jesus speaks to power in mark 12:1-12 | a sermon for lent 3

What has God entrusted to us?

The story of a rented vineyard…

Mark 1-10<3.5 Years>

Mark 11-16<7 Days>

Mark 11:1-26

Who do you think you

are?

Mark 11:27-33By what

authority do you do these

things?

Jesus the Christ is:

1. The Vineyard Owner’s Son.

2. The Rejected Cornerstone.

What is the Vineyard?

What is the Vineyard?

God’s Promise to Abraham:Blessed to

be a Blessing

What is the Vineyard?

And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard...I will break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down…For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel…he expected justice, but saw bloodshed; righteousness, but heard a cry!

(Isaiah 5:5-7)

The cornerstone concept is derived from the first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation, important since all other stones will be set in reference to this stone, thus determining the position of the entire structure.

- Wikipedia

The Cornerstone

The Rejected Cornerstone

The Rejected Cornerstone

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to put confidence in mortals. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in princes…I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.

Psalm 118:8–22 (NRSV)

Where did the leaders go wrong?

It’s all about the Temple…

The story of a rented vineyard…

What is our cornerstone?

Who is the Christ?He is the Vineyard

Owner’s SonThis is not OUR vineyard,

we work for God. He is the Cornerstone

Our lives are built on Jesus, nothing else.