214: When Jesus Crashes the Temple: Bold Teaching, Big Reactions
What happens when Jesus shows up at the Feast of Tabernacles and teaches without formal rabbinic credentials? A whole lot of offence, astonishment, and challenges to the status quo. In this episode, Rohan Bell and Adrian Gallagher unpack John 7:10–24 and discuss how Jesus’ bold teaching both revealed the Father and confronted religious pride.
👀 What you’ll discover in this episode...
📖 Why Jesus arriving midway through the feast was strategic
🧠 How religious systems can resist truth if it challenges their power
🗣️ What it means to speak for God without seeking personal glory
🧩 Why our “to-don’t” lists can become modern Pharisee fences
💡 How the Kingdom of God, unlike every human empire, is unshakeable
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – Jesus sneaks into the Feast of Tabernacles
02:30 – Public grumbling and secret fears
04:45 – How could Jesus teach without training?
07:00 – Not speaking for personal glory: lessons for every preacher
10:15 – Offending with truth vs. offending unnecessarily
13:00 – Rising persecution and staying faithful
15:30 – The vision of Daniel: God's Kingdom will never fall
18:00 – Living in the tension of grace, conviction, and mutual love
20:30 – Why Christians should be able to laugh—and live with joy
🙋♂️ Reflection and Application
Is your faith shaped more by your comfort or by Jesus' call to courageous truth? Are there areas where you need to stop projecting your personal list onto others and start loving them through their own journey? How do you speak truth without seeking your own glory?
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