. 282 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:04,850 So the spies questioned him. 283 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:08,490 Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right. 284 00:15:08,954 --> 00:15:12,615 And then you do not show partiality, but you teach the way of God 285 00:15:12,775 --> 00:15:14,285 in accordance with the truth. 286 00:15:14,324 --> 00:15:15,814 They laying it on thick, aren't they? 287 00:15:16,864 --> 00:15:18,344 You're just awesome. 288 00:15:18,614 --> 00:15:19,525 We love you. 289 00:15:20,035 --> 00:15:22,134 The crazy thing is, it actually, everything they're 290 00:15:22,134 --> 00:15:23,025 saying is actually true. 291 00:15:24,224 --> 00:15:25,804 But they're not saying it sincerely. 292 00:15:26,744 --> 00:15:27,644 But we continue. 293 00:15:28,564 --> 00:15:32,035 Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not? 294 00:15:33,825 --> 00:15:35,355 Now this was an interesting question. 295 00:15:36,135 --> 00:15:38,315 This was a political question. 296 00:15:38,315 --> 00:15:40,954 Uh oh, we talking politics in the church! 297 00:15:43,074 --> 00:15:44,685 But it was also a religious question. 298 00:15:46,235 --> 00:15:49,735 Because, see, at the time here, there was a, a tribute, this is called a tribute 299 00:15:49,735 --> 00:15:51,735 or a poll tax by the Roman Empire. 300 00:15:52,345 --> 00:15:57,754 And so, some felt, especially the zealots, those that, uh, uh, were definitely 301 00:15:57,754 --> 00:16:02,324 common, they, they, they were wanting to rebel against the Roman, uh, uh, Empire. 302 00:16:02,745 --> 00:16:06,184 And so they felt it was wrong religiously, like, it is, we are 303 00:16:06,194 --> 00:16:10,405 sinning against God if we pay this Roman tax to this pagan emperor. 304 00:16:11,909 --> 00:16:19,010 And so they're trying to set him up because if Jesus says, yes, pay the tax, 305 00:16:19,260 --> 00:16:21,950 then all those zealots are going to be mad and he's going to lose their support. 306 00:16:23,070 --> 00:16:27,800 But if he says no, we got him, cause now he's going against the Roman Empire. 307 00:16:27,900 --> 00:16:31,180 Hey, we got a lawbreaker over here, let's send him over there. 308 00:16:31,190 --> 00:16:36,200 He's trying to cause a riot so that people will rebel against the Roman Empire. 309 00:16:36,260 --> 00:16:37,529 You better get rid of him. 310 00:16:38,530 --> 00:16:40,270 Some sneaky people right there, huh? 311 00:16:41,550 --> 00:16:42,469 What does Jesus do? 312 00:16:43,500 --> 00:16:47,360 Says he saw through their duplicity and said to them, Show me a denarius, this 313 00:16:47,370 --> 00:16:49,310 is the coin, this is the Roman coin. 314 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:51,790 Whose image and inscription are on it? 315 00:16:52,970 --> 00:16:54,430 Caesars, they replied. 316 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,510 You know, let's continue. 317 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:00,780 He says, He said to them, Then give back to Caesar what is 318 00:17:00,780 --> 00:17:03,800 Caesar's, and to God what is God's. 319 00:17:04,388 --> 00:17:08,848 They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public, and astonished. 320 00:17:09,159 --> 00:17:13,200 By his answer, they became silent. 321 00:17:14,469 --> 00:17:16,608 The trap doesn't work. 322 00:17:17,020 --> 00:17:19,980 You know, it's interesting because there was actually several types 323 00:17:19,980 --> 00:17:21,348 of coins that they would have. 324 00:17:21,358 --> 00:17:24,579 They had a Roman coin, there was a Greek coin, there was some 325 00:17:24,579 --> 00:17:26,310 Jewish coins, a Tyrrhenian coin. 326 00:17:26,469 --> 00:17:29,559 So there's several coins that people could have had during that time. 327 00:17:29,679 --> 00:17:32,169 And they asked them about the Roman coin. 328 00:17:32,169 --> 00:17:35,889 Said the only way you could pay the Roman tax is if you had a Roman coin. 329 00:17:36,429 --> 00:17:40,510 So they actually kind of expose themselves when he says, Hey, 330 00:17:40,540 --> 00:17:42,149 show me the coin right now. 331 00:17:43,370 --> 00:17:44,900 And they pull out the Roman coin. 332 00:17:44,970 --> 00:17:46,909 So they themselves believe in what? 333 00:17:47,740 --> 00:17:49,049 Paying the Roman tax? 334 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:54,530 So they expose themselves, but they think they're slick in trying to trap Jesus. 335 00:17:55,270 --> 00:17:57,270 And Jesus says, Well, whose picture is on there? 336 00:17:57,419 --> 00:17:59,820 And there was a picture of the Caesar on there. 337 00:18:00,580 --> 00:18:02,169 And they say, Well, it's Caesar's. 338 00:18:02,180 --> 00:18:04,100 He says, Well, give the Caesar's what's Caesar's. 339 00:18:04,230 --> 00:18:05,929 His image is on there, so give it to him. 340 00:18:06,789 --> 00:18:08,179 But give to God what's God's. 341 00:18:08,865 --> 00:18:09,885 But what belongs to God? 342 00:18:11,485 --> 00:18:12,225 All of us. 343 00:18:13,225 --> 00:18:15,475 Everything belongs to God, but especially God, and you know 344 00:18:15,475 --> 00:18:17,435 what, whose image do we bear? 345 00:18:18,245 --> 00:18:18,685 God's. 346 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:21,330 So what should we give to God? 347 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:23,080 Ourselves. 348 00:18:23,570 --> 00:18:25,420 Everything we should give to God. 349 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:27,170 And so here we go. 350 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:29,300 So yes, we're going to abide by the law. 351 00:18:29,410 --> 00:18:30,930 And yes, we're going to give to God. 352 00:18:31,070 --> 00:18:34,079 Because the law of the land is never going to supersede God. 353 00:18:35,300 --> 00:18:37,400 But we're not going to be these crazy radicals. 354 00:18:37,519 --> 00:18:43,020 So Jesus, not being political, but helping us understand how we should 355 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:44,450 be a citizen in God's kingdom. 356 00:18:44,590 --> 00:18:46,290 And no matter what country we live in. 357 00:18:47,985 --> 00:18:51,155 And so I love this, and I wish we could do a whole sermon on this, but 358 00:18:51,155 --> 00:18:53,955 we give first and foremost to God. 359 00:18:54,905 --> 00:18:57,465 But here's what's interesting, just a little tidbit. 360 00:18:57,725 --> 00:19:00,885 Jesus didn't align himself with a political party in this situation, did he? 361 00:19:02,905 --> 00:19:04,725 He wasn't the crazy liberals! 362 00:19:05,975 --> 00:19:09,455 And he wasn't the ultra conservative, let's go nationalists! 363 00:19:11,034 --> 00:19:12,334 But he was righteous. 364 00:19:13,825 --> 00:19:15,045 We'll save that for another sermon. 365 00:19:15,075 --> 00:19:16,075 Let's keep moving here. 366 00:19:18,725 --> 00:19:19,625 Some of y'all mad at me. 367 00:19:19,625 --> 00:19:20,255 That's okay. 368 00:19:20,665 --> 00:19:21,965 They were mad at Jesus. 369 00:19:23,804 --> 00:19:25,385 Oh, you compare yourself to Jesus? 370 00:19:25,415 --> 00:19:26,635 That's not what I'm doing, okay. 371 00:19:29,595 --> 00:19:30,764 Some of the Sadducees. 372 00:19:31,075 --> 00:19:32,325 The Sadducees were a group. 373 00:19:32,325 --> 00:19:35,644 There was, uh, kind of three basic religious leaders, or groups 374 00:19:35,644 --> 00:19:36,735 within the religious leaders. 375 00:19:36,735 --> 00:19:40,325 And the Sadducees, they were the more wealthy and more politically minded. 376 00:19:40,814 --> 00:19:43,054 And so it says, some of the Sadducees, who say there is no 377 00:19:43,054 --> 00:19:46,385 resurrection, came to Jesus with the question, Teacher, they said. 378 00:19:46,725 --> 00:19:50,785 Moses wrote for us that a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but no children. 379 00:19:50,985 --> 00:19:54,165 The man must marry the widow and raise up his offering for his brother. 380 00:19:54,514 --> 00:19:55,715 Now there were seven brothers. 381 00:19:55,725 --> 00:19:57,785 The first one married a woman and died childless. 382 00:19:57,825 --> 00:19:59,434 The second and then the third married her. 383 00:19:59,565 --> 00:20:01,485 And in the same way, the seven died. 384 00:20:01,655 --> 00:20:03,935 Man, don't, I don't know about marrying this woman. 385 00:20:06,544 --> 00:20:08,775 Everybody who marries her dies, you know what I'm saying? 386 00:20:09,325 --> 00:20:10,765 But we know this isn't a real story. 387 00:20:10,765 --> 00:20:11,805 They're just trying to trap him. 388 00:20:11,805 --> 00:20:12,775 Okay, alright, so. 389 00:20:13,435 --> 00:20:14,165 Leaving no children. 390 00:20:14,165 --> 00:20:15,534 Finally the woman died too. 391 00:20:15,534 --> 00:20:19,155 Now then, at the resurrection, whose life will she be? 392 00:20:19,195 --> 00:20:20,995 Since the seven were married to her. 393 00:20:20,995 --> 00:20:24,314 Again, they're trying to say, Hey, that afterlife stuff, that's some nonsense. 394 00:20:24,334 --> 00:20:24,844 That's foolish. 395 00:20:24,995 --> 00:20:26,945 Let's expose how foolish this is. 396 00:20:27,114 --> 00:20:30,504 Let's use our logic and we'll expose him to everybody that he's 397 00:20:30,504 --> 00:20:31,875 not really this great teacher. 398 00:20:32,124 --> 00:20:35,764 Jesus replied, The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. 399 00:20:35,975 --> 00:20:39,324 But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and 400 00:20:39,324 --> 00:20:42,764 in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage. 401 00:20:43,159 --> 00:20:44,959 And they can no longer die for. 402 00:20:44,959 --> 00:20:46,280 They're like the angels. 403 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:50,209 They're God's children since they're children of the resurrection. 404 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:54,230 But in the account of the Bernie Bush, even Moses showed that the 405 00:20:54,230 --> 00:20:58,790 dead rise for the, for he calls the Lord, the God of Abraham and the 406 00:20:58,790 --> 00:21:01,250 God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. 407 00:21:01,250 --> 00:21:07,600 He is not the God of the dead, but the living for to him are all alive. 408 00:21:08,550 --> 00:21:11,010 Some of the teachers of the law responded, well said teacher. 409 00:21:11,770 --> 00:21:15,730 And no one dared to ask him any more questions. 410 00:21:16,970 --> 00:21:19,629 They're like, oh man, we tried, but man, this ain't working. 411 00:21:20,700 --> 00:21:22,419 And so he said, man, just kind of like that sound. 412 00:21:22,419 --> 00:21:24,490 Whatever we're trying to do to stop that sound, it ain't working. 413 00:21:26,159 --> 00:21:28,319 And so he goes, and Jesus, what does he do? 414 00:21:28,319 --> 00:21:31,219 He, he corrects their incorrect theology. 415 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:34,019 They have some incorrect theology. 416 00:21:34,030 --> 00:21:37,270 They don't believe in, in really kind of the spiritual realm. 417 00:21:37,860 --> 00:21:39,480 And they don't believe in the afterlife. 418 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:40,900 And so Jesus corrects this. 419 00:21:41,060 --> 00:21:41,920 But what does he do? 420 00:21:41,930 --> 00:21:44,100 He reveals eternal truth. 421 00:21:45,235 --> 00:21:51,175 Now, who can reveal eternal truth except for one who is in position or has 422 00:21:51,175 --> 00:21:53,675 the authority to speak on the matter? 423 00:21:54,905 --> 00:22:00,865 The one who has knowledge, not a theory, but one who knows. 424 00:22:01,284 --> 00:22:03,145 Who could that possibly be? 425 00:22:04,205 --> 00:22:05,044 The Messiah. 426 00:22:06,405 --> 00:22:10,275 And so he goes and he corrects and he says basically, hey, life in the age 427 00:22:10,275 --> 00:22:12,465 to come is different than life here. 428 00:22:13,330 --> 00:22:16,550 Your view that it's going to be the exact same, that's wrong. 429 00:22:16,980 --> 00:22:20,960 The afterlife is going to be different and it's going to be magnificent. 430 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:24,909 It's going to be better than even what we can imagine. 431 00:22:25,399 --> 00:22:29,919 But he reveals his wisdom, his authority, and his divinity to 432 00:22:29,919 --> 00:22:32,100 be able to speak on the matter. 433 00:22:32,259 --> 00:22:34,239 Brothers and sisters, are you with me here? 434 00:22:34,979 --> 00:22:35,779 Let's continue. 435 00:22:36,090 --> 00:22:36,770 The Messiah. 436 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:40,930 Then he goes on, verse 40, Then Jesus said to them, And he turns 437 00:22:40,930 --> 00:22:42,540 around, now he's asking questions. 438 00:22:42,629 --> 00:22:44,190 You guys have been asking me questions. 439 00:22:44,370 --> 00:22:45,879 Now you don't want to say anything. 440 00:22:45,930 --> 00:22:48,160 So now let, let me start asking you some questions. 441 00:22:49,419 --> 00:22:51,910 Why is it said that the Messiah is the son of David? 442 00:22:52,989 --> 00:22:56,069 Because everybody believed that the Messiah would come through 443 00:22:56,069 --> 00:22:57,469 the line of David, which is true. 444 00:22:57,779 --> 00:23:00,750 So he's not negating this, but he's asking them a question. 445 00:23:01,329 --> 00:23:05,690 David himself declares in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, sit 446 00:23:05,690 --> 00:23:09,050 on my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet. 447 00:23:09,050 --> 00:23:10,379 So he quotes the scripture. 448 00:23:10,715 --> 00:23:15,655 He says, David calls him Lord, how then can he be his son? 449 00:23:17,675 --> 00:23:20,545 And now again, he's revealing truth. 450 00:23:21,925 --> 00:23:25,144 Hey, hey, you guys, you're excited about the Messiah, you should. 451 00:23:25,145 --> 00:23:27,065 The Messiah's gonna come through the line of David. 452 00:23:27,804 --> 00:23:29,295 But here's the thing that you're missing. 453 00:23:29,304 --> 00:23:31,054 You think it's a political Messiah. 454 00:23:31,055 --> 00:23:33,594 You think he's gonna establish an earthly kingdom. 455 00:23:34,780 --> 00:23:38,100 That's the kind of Messiah you're looking for and you think that David 456 00:23:38,100 --> 00:23:41,100 is great and he's just gonna come and he's just gonna Come in that line. 457 00:23:41,220 --> 00:23:41,650 He said no. 458 00:23:41,650 --> 00:23:44,380 No, no the Messiah God's Messiah. 459 00:23:44,530 --> 00:23:51,969 He's greater than David In fact, David calls him my lord And so he 460 00:23:51,970 --> 00:23:57,649 shows us that the Messiah is much more and a greater mission Than even 461 00:23:57,649 --> 00:24:00,850 what they believed or even King David 462 00:24:04,180 --> 00:24:10,660 and so he he's declaring remember When I walked a couple days ago 463 00:24:10,660 --> 00:24:14,640 and I declared publicly that I'm the king coming in, that messiah 464 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,160 you're looking for, he's right here. 465 00:24:18,780 --> 00:24:20,399 I'm revealing truth. 466 00:24:22,290 --> 00:24:28,169 I'm telling you what God is like, what the kingdom is like, what the messiah is like. 467 00:24:29,500 --> 00:24:30,484 And you're looking for him. 468 00:24:31,985 --> 00:24:34,715 Again, the peace that he said when he was crying over them, 469 00:24:34,935 --> 00:24:36,865 the peace that he wants to offer. 470 00:24:36,865 --> 00:24:39,245 He says it is available. 471 00:24:41,215 --> 00:24:43,795 We continue the warning. 472 00:24:43,975 --> 00:24:47,734 While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples, Hey, guys, 473 00:24:47,734 --> 00:24:49,105 let me tell you something real quickly. 474 00:24:50,455 --> 00:24:52,765 Beware of the teachers of the law. 475 00:24:53,325 --> 00:24:56,425 They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with 476 00:24:56,435 --> 00:25:00,535 respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seat in the synagogues 477 00:25:00,535 --> 00:25:02,305 and the place of honor at banquets. 478 00:25:03,450 --> 00:25:07,660 They devour widows houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. 479 00:25:07,910 --> 00:25:10,960 These men will be punished most severely. 480 00:25:12,380 --> 00:25:13,310 And now he warns. 481 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:14,390 Why? 482 00:25:14,390 --> 00:25:18,160 Because he knows of the hypocrisy that's taking place and he knows 483 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:20,620 of the evil that is taking place. 484 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:24,310 And he knows it and he exposes it. 485 00:25:25,530 --> 00:25:29,590 And he declares that there's going to be judgment if there's no repentance. 486 00:25:31,770 --> 00:25:37,320 And so what do we see through the book of Luke in chapter 20? 487 00:25:37,620 --> 00:25:40,150 Again, we see identity revealed. 488 00:25:41,150 --> 00:25:43,200 We see his identity revealed. 489 00:25:43,230 --> 00:25:48,650 We see it validated through his wisdom, his teaching, and his authority. 490 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:55,260 His declaration and claim to be king in the Christ is demonstrated through his 491 00:25:55,260 --> 00:26:00,150 authority, his teaching, and his supreme knowledge and truth that he delivers. 492 00:26:01,145 --> 00:26:04,324 These guys think they're wise, let me show them true wisdom. 493 00:26:04,864 --> 00:26:09,344 You're trying to trap me, let me go ahead and correct your incorrect theology. 494 00:26:09,725 --> 00:26:13,245 And you know what, I'm gonna expose what most people don't know. 495 00:26:14,165 --> 00:26:19,325 And so he does answer that question through all these interactions. 496 00:26:20,164 --> 00:26:21,794 Whose authority do I have? 497 00:26:22,464 --> 00:26:24,054 I have the Father's authority. 498 00:26:25,275 --> 00:26:27,335 Because I am God's Son. 499 00:26:28,105 --> 00:26:29,795 I am the Messiah. 500 00:26:30,455 --> 00:26:32,784 I bring truth, I bring revelation. 501 00:26:33,435 --> 00:26:36,605 And I'm going to die for your salvation. 502 00:26:37,275 --> 00:26:43,935 And we know later, he fully is validated when he raises on the third day. 503 00:26:44,695 --> 00:26:48,455 But he reveals himself here in Luke chapter 20. 504 00:26:49,135 --> 00:26:53,355 And so again, like in the game of Clue, when there's only one option left. 505 00:26:54,410 --> 00:26:58,220 And you're looking at the cards and you say, You are Andrew. 506 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:03,390 When we look at all of chapter 20, we can say, Jesus is the Christ. 507 00:27:04,910 --> 00:27:07,289 Like that show, The Masked Singer, you ever seen that? 508 00:27:08,699 --> 00:27:10,779 I don't watch it, I tried and I just couldn't get into it. 509 00:27:10,779 --> 00:27:11,980 I was like, I just don't understand. 510 00:27:13,239 --> 00:27:16,260 But at the end I know they take off the mask and it's like, Oh, it's Lady Gaga! 511 00:27:17,500 --> 00:27:19,530 It's never been Lady Gaga, but you know what I'm saying. 512 00:27:20,490 --> 00:27:25,089 And so here it is, spiritually, Jesus has been telling and he takes off the 513 00:27:25,089 --> 00:27:31,115 headpiece, revealing that he It's not a mass Messiah, but he is the Messiah. 514 00:27:33,074 --> 00:27:35,175 His identity is revealed. 515 00:27:37,284 --> 00:27:39,175 And so what is our response? 516 00:27:39,475 --> 00:27:42,554 What should we take from this brothers and sisters? 517 00:27:43,375 --> 00:27:44,905 I believe one thing we should do is this. 518 00:27:45,115 --> 00:27:46,855 Recognize the authority of Jesus. 519 00:27:48,245 --> 00:27:50,735 Recognize the authority of Jesus. 520 00:27:50,735 --> 00:27:54,795 He's the authority of all and overall, but that means. 521 00:27:55,320 --> 00:28:01,080 That we also need to recognize the authority Jesus should have in our lives. 522 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:06,530 Here's what Jesus said one time as he's preaching, they call this 523 00:28:06,530 --> 00:28:07,799 the Sermon on the Plain there. 524 00:28:07,799 --> 00:28:12,230 And so it says, Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not do what I say? 525 00:28:14,069 --> 00:28:18,949 You call me Lord, but yet I don't have a role of authority in your life. 526 00:28:20,989 --> 00:28:22,409 So why do you call me this? 527 00:28:23,629 --> 00:28:26,189 I'm obviously not your Lord, I'm something else. 528 00:28:27,115 --> 00:28:31,795 Because if I was your Lord, then you would recognize my authority 529 00:28:31,865 --> 00:28:35,045 and you would submit and surrender to my authority in your life. 530 00:28:35,955 --> 00:28:38,444 You would do what I say. 531 00:28:39,365 --> 00:28:43,165 And so the question for you and me today is, does Jesus have 532 00:28:43,165 --> 00:28:45,245 this authority in your life? 533 00:28:46,635 --> 00:28:49,865 Does Jesus have this authority in your life? 534 00:28:49,885 --> 00:28:51,435 And if not, why not? 535 00:28:53,735 --> 00:28:57,315 Or maybe he once did, but not so much today. 536 00:28:58,085 --> 00:29:00,445 Maybe he did when we first was baptized. 537 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:04,490 30 plus years ago, 20, 5, 2 years ago. 538 00:29:05,210 --> 00:29:06,600 But he hasn't been recently. 539 00:29:08,070 --> 00:29:09,390 Maybe that's the case. 540 00:29:09,890 --> 00:29:13,040 Or maybe he's never been lord of your life in authority. 541 00:29:13,350 --> 00:29:17,370 Well the good news, and it says Jesus came and brought good news. 542 00:29:17,939 --> 00:29:19,200 I love that it's good. 543 00:29:19,829 --> 00:29:25,340 The good news is that God gives you today a chance to make him lord of your life. 544 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:32,059 God gives you a chance today to surrender to his authority in your life. 545 00:29:32,865 --> 00:29:36,965 And maybe you're having reasons as to why you can't. 546 00:29:38,445 --> 00:29:41,034 I would say there are many reasons but no excuse. 547 00:29:41,495 --> 00:29:45,695 I'm too young, it's too hard, or it's too late. 548 00:29:45,985 --> 00:29:48,794 Those are all reasons but not an excuse. 549 00:29:49,435 --> 00:29:54,625 You see, life with Jesus is far better in this life and in the life to come. 550 00:29:57,225 --> 00:30:00,265 Then the life you have when he's not the authority. 551 00:30:01,685 --> 00:30:05,885 I know many of us can testify of the blessings when Jesus 552 00:30:05,895 --> 00:30:10,345 went from being a good teacher and a good coach to being Lord. 553 00:30:12,704 --> 00:30:18,025 You see, for many years growing up, Jesus was a good moral teacher for my life. 554 00:30:18,504 --> 00:30:23,085 He was a good idea, but he wasn't the Lord and the authority of my life. 555 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:29,880 And so when that transition took place by the grace of God to recognize who 556 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:33,610 he is and the authority he should have in my life, my life has been 557 00:30:33,610 --> 00:30:36,760 radically transformed for 24 plus years. 558 00:30:37,660 --> 00:30:43,680 And I have zero regrets, regrets of submitting to his authority in my life. 559 00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:48,880 And I know many of you can testify to that as well. 560 00:30:49,870 --> 00:30:55,040 And so we make an appeal to everyone here, no matter your status or your situation, 561 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:58,580 to make Jesus the authority in your life. 562 00:30:58,830 --> 00:31:01,819 So if you're visiting here with us today, I want to encourage you to 563 00:31:01,820 --> 00:31:03,830 set up a time to study the Bible. 564 00:31:03,969 --> 00:31:05,340 You know, Stephanie talked about it. 565 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:09,980 When she studied God's Word, she realized who God was, ministering to her 566 00:31:09,980 --> 00:31:12,110 personally, so she was able to respond. 567 00:31:13,340 --> 00:31:15,330 I know we have some people, you've been studying the Bible. 568 00:31:15,460 --> 00:31:16,950 I want to encourage you today. 569 00:31:17,030 --> 00:31:20,200 Jesus wants to be Lord and have the authority in your life. 570 00:31:20,250 --> 00:31:22,910 Not next week or next month, but today. 571 00:31:23,689 --> 00:31:26,680 And to make a decision to surrender today. 572 00:31:27,420 --> 00:31:29,770 And I know we have some here, maybe you're struggling. 573 00:31:29,870 --> 00:31:31,440 Or maybe you left the faith. 574 00:31:32,340 --> 00:31:37,660 I believe Jesus is calling you to resume Jesus being the authority of your life. 575 00:31:39,010 --> 00:31:40,890 To resume where He is. 576 00:31:41,475 --> 00:31:50,275 Lord and the authority in your life and for others is to continue recognizing 577 00:31:50,395 --> 00:31:53,055 the authority of Jesus in your life. 578 00:31:54,255 --> 00:31:57,925 And you say, man, he's been the authority with the call is to continue 579 00:31:58,045 --> 00:32:02,635 to recognize, submit, surrender to that authority in your life. 580 00:32:03,305 --> 00:32:07,355 Because what are the opportunities that await if Jesus has 581 00:32:07,355 --> 00:32:08,545 the authority in your life? 582 00:32:09,635 --> 00:32:13,305 What are the possibilities if Jesus? 583 00:32:13,755 --> 00:32:20,145 What's to become or to resume his rightful place and have the authority in your life. 584 00:32:24,655 --> 00:32:32,504 We would have peace with God, a hope of eternal life, a faith that we 585 00:32:32,505 --> 00:32:38,750 know with absolute certainty will be rewarded, a love that meets your 586 00:32:38,750 --> 00:32:42,345 soul's deepest need and desire. 587 00:32:43,565 --> 00:32:49,614 We'll have wisdom and direction from the creator of life to navigate 588 00:32:50,575 --> 00:32:51,835 through life's twists and turns. 589 00:32:53,480 --> 00:33:00,560 So again, what opportunities await you today, this week, this month, and your 590 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:08,230 future if Jesus were to become or to resume being the authority in your life? 591 00:33:09,979 --> 00:33:16,649 The road to the resurrection, the day of questions, the authority was 592 00:33:16,649 --> 00:33:20,649 questioned and the identity was revealed. 593 00:33:21,369 --> 00:33:25,639 Jesus wisdom and authority validates that he is the Christ, the chosen one, 594 00:33:25,639 --> 00:33:28,289 the Messiah, the son of the living God. 595 00:33:28,775 --> 00:33:36,245 May we recognize the authority Jesus has and should have in our lives. 596 00:33:36,535 --> 00:33:39,095 We'll close out with Luke chapter 9 verse 20. 597 00:33:39,105 --> 00:33:40,575 He asked his followers. 598 00:33:40,885 --> 00:33:43,365 He says, hey guys, who do you think I am? 599 00:33:44,254 --> 00:33:49,785 And Peter replies, you are God's Messiah. 600 00:33:50,705 --> 00:33:55,035 Let us praise God for Jesus' identity being revealed. 601 00:33:55,215 --> 00:33:56,235 Amen, brothers and sisters.