Lord of the Whips

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 8 November 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In John 2, John puts the changing of water into wine at the wedding and the cleansing of the temple together. He sticks them together, even though on the surface, they look utterly different. In the wedding feast, you have Jesus acting quietly, hidden, privately. Here in the cleansing of the temple, you have him public and dramatic. There, he was requested. He was asked in. Here, he goes where no one has asked him to go. He intrudes. He intervenes. At the wedding, he brings joy and laughter. Here, he brings weeping and gnashing of teeth. If Jesus Christ comes into your life, he will sometimes fill your table with a feast and other times, he will turn your table over and spill everything on the ground. These passages show us the authority of who he is, they show us the purpose of what he does, and then they show us the glory of what he brings. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 24, 1996. Series: The Real Jesus Part 2; His Life. Scripture: John 2:12-25. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visitinghttps://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel in Life.
0:05.0	This month we're looking at stories from the life of Jesus.
0:09.0	Throughout the Gospels we see how the events of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection
0:14.3	confounded the expectations of the people he encountered. Listen now to today's
0:19.2	teaching from Tim Keller on the surprising life of Christ.
0:30.0	The passage, I wish the teachings base this morning is printed in your bulletin. It's
0:34.2	John 2. Last week we looked at the first part of the second chapter of John
0:39.2	the John chapter 2 1 to 11. today we read John Chapter 2, verses 12 through 25.
0:47.0	After this, he went down to Capernium with his mother and brothers and his disciples.
0:57.0	There they stayed for a few days.
1:00.0	When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
1:05.0	In the temple courts, he found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money.
1:11.0	So he made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple area, both
1:15.2	sheep and cattle. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
1:21.4	To those who sold doves, he said, get these out of here. How dare you turn my
1:26.7	father's house into a market? His disciples remembered that it was written,
1:32.4	zeal for your house has eaten me up.
1:37.0	Then the Jews demanded of him.
1:39.4	What miraculous sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this? Jesus answered them
1:46.0	destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days. The Jews replied
1:51.0	it has taken 46 years to build this temple and you are going to raise it in three days.
1:56.0	But the temple he had spoken of was his body.
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