Jesus driving out the money changers and those selling in the Temple courts act almost as bookends to His ministry. Today's text looks at Him doing that and His response when challenged about His authority to do it.

Jesus driving out the money changers and those selling in the Temple courts act almost as bookends to His ministry. Today's text looks at Him doing that and His response when challenged about His authority to do it.

In this significant and memorable event in Jesus' life, He is finally, rightly, declared King. Unfortunately, the Jewish people rejected God's visitation of mercy in the person of Christ and instead will get His visitation of wrath.

In this significant and memorable event in Jesus' life, He is finally, rightly, declared King. Unfortunately, the Jewish people rejected God's visitation of mercy in the person of Christ and instead will get His visitation of wrath.

In this lesser-known parable, Jesus teaches us two main truths - that Christians should make the most of what has been entrusted to them until the Lord returns and to reject the King invites judgment.

In this lesser-known parable, Jesus teaches us two main truths - that Christians should make the most of what has been entrusted to them until the Lord returns and to reject the King invites judgment.

Jesus did not come into the world to be a good moral teacher. His stated mission in life was to seek and to save that which was lost. He does that in our text with Zacchaeus, and He'll do it today for all who trust Him for salvation.

Jesus did not come into the world to be a good moral teacher. His stated mission in life was to seek and to save that which was lost. He does that in our text with Zacchaeus, and He'll do it today for all who trust Him for salvation.

The ability to perceive who Jesus truly is is not something we can do on our own. It is something that is granted to us by the Holy Spirit. This truth is illustrated in our text today - the disciples, which could see, were spiritually blind while a blind man could see who Jesus was.

The ability to perceive who Jesus truly is is not something we can do on our own. It is something that is granted to us by the Holy Spirit. This truth is illustrated in our text today - the disciples, which could see, were spiritually blind while a blind man could see who Jesus was.