"INTERACTION WITH JESUS"

Gospel Accounts -

Matthew 21:18-27 - Make a couple of observations

Mark 11:12-12-14 and 18 - Make a couple of observations

Luke 19:47-48 Make a couple of observations

Proposition - This morning we are going to see; 1) the situation, 2) the lesson, 3) the confrontation, and 4) conclusion.

Interrogative question - How do you treat Jesus?

1. The Situation - vs. 18-19 -

Matthew 21:18–19 NASB95

18 Now in the morning, when He was returning to the city, He became hungry. 19 Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only; and He said to it, “No longer shall there ever be any fruit from you.” And at once the fig tree withered.

In your own words tell me what is going on?

What happens when your hungry?

What does Jesus do?

Why do you think that Jesus did this to the tree?

2. The Lesson - vs. 20-22 -

Matthew 21:20–22 NASB95

20 Seeing this, the disciples were amazed and asked, “How did the fig tree wither all at once?” 21 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it will happen. 22 “And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

Why might the disciples responded this way?

What would your reaction might have been?

What do you think is Jesus point?

What do you think verse 22 means?

3. The Confrontation - vs. 23 -

Matthew 21:23 NASB95

23 When He entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

If you were in Jesus’ shoes how might you have responded?

When you are interrupted from doing something that you love how do you respond?

How and why did Jesus respond so calmly?

4. The Conclusion - vs. 24-27 -

Matthew 21:24–27 NASB95

24 Jesus said to them, “I will also ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 “The baptism of John was from what source, from heaven or from men?” And they began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’ 26 “But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the people; for they all regard John as a prophet.” 27 And answering Jesus, they said, “We do not know.” He also said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

What can learn from how Jesus interacts with people?

Why did Jesus address the problem this way?

SO WHAT??

How do you treat Jesus?

What needs to change about the way that you are treating Jesus?