CLEANSE THE TEMPLE

The “event message” for the moneychangers and the message to today’s disciples, the church, is the same……

John 2:13-22 (esp.13-17)

EXODUS 12 - The remembrance of a Passover

Summary Verse 11 emphasis “take of passover in haste”

(prioritize)

Verse 12 emphasis – judgments of God

He is Lord now

John 2:13-17

JESUS WENT WHERE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO GO (verse 13)

- His need to worship- His obedience

- His example

A PLACE PURPOSED AS HOUSE OF WORSHIP CAN HOUSE WRONG MOTIVES

- verse 14

What are the wrong motives? Please people (different from

example) Advance Feel better

- can be a benefit; not a motive

“Cover the bases”- “after all, I’m not opposed

to it”

Jesus thought motives matter VERSE 15

“Scourge of cords” “Drove out” “Overturned tables”

Why? Verse 16 – somebody else owns that house!

The Owner Has Guidelines

“God’s house” Ephesians 2:19-22 2 Corinthians 6:16-20

“Be holy, as I am holy” You are God’s temple!

God’s building coming into a building had and still has a purpose (so…motives matter)

“His disciples remembered…” VERSE 17 “Zeal for your house will consume me”

(from Psalm 69:9)

I WANT ZEAL FOR BOTH OF HIS HOUSES TO CONSUME ME!

God, through the Christ, has always desired zeal…..and taken it into account

The Appeal Of Zeal…

To the “Ho-Hum” of today’s church….consider these thoughts

Out of abundance of heart the mouth speaks (Meaning?)

Parable of talents ( see the parallel?) Serve only ONE God (priorities of

zeal?) Matthew 4:7, 10

Songs of Prescription

For cleansing the temple (ours, personal) and for our zeal: - O To Be Like Thee - Have Thine Own Way - Purer In Heart - Jesus, Hold My Hand

Our prayer….Lord, make me so that you would never need to drive me from your house!