2. The Final Week
Sunday Triumphal Entry
Monday Temple cleansed
Tuesday Teaching at the temple
Wednesday Day of quiet and rest
Thursday Last Supper
Friday The Cross
3. It’s not what you say, it’s what you do
• Words can be cheap
• Promises can be broken
• Jesus was making a point about the leaders “they
do not practice what they preach” (Matthew
23:3)
• There is often a gap between words and actions
• There is a gap between religious practice and the
Father’s will
• A real change of heart will result in different
actions
4. It’s not where you start it’s where you
end up
• The two sons have contrasting responses to the
request
• The sons have different starts and different outcomes
• The first son could have thought ‘the die has been
cast’
• Jesus is saying that change is possible
• The people who gathered around Jesus had said ‘no’
to the Father
• You may be far from God
• Jesus came seeking the lost
5. It’s not what you know, it’s whether
you repent
• The Jewish leaders were experts in the Law
• They heard the teaching of John
• They saw ‘sinners’ repent
• Jesus held them accountable because they still
did not repent and believe
• Not all theologians are saved
6. Though the time is short, it’s not too
late
• This was the last week
• This was the last day of public teaching
• There was still an opportunity to repent
• Some were ‘not far from the kingdom of God’
(Mark 12:34)
• God graciously calls a second time
• “Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a
second time” (Jonah 3:1)
7. Though the time is short, it’s not too
late
• This was the last week
• This was the last day of public teaching
• There was still an opportunity to repent
• Some were ‘not far from the kingdom of God’
(Mark 12:34)
• God graciously calls a second time
• “Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a
second time” (Jonah 3:1)
