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Sunday Agust 4, 2020 Sermon Slides - Matthew 26:1-5
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Final lessons - tolerance Matthew 26:1-5
Introduction • Scholarship believes this is Wednesday of Passion Week • 2 days until the Passover
Banquet of Completion • Definition • Final teachings of the “earthly” Jesus • TOLERANCE
Unity History of the Hebrew people • When the people accepted their differences and stayed united, they flourished • In Egypt (united) • Judges period • David and Solomon (united) • Assyrians • Babylonians • Persians (united) • Greeks • Romans • Zionist movement (united)
In Jesus’ day • No unity • No tolerance for differences of thought
For Us Today • No tolerance causes church infighting • No tolerance allows the enemies of God to thrive • Energy poured into division • The enemy of God takes control • The church must rediscover Jesus’ lesson of tolerance • United we stand, divided we fall