In this week's sermon, Pastor James Walden takes us through another exchange between Jesus and the religious leaders in Jerusalem.

Sermon Discussion Questions 
1. Re-read Mark 11:27-33. The indecision of the religious leadership in answering Jesus’ direct and simple question wasn’t an instance of human ignorance. It was the evil repression of truth. Where have you experienced this? Discuss a time when your indecisiveness was a form of evasion, not ignorance. Are there areas of indecision in our lives now that may be us evading truth? 
2. Re-read Mark 12:1-12. The greatest crime in human history - the murder of God, the killing of the world’s only Savior, the violent rejection of the Beloved - was committed under the leadership of the impeccably religious and lawfully credentialed rulers of Jerusalem (see more in Matthew 23:1-3, 29-39). Religion often covers  the grossest evil, as we seek to replace heaven's reign on earth with our own - and we do it “in God’s name”! Where have we seen this in history? Getting personal, in what areas of your life does Jesus need to increase, and you decrease? 
3. Re-read Mark 11:18, 32; 12:12. The religious leaders feared not God but the masses, from which their authority and status were derived. Without public approval and acknowledgement, they were nothing. And this was their great evil. It led them to both dance to the popular tune of the day and at the same time despise the populace who played it. What do you fear? What are the sources of security, identity, and power you tend to worship/serve and then despise (as a fickle and merciless master)? How is serving God instead liberating

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