Balham Vineyard Church Podcasts

What was it about the temple scene that pushed Jesus to the absolute limit? What set him off? Why was he so willing to risk his life all for the sake of prayer? Viv takes us back to the temple courts of Jesus' day and walks us through what Jesus saw; the alienation, the discrimination, sexism, and exploitation. All of these things literal barriers put in place by the sinful hearts of men to keep people from the presence of God. And what Jesus saw were the very things he came to dismantle. He would do anything to ensure his brothers and sisters the privilege of his Father's presence. Today, these very same concepts come to disconnect us from God, but Jesus made a way through the sacrifice of his body so that we might find ourselves within the Holy of Holies, face to face with our Father and Creator. "My Father's house is a house of prayer for all nations..."