09.05.09 - Sermon by Pastor Tan

• Matthew 22:14
• Matthew 21:12-22

• Jesus went to the temple and drove out the sellers
o Matthew 21:28-32
o “Before” you. The ‘first’ became last, and the ‘last’ became first.
o The ‘first’ were the jews

• They did not have an attitude of repentance
• God is choosing his people.

• Matthew 21:33-41
o When we are not willing to do things for the Lord, others will do it and receive blessings.

• Matthew 22:2-10
o Both “bad and good”
o When one has no wedding garment and yet goes to a wedding, he is not willing to go to the wedding. The servants dragged him there.
o It’s like someone going to church without an attitude of repentance, because he was dragged to church by friends/spouse etc.
o Are we producing fruit?

• Matthew 21:23-27
o Why did Jesus talk about John the Baptist?
• Matthew 3:7
• The Pharisees were already around when John was.

• Matthew 3:11-12
• God is cleaning out the kingdom. He is choosing his own people.
o Matthew 21:13

• If we are in the Church, and we do not render the fruit to God, then we are coming to church to take the resources of God to do worldly things.
o Matthew 21:14
• Blind and the lame: “The last” – and they became first
• God does not look like how man looks. Man look at the looks, but God looks at our hearts.
• God wants us to repent, have faith, and continue to bear fruit.

• 1 Peter 2:9

• John 10:30
o What is God expecting of us?
o Jesus fully manifests the Father.
o God’s original intention was for the Children of Israel to fully reflect him!
• Because of the Word that was given to the Children of Israel.
• But they failed.
• Then God put the Word into Jesus.
o We don’t “attend” church. We “are” the church.
o The Church will outlive us.


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