I'm Eat Up With It

John 2:13-17

Introduction:  The House of God is the headquarters for...

• A. The Word of God - I. Timothy 3:15
• B. The Work of God - Mark 16:19,20; Ephesians 4:16
• C. The Worship of God - Psalm 5:7; Jeremiah 7:2
• D. The Wrath of God - I. Peter 4:17

*Jesus cleansed the Temple twice - this proves that men easily forget the importance of God's house.  Jesus' zeal was...

I. A Painful Zeal - v.15

Preaching on "small things" run them off.  Scourge of small cords.

They were selling out the church's

• service - oxen
• souls - sheep
• serenity - doves
• sacrifices - money

II. A Purging Zeal - v. 15

• Is your family adding to the purity of the church of jeopardizing it?

III. A Powerful Zeal  

• One man's zeal made a difference. That place was between 20-30 acres.
• One person with some zeal can turn a church around.

IV. A Protective Zeal - v. 16

The church is worth protecting because of:

• The Haven if Provides
• The Holiness it Promotes
• The Help it Produces
• The Heritage it Prolongs - Jude (once delivered unto the saints...)

V.  A Provocative Zeal - v.17

He caused others to remember the scripture - not forget it!

Provoke one another to love and good works - Heb. 11