WHEN JESUS CLEANS HOUSE

                                                    John 2:12-25

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. WHEN JESUS CLEANS HOUSE IT IS NECESSARY [v. 12-17]

 

1. The Sad Situation [v. 12-14]

 

2. The Son’s Solution [v. 15-16]

 

3. The Scriptural Sanction [v. 17, Ps. 69:8-9]

 

II. WHEN JESUS CLEANS HOUSE IT IS NEEDFUL [v. 18-21]

 

1. The Need is Shown by the Ironic Question [v. 18]

 

2. The Need is Shown by the Prophetic Answer [v. 19]

 

3. The Need is Shown by the Spirit’s Explanation [v. 20-21]

 

Jesus’ answer was “intended to reveal truth to the faithful and to hid it from the hostile.” – H.H. Hobbs

 

III. WHEN JESUS CLEANS HOUSE IT IS KNOWLEDGEABLE [v. 22-25]

 

1. He Knows the Power of His Word [v. 22]

 

2. He Knows the Power of His Work [v. 23]

 

3. He Knows the Pattern of Mankind [v. 24-25]