foolish faith

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Series: Portraits of Faith

FOOLISH FAITH

Lesson From Foolish Herod:

Selected Pastor Jeff Gilmore August 9, 2015

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JUDAS: A FOOL IN THE SHADOWS Then when Judas, His betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.” And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself. Matthew 27:3-5

IV. CROWDS: FOOLS ON THE STREETS Matthew 27:15-23

Lesson From the Foolish Crowd:

Lesson From Foolish Judas: Lesson From Foolish Pilate: II. PILATE: A FOOL IN THE PALACE Luke 23:1-25; John 18:28-40 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

III. HEROD: A FOOL RULING IN PALESTINE Luke 22-23; John 18:28-40; etc.

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Herod the Great (Son of Antipater) – King of Judea (37-4BC); Mt. 2:1-22, Luke 1:5; tries to kill baby Jesus Herod Archelaus (Oldest son of Herod the Great) – Ethnarch of Judea and Samaria (4BC-AD6); Mt. 2:22; Herod Philip (Son of Herod the Great and Cleopatra of Jerusalem) – Tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis (4BC – AD34); Luke 3:1 Herod Antipas (Youngest son of Herod the Great) – Tetrarch of Galilee and Perea (4BC-AD39); Mt. 14:1-11, Mark 6:14-29, Luke 3:1&19, Luke 13:1-33; Luke 23:7-12; mocks Jesus and kills John the Baptist Herod Agrippa I (Grandson of Herod the Great) – King of Judea (AD37-44); Acts 12; kills James Herod Agrippa II (Great-grandson of Herod the Great – Tetrarch and King of Chaleis (AD44-100); Acts 25:13-26:32; mocks Paul

1 John 5:12-13 (NIV)

...Behold, now is “THE ACCEPTABLE TIME,” behold, now is “THE DAY OF SALVATION:— 2 Corinthians 6:2b (NASB)