Lesson Text:Luke 20:1-2

Heritage Addition church of ChristBy Jim Bradshaw

Sunday Morning, February 15, 2015

Mark 11:12-13 NKJV Now the next day,

when they had come out from Bethany, He

was hungry. (13) And seeing from afar a fig

tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps

He would find something on it. When He

came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it

was not the season for figs.

Mark 11:14 NKJV In response Jesus said

to it, "Let no one eat fruit from you ever

again." And His disciples heard it.

Mark 11:20-21 NKJV Now in the morning, as

they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up

from the roots. (21) And Peter, remembering,

said to Him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree which

You cursed has withered away.”

Matthew 7:17-19 NKJV Even so, every good

tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad

fruit. (18) A good tree cannot bear bad fruit,

nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. (19) Every

tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down

and thrown into the fire.

2 Corinthians 5:10 NKJV (10) For we must

all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,

that each one may receive the things done in

the body, according to what he has done,

whether good or bad.

Mark 11:15-19 NKJV So they came to

Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and

began to drive out those who bought and sold

in the temple, and overturned the tables of the

money changers and the seats of those who

sold doves. (16) And He would not allow

anyone to carry wares through the temple.

Mark 11:15-19 continued (17) Then He taught,

saying to them, "Is it not written, 'MY HOUSE

SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER

FOR ALL NATIONS' ? But you have made it a

'DEN OF THIEVES.‘” (18) And the scribes and

chief priests heard it and sought how they might

destroy Him; for they feared Him, because all the

people were astonished at His teaching. (19)

When evening had come, He went out of the city.

Eph. 2:19-22 Now, therefore, you are no longer

strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the

saints and members of the household of God, (20)

having been built on the foundation of the apostles

and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief

cornerstone, (21) in whom the whole building,

being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the

Lord, (22) in whom you also are being built

together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

Eph.1:20-23 which He worked in Christ when He

raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His

right hand in the heavenly places, (21) far above all

principality and power and might and dominion,

and every name that is named, not only in this age

but also in that which is to come. (22) And He put

all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head

over all things to the church, (23) which is His

body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

Luke 20:1-2 NKJV Now it happened on one

of those days, as He taught the people in the

temple and preached the gospel, that the chief

priests and the scribes, together with the

elders, confronted Him (2) and spoke to Him,

saying, "Tell us, by what authority are You

doing these things? Or who is he who gave

You this authority?”

Luke 20:3-6 NKJV But He answered and said

to them, "I also will ask you one thing, and

answer Me: (4) The baptism of John—was it

from heaven or from men?" (5) And they

reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we

say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why then did

you not believe him?' (6) But if we say,

'From men,' all the people will stone us, for

they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”

Luke 20:7-8 NKJV So they answered that

they did not know where it was from. (8)

And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell

you by what authority I do these things.”

This is a great

question.

Authority –(exousia)

literally the right

(authority) and the might

(power).

We should always ask

by what authority

are we doing

anything?

Romans 13:1 NKJV Let every soul be subject

to the governing authorities. For there is no

authority except from God, and the authorities

that exist are appointed by God.

Matthew 7:28-29 NKJV And so it was, when

Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people

were astonished at His teaching, (29) for He

taught them as one having authority, and not

as the scribes.

Matt. 9:2-6 NKJV Then behold, they brought

to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus

saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son,

be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you."

(3) And at once some of the scribes said

within themselves, "This Man blasphemes!"

(4) But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said,

"Why do you think evil in your hearts?

Matt. 9:2-6 continued (5) For which is easier, to

say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say,

'Arise and walk'? (6) But that you may know

that the Son of Man has power on earth to

forgive sins"--then He said to the paralytic,

"Arise, take up your bed, and go to your

house.”

Matthew 12:28 NKJV But if I cast out

demons by the Spirit of God, surely the

kingdom of God has come upon you.

Matthew 12:32 NKJV Anyone who speaks a

word against the Son of Man, it will be

forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the

Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either

in this age or in the age to come.

John 14:9-11 NKJV Jesus said to him, "Have I

been with you so long, and yet you have not

known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen

the Father; so how can you say, 'Show us the

Father'? (10) Do you not believe that I am in the

Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I

speak to you I do not speak on My own authority;

but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.

(11) Believe Me that I am in the Father and the

Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of

the works themselves.

Philippians 2:6-11 who, being in the form of

God, did not consider it robbery to be equal

with God, (7) but made Himself of no

reputation, taking the form of a bondservant,

and coming in the likeness of men. (8) And

being found in appearance as a man, He

humbled Himself and became obedient to the

point of death, even the death of the cross.

Philippians 2:6-11 continued (9) Therefore God

also has highly exalted Him and given Him

the name which is above every name, (10)

that at the name of Jesus every knee should

bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth,

and of those under the earth, (11) and that

every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ

is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Matthew 28:18-20 NKJV And Jesus came

and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has

been given to Me in heaven and on earth. (19)

Go therefore and make disciples of all the

nations, baptizing them in the name of the

Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

(20) teaching them to observe all things that I

have commanded you; and lo, I am with you

always, even to the end of the age." Amen.