SERMON NOTES

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Sunday, September 3, 2023

The religious community, particularly the Pharisees, believed the Jewish people were to be God's instruments on earth, from whom the Messiah would come to institute that glorious age when Israel would be a great and free nation. Many others, especially the secular community and apparently some of the Sadducees, noted the present reality of the rule of Rome and determined that cooperation was the best policy. The tyrannical rule of Rome and the paganism of its religious and Hellenistic culture heightened the contrast between the situation at hand and the messianic hopes. This difference produced increasing fragmentation of the people, and several movements developed in response. 

(https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/the-jewish-revolts) 

 

Matthew 20:26: 

26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant 

 

Song mentioned:

https://youtu.be/VeWuavHf4oY?si=yOzEhojgN0Pn7te-

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