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SCRIPTURE READING: Mark 11:1-10 INTRO: Today is Palm Sunday, the day we remember the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. I. THE CELEBRATION Mark 11:1-11 A. Mark records the preparation for the Triumphal Entry. Mark 11:1-7 B. The parade took place. Mark 11:8-11 II. THE CURSING OF THE FIG TREE Mark 11:2-14; Mark 11:20-26 A. The authority of Jesus was great. Mark 11:12-14 B. Why did Jesus curse the tree? C. the result was that the tree withered overnight. Mark 11:20-21 D. The lesson that came from the fig tree was a lesson on faith and prayer. Mark 11: 22-26 III. THE CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE Mark 11:15-19 A. Jesus removed the moneychangers from the temple! Mark 11:15-16 B. Jesus rebuked the money takers in the temple. Vs. 17-19 C. The chief priests and scribes dont like what they have seen. IV. THE CONFLICT WITH THE LEADERS Mark 11:27-33 A. The next day as they came back to Jerusalem Jesus went straight to the temple and was asked a question. Mark 11:27-28 B. Jesus posed a question to them in return. Mark 11:29-30 C. Their dilemma was about to trap them. Mark 11:31-33 CONCLUSION AND INVITATION |