Jesus Entered

Matthew 21:12-13 — And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you make it a den of robbers.”

Consumer Christianity 

1 Corinthians 6:19 — Remember this: Your body is the home of God's Holy Spirit. God gave his Holy Spirit to you and he lives in you. You do not belong to yourselves any longer.

What have I allowed into my temple? 

Matthew 26

6 Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,

7 a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. 

8 And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?

9 For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor.” 

10 But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. 

11 For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me. 

12 In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial. 

13 Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

Costly Christianity 

Suppose you could gain everything in the whole world, and you lost your soul. 

Was it worth it?

— Billy Graham 

Would I give my very costly ____________________ to God? 

Mark 11:25 — And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 

Clean Christianity 

We all agree that forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we have to practice it. To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.

— C.S. Lewis 

Luke 22

24 Later, the apostles began to argue about which one of them was the most important.

25 But Jesus said to them, “The kings of the world rule over their people, and those who have authority over others want to be called ‘the great providers for the people.’ 

26 But you must not be like that. The one with the most authority among you should act as if he is the least important. The one who leads should be like one who serves.

Comparing Christianity 

Luke 21:20-22

Peter turned around and saw behind them the disciple Jesus loved—the one who had leaned over to Jesus during supper and asked, “Lord, who will betray you?” Peter asked Jesus, “What about him, Lord?” Jesus replied, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? As for you, follow me.” 

Mark 11:22 — Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God.”

Courageous Christianity 

Luke 22 

31 “Satan has asked to test you men like a farmer tests his wheat. O Simon, Simon,

32 I have prayed that you will not lose your faith! Help your brothers be stronger when you come back to me.”

Comeback Christianity 

Don’t let your life’s lowest moment write your story.

— Tim Tebow 

What needs to make a comeback in my life?