Saturday, 29 March 2025

Church notes - 30th March 2025

 30th

Matthew 26:57 - 75

King Jesus' Determination

Injustice

Betrayal

- When those you love let you down.

Redemption

- How God's grace changes everyting.


Determination

vs 56 - 68

Jesus on trial

A clash of kingdoms

- Also in our hearts


Caiaphas

- The High Priest

- A Sadducee - who were as rude to their peers as they were to foreigners.

- In charge of worship at the Temple.

- Sanhedrin - 71 members

vs 63

Jesus remained silent against the false testimony.


vs 64

Quote from Psalm 110.


Reaction

vs 65 - 68

Contempt, anger and hostility.


Micah 6:8


Betrayal

Our human frailty.


Peter


Betraying Jesus is

- Such a sad thing to do, and yet we all do it.


vs 69 - 72

Servant girl - the lowest of the low.


vs 75


Sorrow or regret

Judas had regret. Peter had sorrow with genuine repentance.


2 Corinthians 7:10, 11


Readiness to see justice done.


Our riftuals and lists aren't enough.


We need to repent of our sin and righteousness.


The Heart

External activities can't change us, says Jesus, because sin comes from our hearts.


Idols of the Heart


What are the idols of my heart?


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