King Jesus – Wk 4 (9-12-21)

King Jesus
You Don’t Look Like It
September 12, 2021

How does Jesus become King?

Where have we been?

• Triumphal Entry 
• Clears the Temple {Fig Tree}
• Series of Arguments & A Parable
  • Authority?
  • Parable
  • Taxes?
  • Marriage & Resurrection?
  • Greatest Command?

People are still struggling to grasp Jesus identity.

Mark 12:35-37
³⁵ While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David? ³⁶ David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared:
“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
under your feet.”’
³⁷ David himself calls him ‘Lord.’
How then can he be his son?”
The large crowd listened to him with delight.

Who will the Messiah be?

Not simply a King from David’s line. He will be David’s Lord as well as David’s son.
Which of course blows their mind…

Jesus is challenging everything the religious leaders believe…

When someone challenges your core beliefs, how do you feel?

Major Contrast
Tilt’s Panic Room

Mark 12:38-40
³⁸ As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, ³⁹ and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. ⁴⁰ They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

Mark 12:41-44
⁴¹ Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. ⁴² But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. ⁴³ Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. ⁴⁴ They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”

Religious Leaders

• Long Flowing Robes
• Respect/ Notoriety 
• Devour Widows
• Lengthy Prayers
• Give out of Wealth

Poor Widow

• Completely Unassuming
• Unnoticed 
• Poor Widow
• Great faith/ no words
• Gives out of poverty

Who do WE hold in higher esteem, the person who look s like they have great faith or the person who does?

Who does GOD hold in higher esteem, the person who looks like they have great faith or the person who does?

So what is the problem?

1. If you pretend long enough eventually you start to believe your own lie.
2. Others start to believe they don’t belong and are not invited because they don’t measure up to what they think they are.

Religious Leaders

• Long Flowing Robes
• Respect/ Notoriety 
• Devour Widows
• Lengthy Prayers
• Give out of Wealth

Jesus

• Completely Unassuming
• Unnoticed 
• Poor
• Great faith/ few words
• Gives all he has