Music: Sirisat - Healing (sorry, no lyrics apparently)
Re: Matthew 21:12-17
To me, this section of the bible describes Jesus' example for how a church sanctuary should conduct itself.
Notice what is included as good behavior:
o Prayer
o Healing
o Running
o Singing
o Praise
o Children
Notice what is banished or will cause Jesus to leave
o Money
o "Indignant" (NIV) Religious Leaders
If you read the bigger context, Jesus withers a fig tree for 'having no fruit' when he returned the next morning. In most modern bibles this is a separate section. In the original, It is not so clearly separated from the example of the Temple, but possibly right in the middle.
What does your church look like? Is your church growing?
