Mark 11:27-33 | Who Says

Preacher: Joel Fair
Scripture: Mark 11:27-33

1. Whose Authority Are You Operating Under
2. Was John’s Baptism From God or Man
3. A Fearful Answer

Mark 1:22&27 (ESV)
And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.... And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”

Mark 2:8–12 (ESV)
_ And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you question these things in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, take up your bed and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic— “I say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home.” And he rose and immediately picked up his bed and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”_

Mark 4:41 (ESV)
And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

Mark 3:14–15 (ESV)
And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach 
15  and have authority to cast out demons.

Mark 6:7 (ESV)
And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

James Edwards - Pillar
The “chief priests, scribes, and elders” were the three groups that comprised the Sanhedrin, although in this instance they represent a delegation from the Sanhedrin rather than the entire council. The Sanhedrin, a buffer organization between Rome and the Jewish nation, was composed of seventy-one members who held near complete freedom in religious matters and restricted power in political matters.

Mark 1:9–11 (ESV)
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”

Colossians 1:15–20 (ESV)
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.