Mount Calvary Sermons

24TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 2015 MARK 12:38-44 Jesus is fatigued. Drained by his confrontations with religious leaders, exasperated by their stubborn ignorance, sick and tired of the endless pointless debates with foolish people who should know better - powerful men with initials after their names and titles before them. All day he has been on edge. It started the day before when he entered the Temple. Instead of enjoying a place of quiet reverence and prayer, he encountered the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, but without the colourful blazers. Instead of shares they traded doves and sheep, instead of Treasury bonds they exchanged money. He had felt God’s passionate displeasure rise within him many times in his ministry, but this was different. This took the bakery. He could not contain his rage. So, a touch surprisingly you might think, he trashed the place. What would Jesus do? Don’t rule out throwing furniture and making whips. Then this morning hereturns to the Temple and is acco