Tag: Palm Sunday
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King for a Common Era Holy Week – 1
KING jesus! KING jesus! KING jesus! A.D. 30 an account of a single fictional witness Palm Sunday HOSANNA! King Jesus! Thank God for our conquering KING! YESTERDAY was some day with a festive parade into town by our savior king. WE took branches from palm trees and covered the road as our KING ascended into…
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He was what? A Man of sorrows?
I’m beginning to fear that I may be becoming like Jesus in ways I had not anticipated. The morose line from scripture which stalks my days? He was a man of sorrows… Yeshaiya 53:3 Think about living like the Messiah of mankind. Forgiving? Sure. Sometimes I want to forgive others. Loving? Definitely! The Lord Jesus…
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12 Men Texting as their Messiah approaches – Part 3
The Plot to Murder the Messiah! On the receiving end of these communications from those who witnessed the resurrection of Lazarus we find all of the VIP’s of Jerusalem’s council of leading religious leaders of this captive land. Previously: We have looked at the miraculous sign of the Messiah: Lazarus – HELP from the grave…
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12 Men Texting as their Messiah approaches – Part 2
A Context to Texting You may find the photo headline of this post somewhat whimsical, but my incongruous placement of 21st century communications devices into first century Jewish hands comes with a purpose. Just imagine yourself in this scene of controversy. The very irony of our recent look back at the seriousness of what Daniel…
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Your Mistake – You Don’t Know the Power of God
Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God. Matthew 22:29 NLT The Power of God Psalm 68: God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him! 2 As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive…
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for it was not the season for figs – prologue
Lost in the glory of the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday we find a brief story much overlooked. The story of Jesus cursing a fig tree not only seems much out of character for the Lord, but relatively insignificant. I cannot recall ever hearing it preached simply on its own merits. In…
