For 5 weeks in our Passion Series, we are following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ to observe the events that took place during the last week of his life. This week is referred to as Holy Week on the Christian calendar - and today we’re learning that Jesus got angry - and righteously so - upon his visit to the Temple.

During Holy Week, on Palm Sunday Jesus entered Jerusalem with incredible fanfare. Then, Jesus then goes on to defy the expectations of the Jewish people. He did this by showing a display of righteous anger, turning over tables in the Jewish Temple. Jesus did this because merchants were wrongly buying and selling goods at the house of God. Later that week, we learn that Jesus dies on Good Friday and rises from the dead 3 days later on Easter. But, before we can celebrate Easter, we will experience Jesus’ “Passion,” which is His suffering born out of love for us. You can journey along with us in the Gospel of Mark, which covers the last 8 days of Jesus’ life in its final 6 chapters.

In this message, we take a deeper dive into the Gospel account of Mark 11, where Jesus enters the Jewish Temple courts and drives out merchants who were buying and selling there. Many of Jesus’ followers and the Jewish people in Jerusalem expected Jesus to come and act as a King, defying cruel Roman government rulers. Instead, he defied the Pharisees and religious leaders of the time. It may be hard for many Christians to imagine a Jesus that gets angry. We may tend to picture Jesus as meek and mild, Jesus as full of grace and love. But, the truth is, even in Jesus’ great love, there are things that angered Him - and what was happening in the Temple was a great injustice.

It’s important for Christ followers to understand the journey of Jesus and the suffering He endured for us… so together let's learn about the week that changed the world.

Watch this message from Pastor Zach Taylor, and learn about Holy Week, the most sacred 7 days in Christianity.

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