This message was preached at the Holy Week lunchtime worship service hosted by the Meade County Ministerial Association on Thursday of Easter Week.

This is the seventh sermon from Matthew 11-12, a section of Matthew's gospel that details the increasing opposition to Jesus's ministry by his enemies.

This is the sixth sermon in the Matthew mini-series "Opposition", which covers Chapters 11-12.

This is the fifth sermon from Matthew 11-12, the section in Matthew's gospel in which opposition to Jesus is dramatically increasing.

This is the fourth sermon in the Rising Opposition section of Matthew's Gospel (Chapters 11 & 12).

This is the second sermon in the series on Matthew 11-12. In this sermon, Jesus Defends John the Baptist against potential criticisms, while properly placing him under Kingdom citizens in order of significance.

In Matthew 11-12, opposition to Jesus steadily increases. Even John the Baptist—who is clearly Jesus's ally—is tempted to doubt him.