1. The Rejection of the King

2. Who gets to be in charge of my life?

3. The Arrival of the King - ch 1-11
Promised in the Old Testament
Qualified by birth, baptism, and obedience
Revealed through teaching and miracles

4. The Offer of the King – 11:28-30
Rest = peace that comes when all God’s promises are fulfilled

5. Deuteronomy 12:10
But when you go over the Jordan and live in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and when he gives you rest from all your enemies around, so that you live in safety

6. YOLK

7. YOKE

8. The Offer of the King – 11:28-30
Rest = peace that comes when all God’s promises are fulfilled Take my Yoke = Jesus, you are in charge

9. Israel Rejects her King – 12:1-38
1st test of Jesus’ authority – v1-2
Jesus wins – v3-8
2nd test of Jesus’ authority – v9-10
Jesus wins again – v11-23
The Pharisees’ denial– v24
Jesus’ final warning – v25-37
The Pharisees’ final rejection – v38

10. The King Rejects Israel – 12:39-45
That generation would suffer in this life And in the next life And Jesus would suffer, too

11. A New Kingdom is Coming The Church
a multi-ethnic family of God – 12:47-50
that starts small but grows HUGE – 13:31-32

12. Acts 2:23-24
“this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death. But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.”

13. Who’s on the throne of your life?

15. The Rejection of the King