biblestudy: Matthew (Part 18)
Matthew 20-21 Servant Leadership/ Jesus' Bold Entry into Jerusalem
John W. Ritenbaugh
Given 14-Jul-82; Tape #BS-MA18
Description: In this eighteenth installment expounding the book of Matthew, John Ritenbaugh observes that as Jesus Christ is walking toward Jerusalem in chapter 20, He is evidently deep in thought pondering the prophetic Psalms of his impending crucifixion, while His disciples, still largely carnal, concern themselves about more selfish and mundane things. The mother of His first cousins asked for the chief positions on His right and left hand, causing a furor among the other disciples. Jesus, gently rejecting apparent nepotistic expectations, suggested that conversion and qualification, rather than friendship or kinship, would determine positions of responsibility, adding that leadership constitutes becoming a servant and sacrificing self. True greatness or recognition does not lie in dominance, but in service. The essence of love is sacrifice. The cup we must all partake of is to submit to Christ, no matter where He takes us, whether through a grinding life of overcoming or outright martyrdom. The healing of the blind men and their reactions parallel our spiritual blindness as we are called. Like the blind men, we must aggressively seize the opportunity and be persistent, being bold in our requests to God, thinking expansively, and being grateful for what God has given us. Chapter 21 describes Jesus dramatic entry into Jerusalem before Passover, getting the attention of perhaps 2,500,000 people, many of which acclaimed Jesus the Messiah, demanding Hosanna (save now !!), expecting that He would release them immediately from Roman domination. God frequently has acquired peoples’ attention by dramatic spectacles in both the Old and New Testaments, forewarning His people of drastic consequences or future occurrences. In his dramatic entry into Jerusalem, Jesus was making a deliberate Messianic claim, symbolically paralleling the previous course of Judas Maccabee who had earlier cleansed the temple. The spiritual temple (God’s called out ones) is in the process of cleansing and preparing for Christ’s return. [NB: This series of Bible Studies from 1981-82 is incomplete.] (85 minutes)
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Sermons in the Matthew series:
Matthew (Part 1)
Matthew's Emphasis on Jesus' Kingship and Jewish Roots
Matthew (Part 2)
Matthew 4-5 Beatitudes as a Compendium of Christ's Teaching
Matthew (Part 5)
Matthew 7 Discerning False Teachers and Prophets: Developing a Love for the Truth
Matthew (Part 6)
Matthew 7 (Review) The Consequences of Rejecting God's Word
Matthew (Part 8)
Matthew 9 Matthew's Unique Qualifications as Apostle
Matthew (Part 9)
Matthew 10 Instructions About Enduring Persecutions
Matthew (Part 10)
Matthew 10-11 Adaptibility to the Yoke of Christ
Matthew (Part 11)
Matthew 12 Jesus' Courageous Response to Persecution from the Pharisees
Matthew (Part 12)
Matthew 12-13 Third Resurrection and Parable of the Sower
Matthew (Part 13)
Matthew 13-14 Spiritual Gifts Intended to Edify All
Matthew (Part 15)
Matthew 17-18 Relationships with God and Man
Matthew (Part 16)
Matthew 18 Attitudes Christ Encouraged To Preserve Unity Among Brethren
Matthew (Part 17)
Matthew 19 God’s Ideal in Marriage; Conditions for Divorce / Children and Rich young man
Matthew (Part 18)
Matthew 20-21 Servant Leadership/ Jesus' Bold Entry into Jerusalem
Matthew (Part 14)
Matthew 18 Leavening of the Pharisees and Sadducees
Matthew (Part 19)
Matthew 21 Episode of Money Changers / Lessons from Cursing of fig tree/ Parable of Two Sons
Matthew (Part 20)
Matthew 21 Parable of the wicked vinedressers/ Wedding Feast/ Rendering unto Caesar/ Resurrection
Matthew (Part 21)
Matthew 21 Assorted Questions from Members/ Avoiding Sin does not equate to Doing Good
Matthew (Part 23)
Matthew 26 - End
Matthew (Part 29)
Matthew 23 Assorted Questions from Members/ Avoiding Sin does not equate to Doing Good
Matthew (Part 30)
Matthew 24-25 Terrifying Cosmic Signs and the Day of the Lord
Matthew (Part 31)
Matthew 26-end Jesus Christ's Betrayal and Last Passover as a Man
