"Jesus Cleanses the Temple"

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SERIES: Gospel of John
John 2:13-25

Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Proves His Deity (2:13-25)
Divine Passion for Reverence – Only God exercises the right to regulate worship. (13-17)

• When Jesus shows up to the temple, it doesn’t look like a place of worship, but a place of _______.
  • It was not flowing from the love of God.
  • It was flowing from the love of ____________.

Divine Passion for Reverence cont.​

• When Jesus sees the desecration of his Father’s house, he gets ___________.
  • It is right to get angry about the things that make God angry.
  • The ultimate source of Jesus’ anger was his ___________.
• Jesus would not tolerate irreverence towards his Father.
  • How you worship reveals what you think about ___________.
  • Question: If Jesus were to come into the temple of your life, what area would he need to cleanse?

Divine Power of Resurrection – Only God has power over death. (18-22)

• The Jews seek for a sign from Jesus to prove his authority.
  • They don’t need more signs to prove what is true.
  • They need hearts that ___________ what they know is true.
• Jesus declares that the temple will be destroyed... What did he mean?
  • Level 1: Jesus was talking about the ____________.
  • Level 2: Jesus was talking about his ____________.
• Jesus promises he will raise the temple in three days. What did he mean?
  • Level 1:  He will _____________ up his body in the resurrection. (John 10:17-18)
  • Level 2:  He will _____________ the building as the new temple. (Matt. 12:6)
    • Jesus is the place where God meets man.
    • Jesus is the one who made the final sacrifice for sin.

Divine Perception of Reality – Only God truly knows the hearts of men. (23-25)

• Many believed in Jesus because of his signs, but Jesus did not commit himself to them.
  • Jesus knows the hearts of all men, and he knew these people did not possess true faith.
    • Jesus is looking for genuine ___________ rather than enthusiasm for the spectacular.
    • Those who only look for signs will be easily led astray. (Matt. 24:24; 2 Thess. 2:9-10)
    • The scary truth: Not all belief is _______ faith. Not all that looks like faith is really faith.
  • There is a huge difference between religious sign-seeking and true saving faith.
    • Believing in Jesus is more than intellectual assent to the truth.
    • Believing in Jesus calls for a whole-hearted _________________ of one’s life as Jesus’ disciple.
    • As the next story teaches, true saving faith is only possible if we are _____________.