The document discusses the final confrontations of Jesus as recorded in Mark 11:1 – 12:44, highlighting key events such as his entry into Jerusalem, the cleansing of the temple, and his interactions with religious leaders. It outlines Jesus' teachings on giving and the importance of loving God and one's neighbor. Additionally, it addresses the challenges posed by the Pharisees and Sadducees and concludes with a warning against religious hypocrisy.

1. MIKE MAZZALONGO
Final Confrontations
11:1 – 12:44
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2. Review:
3 Levels
1. Public Ministry
2. Confrontation of Leaders
3. Private Ministry

3. Mark 11 - 12
Sections
1. Entry into Jerusalem 11:1-11
2. The Fig Tree vs. 12-14; 19-26
3. Cleansing of the Temple vs. 15-19

4. As they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage
and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, He sent
two of His disciples, and said to them, “Go into
the village opposite you, and immediately as
you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on
which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring
it here. If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you
doing this?’ you say, ‘The Lord has need of it’;
and immediately he will send it back here.”
- Mark 11:1-3

5. They went away and found a colt tied at
the door, outside in the street; and they
untied it. Some of the bystanders were
saying to them, “What are you doing,
untying the colt?” They spoke to them
just as Jesus had told them, and they
gave them permission.
- Mark 11:4-6

6. They brought the colt to Jesus and put
their coats on it; and He sat on it. And
many spread their coats in the road, and
others spread leafy branches which they
had cut from the fields.
- Mark 11:7-8

7. Those who went in front and those who
followed were shouting:
“Hosanna!
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the
Lord;
Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father
David;
Hosanna in the highest!”
- Mark 11:9-10

8. Jesus entered Jerusalem and came into
the temple; and after looking around at
everything, He left for Bethany with the
twelve, since it was already late.
- Mark 11:11

9. On the next day, when they had left
Bethany, He became hungry. Seeing at
a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to
see if perhaps He would find anything
on it; and when He came to it, He found
nothing but leaves, for it was not the
season for figs.
- Mark 11:12-13

10. He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit
from you again!” And His disciples were
listening.
- Mark 11:14

11. Then they came to Jerusalem. And He
entered the temple and began to drive
out those who were buying and selling
in the temple, and overturned the tables
of the money changers and the seats of
those who were selling doves;
- Mark 11:15

12. and He would not permit anyone to
carry merchandise through the temple.
And He began to teach and say to them,
“Is it not written, ‘My house shall be
called a house of prayer for all the
nations’? But you have made it a
robbers’ den.”
- Mark 11:16-17

13. The chief priests and the scribes heard
this, and began seeking how to destroy
Him; for they were afraid of Him, for the
whole crowd was astonished at His
teaching.
- Mark 11:18

14. Source: Bible History Online

15. Challenge of the Priests
• Question of John’s Baptism
• Parable of Vineyard Owner

16. Then they sent some of the Pharisees and
Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a
statement. They came and said to Him,
“Teacher, we know that You are truthful and
defer to no one; for You are not partial to any,
but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to
pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not? Shall we pay
or shall we not pay?” But He, knowing their
hypocrisy, said to them, “Why are you testing
Me? Bring Me a denarius to look at.”
- Mark 12:13-15

17. They brought one. And He said to them,
“Whose likeness and inscription is this?”
And they said to Him, “Caesar’s.” And
Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar
the things that are Caesar’s, and to God
the things that are God’s.” And they
were amazed at Him.
- Mark 12:16-17

18. Challenge of the Sadducee’s
• Woman Married to 7 Husbands
• Error of Both Sadducees & Pharisees
• Demonstrates His Divine Knowledge

19. One of the scribes came and heard them
arguing, and recognizing that He had
answered them well, asked Him, “What
commandment is the foremost of all?” Jesus
answered, “The foremost is, ‘Hear, O Israel!
The Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall
love the Lord your God with all your heart,
and with all your soul, and with all your
mind, and with all your strength.’
- Mark 12:28-30

20. The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor
as yourself.’ There is no other commandment
greater than these.” The scribe said to Him,
“Right, Teacher; You have truly stated that He is
One, and there is no one else besides Him; and
to love Him with all the heart and with all the
understanding and with all the strength, and to
love one’s neighbor as himself, is much more
than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
- Mark 12:31-33

21. When Jesus saw that he had answered
intelligently, He said to him, “You are not
far from the kingdom of God.” After that,
no one would venture to ask Him any
more questions.
- Mark 12:34

22. Warning Against the Scribes
• Their error in teaching that the
Messiah would only be human in
nature.
• Their religious hypocrisy.

23. And He sat down opposite the treasury,
and began observing how the people
were putting money into the treasury;
and many rich people were putting in
large sums. A poor widow came and put
in two small copper coins, which amount
to a cent.
- Mark 12:41-42

24. Calling His disciples to Him, He said to
them, “Truly I say to you, this poor
widow put in more than all the
contributors to the treasury; for they all
put in out of their surplus, but she, out of
her poverty, put in all she owned, all she
had to live on.”
- Mark 12:43-44

25. Next Lesson:
• Judgment on the Nation
• Beginning of the end