WHERE DID IT HAPPEN?
This is the special place where people went to worship God.
The temple
Who chased the moneychangers out?
Jesus
Jesus went into the temple and did this.
Clearing it out
Jesus said, “My house will be called a house of ___.”
Prayer
We should treat God’s house with this.
Respect
The temple was in this city.
Jerusalem
These people were selling animals in the temple.
The moneychangers or sellers
Jesus flipped over these.
Tables
Jesus said the temple was being turned into a den of this.
Robbers or thieves
We should not use church as a place only to do this.
Make money
People were supposed to pray in the temple, not do this.
Buying and selling
These leaders became angry with Jesus.
The religious leaders
Jesus told the sellers to leave the temple.
“Get out”
Jesus reminded people the temple belonged to this person.
God
Jesus cares about what is inside our hearts.
Our attitude
Jesus said the temple should be a house of this.
Prayer
These people came to worship God at the temple.
The worshipers or people
Jesus stopped people from using the temple like this.
A marketplace
Jesus wanted people to honor God with their hearts, not just actions.
True worship
Who wants us to pray and worship God sincerely?
Jesus
This part of the temple was meant for all people, even foreigners.
The outer court or Court of the Gentiles
These people helped Jesus and followed Him everywhere.
The disciples
Jesus showed strong feelings because the temple was not respected.
Righteous anger
Jesus taught that God cares about how we treat holy places.
Respect
This story teaches us to put God_____.
First or above everything