In the Temple
The Lord's Day Morning June 5, 2011 “In the Temple” Luke 19:45-20:8 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke 19. We’ll begin right at the end of the chapter at verse 45 and continue on to Luke 20 verse 8. It is Monday of what we call Holy Week. On the Sunday of that week, Jesus has triumphantly entered into Jerusalem and His followers have shouted “Hosanna, to the One who comes in the name of the Lord!” as He enters in on a donkey in fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. On Monday, He cleanses the temple. He casts out the money changers in the outer courts that are defiling what should be a holy place, a place of worship, what He calls here His Father's “house of prayer.” And on probably Tuesday morning,…