Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Mike Newman, president of the Texas District of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Mark 11:27-33. On Tuesday of Holy Week, Jesus’ enemies begin to confront Him. Threatened by the Lord’s actions in Jerusalem the previous two days, they come to Jesus with the false belief that they have authority of their own. They do not trust that authority is God’s gift by which He provides for service for His people, and so they think that they can trap Jesus. As He responds, Jesus does not only masterfully evade their trap; He speaks the Word of God to them in love. Jesus puts the question about Himself to them by asking them about John the Baptist. As the forerunner of the Christ, the Baptist’s ministry is connected intimately to Jesus’ ministry. To believe what John preached is to believe Jesus. Tragically, the religious leaders stubbornly cling to their unbelief instead of honestly answering Jesus’ call to repentance and faith. Throughout the exchange, the Savior is not dist