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This is a swift kick between the Pharisees theological crotch! And it stung… and they could not do a thing about it. Lets read!

LUKE 

20 One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him. 2 “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?”

3 He replied, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me: 4 John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin?”

5 They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’ 6 But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”

7 So they answered, “We don’t know where it was from.”

8 Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

First off…2 “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?”

What do they mean? Are they simply speaking of signs wonders and miracles? yes… but that is only a small, very small portion of what they are getting at. Jesus just rode in on a colt with people chanting Behold the Messiah, the king of the Jews… They wanted to know who gave them authority to chase out the money changers at the temple…

So what is really going on here. Well the P’bags… oh, I mean pharisees are jealous.. they ARE the religious authority of the day… you don’t do anything religious with out their approval. They are the law. So this Jesus dude is taking their lime light. And on top of that Jesus just kicked in the doors to their money laundering  scheme in the temple costing them thousands of dollars… 

So when they come and ask Jesus this question it is totally based on their own self interest and greed. They want to trap Jesus and put the money changers back in the temple… 

Let me dumb it down for you: The pharisees were more in love with themselves than the truth. 

Then just a few verses later the P’bags wanted to arrest Jesus because he made them the butt of one of his stories… but they wouldn’t touch him because they were afraid of the people. 

So here they are in love with themselves and in love with what other people thought of them.

Hey, maybe thats you?

You are in love with yourself, you can’t admit the truth, you want the admiration of others even when it is for the wrong cause. 

 

Where am I going with this… well Jesus just exemplified an aspect of what we will face and how we will face it. In the very next chapter we read

Luke 21: 10 Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 11 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.

12 “But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and put you in prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. 13 And so you will bear testimony to me. 14 But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. 15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. 

What do we learn? When you are worried more about Gods opinion than how you look or by mans opinion of you - God will make you stand out like a Rock star for him. 

Don’t let the haters get you down - Don’t panic, Don’t fret… Jesus will fill your mouth with words that will slay the greatest and most evil critics!

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Dunning-Kruger Effect

The Dunning-Kruger effect is a type of cognitive bias in which people believe they are smarter and more capable than they are. Essentially, low-ability people do not possess the skills needed to recognize their own incompetence. The combination of poor self-awareness and low cognitive ability leads them to overestimate their capabilities.

 

that fools are blind to their own foolishness. As Charles Darwin wrote in his book The Descent of Man, "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.”

 

You are so dumb you don’t know how dumb you are.

People who scored in the lowest percentiles on grammar, humor, and logic tests also tended to dramatically overestimate how well they had performed (their actual test scores placed them in the 12th percentile, but they estimated that their performance placed them in the 62nd percentile).

 

Ps. 139:23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

 

Search GK - penetrate me intimately in the deepest parts of my being where I don’t even know me. 

 

v. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

 

Offensive GK - two words combined for this word.

One is idol and the other is pain.

 

God search and rescue comes from our request to him. he is a gentleman and we typically need to push into him and ask him, give him permission to go deep into our lives and and reveal the things we don’t see in ourselves. 

And most importantly ask God to lead us out of this behavior.

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Mark 8

14 His followers had only one loaf of bread with them in the boat; they had forgotten to bring more. 15 Jesus warned them, “Be careful! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.” 16 They discussed this with one another and said, “It is because we have no bread.”

17 Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? 18 Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember? 19 When I broke the five (Grace) loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

“Twelve,” they replied. (12= faith)

20 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

They answered, “Seven.” (completeness)

21 He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”

 

 

Reese getting on the plane, the guy with the snake tattoo!

 

 

INTRO

Yeast = speaks positively and negatively in the scriptures… but the nature of yeast is that it spreads!

 

 

Pharisees = The religious, religion over relationship,  

Hated sin, 

    Hated sinners, 

            Hated art music etc… 

                  HATED THE WORLD

they thought everything was worldly keeping them separate from everyone.

 

 

Herod = The world, and politics, mindsets over relationship.

Herod was known for money, power and prestige. Liberal who was out to do whatever was best for him at the expense of everyone else. 

 

 

 

 

Scene 1

 18 Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember? 19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

“Twelve,” they replied.

20 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

They answered, “Seven.”

21 He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”

 

 

 

JESUS IS SAYING… HAVE YOU NOT SEEN ENOUGH EARTHLY MIRACLES - THERE IS A PROBLEM IF YOU SEE THE POWER AND DON’T BELIVE !

voting democrat will not change anyones life

voting republican will not change anyones life

pushing your religious view points will not change anyones life.

Pushing your world order mindset won’t change anyones life.

1 Cor. 4:20 The gospel is not mere words, but of power.

V.21 What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline, or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?

 

 

Words = your opinion your ideas, your interpretation of what scripture says…. 

BUT POWER… WHAT KIND OF POWER? LOVE!

 

 

Wuest says it like this: What are you desiring? With a stick shall I come to you or in a love that has as its impelling motive the benefit of the one loved, the exercise of which love demands self sacrifice, and in the spirit of meekness?

 

 

VOLTAIRE

Even if a miracle should be wrought in the open market place before a thousand sober witnesses I would rather mistrust my senses than to admit a miracle.

 

*this is what the Pharisees did… they covered up Jesus resurrection. 

 

 

POWER WASN’T ENOUGH.

 

Power won’t always reveal who God is to the blind!

 

 

 

Scene 2

22 They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. 23 He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?” (JESUS KNEW HE COULDN’T SEE!)

24 He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”

25 Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into the village.”

 

 

22-26 Jesus heals a blind man… he prayed for him twice. 

We often preach this as to say “sometimes you have to pray 2 times for someone to be healed”. I disagree (yes you do sometimes have to pray

PART 3

 

Getting rid of hinderances….

A quick google search of hinderance in a mans life you run into things like…. a life on auto pilot, scared to show vulnerability, constant rejection, unreachable dreams, facing the same challenges over and over…

 

Interesting but here are the the main hinderance #3 that keeps you from being a foundational and fit man of God. in order…  

Going to Church

Spending time with Godly men

Third H - Spending time with Christ

 

I think we know this… but I think we have dumbed it down and need to reestablish what spending time with God is really about.   

The point is not just to say you read and pray… it is, but you must realize it is to start to live in the realm of faith. That is, to start to live in the invisible… Living beyond your senses

Living beyond what others think is reasonable, possible beyond what others see.

Live the gospels but in todays world. 

 

When you read your bible ask yourself three questions.

What is going on?

 

How do I simplify this into an applicable step?

 

Where in my life and how soon will I live out this application. 

 

When you pray ask these three questions.

What is the nuance that I feel in the spirit?

 

What is an area I need more obedience in?

 

What do you want me to do today?

Second H - Being with Godly men

I have a lot of people vying for my attention… I am outspoken, I am a pastor, I have a pretty strong social media following, I am a totally committed follower of Christ… and lots and lots of people want to hang with me, connect with me… so why am I saying this… because typically those people are reaching up - hold on before you think this is arrogant… I too have people that I am reaching up to that are even more outspoken, a better pastor preacher evangelist and businessman, an even bigger social media following than mine and an even stronger Christian than me with more fruit and more power.

 

We are all hopefully reaching up… and if not you are definitely being pulled down if for other reason than you are idling - and if life that means you are going backwards. 

 

So how do you hang with Godly men… how do you find them and why would they want to hang with you? 

Well first off- if they don’t want to hang with you there are a few reasons. a - they are very busy and they do not have time… and in a way they are protecting you from wasting your time. If they cannot commit total focus to helping you grow, then be happy about that. b - it also may mean they are currently maxed out on discipling people. I am at a point where right now I am maxed out at about 15 people…. I do not have time to meet one on one with any one else. 

 BUT… why would someone say yes and want to hang out with you? Well a true mentor sees how much it helps them and they realize how much someone else helped them… and they themselves are still getting mentored. 

I am still getting mentored and I still make time to hang out with other Godly men… I need it. You need it. Don’t think you don’t. 

I am going to say something that you have to hear and take -the right way… Godly men will take you farther in your Faith journey than reading and praying. Now that is fundamental- reading and praying is necesarry it is vital… but it is limited in its application without other men pushing you, exemplifying it in front of you and keeping you accountable to do it. 

 

When you are thinking of catching a movie, going out to dinner, calling someone with a question, when you take your lunch break… are you seeking out men that you reach up to?

 

WHAT DOES ECCLESIASTES SAY 

Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up. Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?  And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart (Ecclesiastes 4.9-12).

 

Here is the nuts and bolts of what I am saying.

You find out you are sick, it looks bad… do you have a FRIEND (not just an acquaintance) but a friend who you can call who has a proven track record of healing.

You find out your marriage is in trouble, do you have a friend who has a proven Godly marriage you can talk to?

You need solid financial advice on an investment, on retirement do you have a Godly friend who God has blessed his finances?

You have a hard question that is making you doubt your faith… do you have a solid theological faith filled man of God to turn to? 

Reach up to Godly men…and in turn others will reach up to you. it is a must in todays world.

Like they say “who you hang with is who you will hang with” Are your friends worth dying for?

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New idea

12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

 

Gert rid of hinderances WHY? So you can run faster and so it is easier to persevere. 

Many of us are trying to run the race with rocks in our pocket. When I owned a gym and someone would train with me for a while, lose weight, and start to lose motivation.. I would ask them to pick up a kettlebell weighing anywhere from 30 pounds to 80 and ask them to carry it around the gym… from exercise to exercise, they must carry it at all times… when they would finally put up a hissy fit I would ask them… if you quit working out, YOU WILL Gauranteed gain back the weight you took off which is how much you are carrying around today… so do you want to go back to carrying this weight around every day 24/7? 

 

My question is why would you want to try to live for Jesus carrying around dead weight… you sin is death. 

 

 

And Jesus scorned the shame 

SCORNED: a negative (hostile) outlook; to despise, thinking down on (thinking little of); esteem lightly, seeing as insignificant or detestable; to treat with contempt or disregard (BAGD); devalue; to depreciate (scorn); pay no regard to (because something seems of no account); " 'despise, scorn,' and show it by active insult" (Souter).

[2706 /kataphronéō (literally, "think down") refers to holding someone in contempt, deeming them unworthy and hence despised

 

SHAME: Those things you ought to be ashamed of and are not… So God even more points out your demonic mindset… You should be ashamed but you think its normal so i will shame you.

Jesus did this also in Luke 13:17… he shamed the acts and mindsets of the Pharisees. 

 

that came from delivering the gospel… truly delivering it. - Jesus is saying you think I am not the Messiah… just wait 3 days. You think my death is final… wait until it redeems that which has been stolen. You think sin and darkness and the powers of evil are fake or overrated… wait until I cross over the line and wake up the demonic in a harsh way… in 3 days when I say “im baaaaack” you will eat your words. 

And consider it… hey wake up, this is what he did and this is what you need to do! 

 

So lets take a week to look at shaming the hinderances that so easily  drag you down from being who you are meant to be… it might get ugly, but you will be better for it. And there are 3 basic foundational hinderances I am going to hit… and I mean HIT! Because they build on each other. We will go after the first one tomorrow and it is GOING TO CHURCH…. HANGING WITH STRONG GODLY MEN… READING AND PRAYING FOR AMMO TO LIVE 

 

PART 2

HEBREWS 12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

 

First H - Going to church

A recent survey by Ellison Research found that 31% of men never attend church even on holidays - WHY? 

 

1. THEIR FATHERS DIDN’T ATTEND CHURCH

“Many men give their sons the impression that the church is not a place for real men by stereotyping Christian men as passive, effeminate, and henpecked – qualities no man desi

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New idea

12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

 

Gert rid of hinderances WHY? So you can run faster and so it is easier to persevere. 

Many of us are trying to run the race with rocks in our pocket. When I owned a gym and someone would train with me for a while, lose weight, and start to lose motivation.. I would ask them to pick up a kettlebell weighing anywhere from 30 pounds to 80 and ask them to carry it around the gym… from exercise to exercise, they must carry it at all times… when they would finally put up a hissy fit I would ask them… if you quit working out, YOU WILL Gauranteed gain back the weight you took off which is how much you are carrying around today… so do you want to go back to carrying this weight around every day 24/7? 

 

My question is why would you want to try to live for Jesus carrying around dead weight… you sin is death. 

 

 

And Jesus scorned the shame 

SCORNED: a negative (hostile) outlook; to despise, thinking down on (thinking little of); esteem lightly, seeing as insignificant or detestable; to treat with contempt or disregard (BAGD); devalue; to depreciate (scorn); pay no regard to (because something seems of no account); " 'despise, scorn,' and show it by active insult" (Souter).

[2706 /kataphronéō (literally, "think down") refers to holding someone in contempt, deeming them unworthy and hence despised

 

SHAME: Those things you ought to be ashamed of and are not… So God even more points out your demonic mindset… You should be ashamed but you think its normal so i will shame you.

Jesus did this also in Luke 13:17… he shamed the acts and mindsets of the Pharisees. 

 

that came from delivering the gospel… truly delivering it. - Jesus is saying you think I am not the Messiah… just wait 3 days. You think my death is final… wait until it redeems that which has been stolen. You think sin and darkness and the powers of evil are fake or overrated… wait until I cross over the line and wake up the demonic in a harsh way… in 3 days when I say “im baaaaack” you will eat your words. 

And consider it… hey wake up, this is what he did and this is what you need to do! 

 

So lets take a week to look at shaming the hinderances that so easily  drag you down from being who you are meant to be… it might get ugly, but you will be better for it. And there are 3 basic foundational hinderances I am going to hit… and I mean HIT! Because they build on each other. We will go after the first one tomorrow and it is GOING TO CHURCH….

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Conflict

Unbelief will always see

Extravagant giving -  The woman who poured the perfume on Jesus feet

Extravagant sacrifice - the peasant woman who gave a pittance in the offering

Extravagant serving - The prostitute who came and fell at Jesus feet

as a waste

 

You are in the gym and you see someone spending to much time in the gym, to much money on supplements, to much heavy lifting… to much studying new lifts and recovery methods

You see someone who spends way to much on cooking, to much money on the best ingredients, they serve to many dishes and to big proportions, to many kitchen toys

You see someone who gives their whole life serving a nonprofit overseas. They give up the idea of having a home, a spouse a family, a new car and house a semi comfortable living…they are willing to face disease and poor health and living conditions

You see a doctor who is willing to spend to much time with their patients, study more than their colleagues, give more of their resources to continued education and research, always promoting the ideas behind health and wellness

You see someone who gives way to much to the church in time, money, resources… they seem to only want to talk about Jesus, they read the bible all the time, You see them sacrifice promotions at work due to their religious beliefs, they want everyone to commit to following Jesus as much as they do

WHAT YOU DON’T SEE IS THE BELIEF THEY HAVE BEHIND THEIR COMMITMENT BASED ON A CONVICTION AND A LOVE.

Its not enough to just have a conviction

and its not enough to just have a love

You must have both to set your course on going all in.

 

What does 2 Cor. 7:9-11 say

9And now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us. 10 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. (worldly sorrow i.e. they are saddened by your giving, serving, loving to an extreme) 11Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.… 

 

Remember what I just said

Unbelief will always see

Extravagant giving

Extravagant sacrifice 

Extravagant serving

as a waste

and why? Because they have not found the love and conviction behind the call of Christ. As this verse says “they have not proved themselves… they are not innocent, they are guilty by their unbelief in what you are doing.”

If you love him, and have the conviction of that love you will do seemingly crazy things for him… all the while others won’t understand and may even tear into for doing… do it anyway!