Text: Matthew 27:22 Title: What to Do With Jesus? Textual Theme, Goal, Need: Theme: Goal: Need: Sermon Theme, Goal, Need: Theme: God calls all people to make the decision to release Christ among them. Goal: to encourage all people to release Christ to live among them. Need: We often send Christ to the…

Here God shows us: 1. the harm that comes from hard-hearted people. 2. the habits of hard-hearted people. 3. the help Jesus can give to hard-hearted people.

1. God recognizes the story of our life (vs. 9-15a). 2. God reveals the story of our life (vs. 9). 3. God wants us to reconsider the story of our life (vs. 15-18). 4. God wants to rewrite the story of our life (vs. 18-19).

What are the two sources of authority in religion? What two attributes described Jesus as He entered Jerusalem? What are the two options for hearing the words of God?

A summary and discussion of chapter 17 of "Created to Draw Near" by Edward Welch

John Chapter 18 Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane GEOGRAPHICAL PROFILE; KIDRON VALLEY A brook running north and south on the east side of ancient Jerusalem Separated the temple area from the Mount of Olives The site of the Garden of Gethsemane is thought to be just west of the Kidron Valley on the way…

1. God recognizes the story of our life (vs. 33-39). 2. God reveals the story of our life (vs. 33). 3. God wants us to reexamine the story of our life (vs. 40-44). 4. God wants to rewrite the story of our life (vs. 43-46).

Jesus reveals himself to be not just a great prophet or teacher, not just the king of Israel, but something even greater...

1. God wants our church to be a place for prayer. 2. God wants our church to be a place for praise. 3. God wants our church to be a place for people.

Healing Blind Men, Triumphal Entry, Cleansing the Temple, Testing in the Temple

We should be careful to exercise trust and obedience to our Lord.

1. Accept the Lord's authority. 2. Answer the Lord's questions. 3. Apply the Lord's lessons.