3rd Sunday of Lent
John 2:13-22
13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!” 17 His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”[a]
18 The Jews then responded to him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”
19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”
20 They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” 21 But the temple he had spoken of was his body. 22 After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.
Questions
What stood out to you this week from Pastor Ben’s Sermon?
What do you think Jesus was doing when he chased the money changers out of the temple?
Pastor Ben stated this week that we are often tempted to settle with a sense of irreverence in our walk with God. Sort of a casualness to our spirituality. Do you find yourself callused or irreverent towards God or towards your own spiritual journey with God?
Where do you think those senses of callousness comes from?
Pastor Ben said that “Jesus is a refiner. That he comes to turn over the tables of our hearts imaginations.” What are the areas in your heart where you are sensing Jesus refining you?
