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This morning we are continuing our study in the Gospel of Mark.
If you’re new to our church, it would be good for you to know that we utilize a form of preaching called “Expository Preaching”.
What that means is we believe the Bible is best taught by taking a book of the Bible, and then studying it from beginning to end, chapter by chapter, verse by verse, in order to understand what it means in our lives today.
With that said, we are currently walking through the Gospel of Mark.
A gospel written for three reasons.
First, to teach us who Jesus is.
Second, to teach us what He came to do.
And third, to teach us what it means to follow Him.
So, if you are new to MCF, I would encourage you to go online where you can listen to the messages leading up to today.
As we come back to the Gospel of Mark today, we are coming back to the final round of a series of interactions between Jesus and the religious leaders of his day.
You may recall, as we come back to Mark’s Gospel today, we are in the final week of Jesus’s life leading up to his crucifixion and death.
And as we’ve learned, it has been an eventful week.
Largely because Jesus spends a good portion of the week battling the attacks of the religious leaders of his day.
Religious leaders who felt threatened and intimidated by Jesus.
The Bible classifies these religious leaders in three groups: The Pharisees, the Sadducees, and the Scribes.
The Pharisees were the religious police of their day.
They saw their job as making sure everybody was following the rules.
It started with the triumphal entry as Jesus entered Jersualem
And as we’ve seen their verbal attacks have been strategic and devious.
It began in as the Scribes questioned Jesus’s authority and tried to discredit him in front of the people.
It began in as the Scribes questioned his authority and tried to make him look foolish in front of the people.
It continued in as the Pharisees tried to use Jesus’s words against him and get him in trouble with the local authorities.
And when that didn’t work, the Sadducees stepped in and tried to outwit Jesus theologically by trying to use the Bible against Him.
It continued in as the Pharisees tried to use Jesus’s words against him and get him in hot water with the local authorities.
And when that didn’t work, the Sadducees stepped in and tried to outwit Jesus theologically by trying to use the Bible against Him.
But as we’ve seen, with each attempt, they have failed to discredit Jesus.
Jesus is always one step ahead of them.
Jesus sees through their deceit.
Jesus is aware of the kind of individuals he is dealing with.
Let me ask you something.
Have you ever had to deal with a devious person?
And now as we approach the end of , we come to the final round between Jesus and these religious leaders.
A verbal interaction that will cause the religious leaders to abandon their attempts to discredit Jesus, and instead focus their efforts fully on putting an end to his life.
So, what does this final round entail?
Interestingly enough, in this final interaction Jesus will do all the talking.
And what he says not only ends the verbal attacks, but fully turns the table on the religious leaders as Jesus completely discredits them.
So, how does he do it?
What does Jesus say that makes these religious leaders look so bad?
Well, we’ll get to that in a moment.
But before we do, I think it’s important that we build some framework for what we are about to read.
So, to get us started, I’d like to begin by asking you a couple of questions.
In other words, there was a check in your spirit.
Something about them, something they said, or maybe their demeanor sent up a warning flag.
Deep down inside you heard a voice say, “Danger Will Robinson, danger!” Right?
Maybe it was somebody at work.
Somebody who appeared to have your back, but something in you said, “Be careful”.
First Question - Have you ever met someone or encountered someone in your life that had the appearance of being something they were not?
So, as these interactions come to an end, Jesus fires one more shot at their attempts.
For example, maybe you met someone, and on the surface they seemed to be caring and kind, but the more you got to know them, you began to realize they weren’t very nice at all.
In fact, they were rude and uncaring.
Maybe it was a friend.
Somebody who appeared to want the best for you, but something in you said, “Be careful”.
Or maybe you met someone, and on the surface they seemed genuine and authentic, but the more you go to know them, you realized it was just a front and they were really fake.
Ever met anybody like that?
Second Question - Have you ever met someone, and based on their appearance you made some assumptions that were either accurate or inn-accurate?
For example, maybe you met a guy who was wearing a pair of skinny jeans, and your first thought was, “This guy is a little fruity”.
You know what I’m saying?
But the more you got to know him, you realized he’s not fruity, he just has needs somebody to teach him how to dress like a man.
How about this.
Maybe you met someone wearing a Chiefs t-shirt or sweat shirt.
And you’re first thought was, “He’s not very bright”.
But the more you go to know them, you realized, it’s not an issue of intelligence, he’s just confused.
One more.
Maybe you met someone, and because of the type of vehicle they were driving, you made some assumptions.
For example, they were driving a Lexus, so you assumed they were pretty well off.
Or they were driving an old beater, so you assumed they must not be able to afford much.
One more.
Have you ever met someone, and from all appearances they seemed really religious or spiritual.
But the more you go to know them, you began to question just how spiritual they really were.
In fact, you began to wonder
That’s easy to do, right?
To make assumptions or draw conclusions about people based off of outward appearance or material possessions.
The truth is, all of us are guilty of doing that from time to time.
The reason I ask you to consider these questions, is because as we come back to our study today, Jesus is going to caution us on outward appearance.
In fact, he’s going to warn us against it specifically when it comes to spiritual matters.
And he does it by pointing to a specific group of religious leaders who from the outside looking in, seem to spiritually have it all together.
But as we’re going to discover this morning, their outward appearance was just a facade.
Maybe it was a family member.
Somebody who you should be able to trust, but something in you said, “Be careful”.
Maybe it was somebody you started to date, and the more you got to know them, something in you said, “Be careful”.
Maybe it was a fellow Christian.
Somebody who believes like you do, attends the church you attend, but something in you said, “Be careful”.
I think if we all think about it, we’ve all encountered people like that in our lives.
People who appeared to be sincere.
People who appeared to have our back.
People who acted the part, but something inside of you said, “Be careful”.
I know for me, as a pastor, I’ve encountered people like that.
People who showed up at church.
People who smiled, shook my hand, and appeared to be for me, but something inside me said, “Be careful”.
The reason I ask you to consider this question, is because as we come to our passage today, when it comes to certain people in our lives, Jesus is encouraging us to be careful.
2 And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings?
There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
2 And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings?
There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” 2 And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings?
There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
And what’s interesting about Jesus’s warning, is it isn’t a warning against people you work with.
It isn’t a warning against people you go to school with.
It’s not a warning against people who don’t believe like you do.
No. Instead it’s a warning against the people you might least suspect.
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