This sermon continues the Come and See series through the Narrative Lectionary selections of the Gospel of John. Jesus' angry cleansing of the Temple in Jerusalem stands in stark contrast to his sign of abundance and grace at the wedding party in Cana of Galilee. Both stories illustrate where God abides; not in temples of stone, but in the hearts and lives of all kinds of people.

1. What makes
you ANGRY?

2. John 2:13-15

4. DROWN THE ONE
WHO HURTS A CHILD!
Matthew 18:6
I BRING A SWORD TO
DIVIDE FAMILIES!
Matthew 10:34
WOE TO THE
RELIGIOUS LEADERS!
Luke 11:37-54

8. John 2:16

9. John 2:17

10. John 2:18-22

11. Garden
of Eden
Genesis 2-3
Tabernacl
e
(tent)
Exodus
Temple
1
(house)
1 Kings
Temple
2
(house)
Ezra
Original
Creation
1250 B.C. 968-586 B.C. 515 B.C. – A.D.
70

20. Newly freed slaves
Samaritan Woman
Sick and Blind
The Hungry
The Outcasts

21. When people with
POWER abuse, exploit,
or ignore the weak.

22. 1. POLITICAL – manipulation of POWER
2. ECONOMIC – manipulation of MONEY
3. RELIGIOUS – manipulation of THEORY OF GOD
THREE KINDS OF CULTURE IN OUR WESTERN WORLD
-Richard Rohr

23. 1. POLITICAL – manipulation of POWER
2. ECONOMIC – manipulation of MONEY
3. RELIGIOUS – manipulation of THEORY OF GOD
THREE KINDS OF CULTURE IN OUR WESTERN WORLD
-Richard Rohr
Challenging the status quo is unpopular.
Jesus was killed for opposing the religious and
political powers of his time.

25. When people with
POWER abuse, exploit,
or ignore the weak.
- because -
That’s where God
ABIDES.