Intro: Fourth accusation, leveled against Christ.

·         Non-conformist, rebel, pagan, now Satanist.

o   Carries hard penalty with eternal consequence.

§  From labeling to indicting Jesus.

§  Severe accusation.

 

·         Level of...

Intro: Fourth accusation, leveled against Christ. ·         Non-conformist, rebel, pagan, now Satanist. o   Carries hard penalty with eternal consequence. §  From labeling to indicting Jesus. §  Severe accusation.   ·         Level of hardness not seen up to this point. o   Increasingly worse. o   Calling Jesus, a Satanist. Satanism is a real religion. ·         People declare...

This third accusation comes by inference.

Nothing said directly to Jesus.

Based on his retreat and defense.

Accusation is implied.

 

For Jesus to be Messiah, he had to be Jewish.

Ethnicity for him, meant taking the path of...

This third accusation comes by inference. Nothing said directly to Jesus. Based on his retreat and defense. Accusation is implied.   For Jesus to be Messiah, he had to be Jewish. Ethnicity for him, meant taking the path of separation. An Israelite. Separated from the world. Separated from pagan practices.   Taking any other path...

This sermon begins with where I did not end last time.

Beginning where I left off.

Filling out my last point.

“For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath” (v. 8).

 Bridging the next accusation.

 Again with “Sabbath.”

Sabbath means...

This sermon begins with where I did not end last time. Beginning where I left off. Filling out my last point. “For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath” (v. 8).  Bridging the next accusation.  Again with “Sabbath.” Sabbath means rest. Busy lifestyles obscure the value of rest. God created rest. Sacrosanct on...

Matthew 12 lists a series of accusations against Jesus.

The single most effective way to take a leader down is to discredit him to disqualify

To discredit someone’s message all you need to do is simply discredit the man.

The world Christians...

Matthew 12 lists a series of accusations against Jesus. The single most effective way to take a leader down is to discredit him to disqualify To discredit someone’s message all you need to do is simply discredit the man. The world Christians are promised trouble just for being a believer. All need to understand these...

Intro:  Mark’s message at the end of his Gospel is that Christ’s “Death meant Life.” 

Summarized in verse 39.

ESV  Mark 15:39 And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man...

Intro:  Mark’s message at the end of his Gospel is that Christ’s “Death meant Life.”  Summarized in verse 39. ESV  Mark 15:39 And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”   This morning is about seeing...