Big Idea:
Sometimes, knowledge is not the main barrier to saving faith in Jesus.
Plan:
The Decision to kill Jesus (45-57)
The Devotion of Mary (1-8)
The Division continues (9-11)
John 11:45-12:11
🡪 The Decision to kill Jesus (45-57)
Jesus’ greatest “sign” hardens some hearts while advancing God’s kingdom in others.
The Devotion of Mary (1-8)
The Division continues (9-11)
Scribes
(Teachers of the Law, many were Pharisees)
“Elders”
(Influential lay leaders from prominent families)
Chief Priests
(Current and former high priests, mostly Sadducees)
(or, the “Federal Supreme Court”)
71 Members
🡪 The Decision to kill Jesus (45-57)
Jesus’ greatest “sign” hardens some hearts while advancing God’s kingdom in others
The Devotion of Mary (1-8)
The Division continues (9-11)
The Decision to kill Jesus (45-57)
🡪 The Devotion of Mary (1-8)
True faith is willing to embrace the cost of following Jesus
The Division continues (9-11)
The Decision to kill Jesus (45-57)
The Devotion of Mary (1-8)
🡪 The Division continues (9-11)
We either submit to the truth, or we will work to suppress the evidence
Contrasts:
Believing Jews
Jesus (giving life)
Mary (lavishing)
Mary, Martha, Lazarus
People (seeking purity)
John 11:45-12:11
Blabbing Jews
Chief Priests (taking life)
Judas (lying)
The Sanhedrin
Pharisees (breaking the Law)
vs.
1) Every person treasures something most
2)
1) Every person treasures something most
2) Jesus died as a substitute for sinners