Church notes - 30th March 2025

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Matthew 26:57 - 75
King Jesus' Determination
Injustice
Betrayal
- When those you love let you down.
Redemption
- How God's grace changes everyting.

Determination
vs 56 - 68
Jesus on trial
A clash of kingdoms
- Also in our hearts

Caiaphas
- The High Priest
- A Sadducee - who were as rude to their peers as they were to foreigners.
- In charge of worship at the Temple.
- Sanhedrin - 71 members
vs 63
Jesus remained silent against the false testimony.

vs 64
Quote from Psalm 110.

Reaction
vs 65 - 68
Contempt, anger and hostility.

Micah 6:8

Betrayal
Our human frailty.

Peter

Betraying Jesus is
- Such a sad thing to do, and yet we all do it.

vs 69 - 72
Servant girl - the lowest of the low.

vs 75

Sorrow or regret
Judas had regret. Peter had sorrow with genuine repentance.

2 Corinthians 7:10, 11

Readiness to see justice done.

Our riftuals and lists aren't enough.

We need to repent of our sin and righteousness.

The Heart
External activities can't change us, says Jesus, because sin comes from our hearts.

Idols of the Heart

What are the idols of my heart?