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Our scripture reading this week is Luke 19:28-40, telling of Jesus and His followers entering Jerusalem for the Passover celebration. There are shouts acclaiming Jesus as King and blessing His coming. People are happy but there is an undertone of concern. The religious and political establishment are afraid of things getting out of hand. Marching …
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!” “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”Luke 19:39-40 Jesus wasn’t into being a big deal or having people notice what miracles He performed. He didn’t call people over to see the wine He created …
When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”Luke …
They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. Luke 19:35-36 As Jesus entered Jerusalem I’m sure many of His disciples thought “This is it, He’s going to restore the kingdom!” He had told them all along …
Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” They replied, “The Lord needs it.”Luke 19:32-34 Jesus needed the colt for His entrance into Jerusalem, so He sent two disciples to fetch it. …
After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which …
John 12:1-8 has been our lectionary study passage this week. The lectionary is a set of readings designated for each week of the year according to the liturgical season and lists an Old Testament reading, a Psalm, a Gospel lesson and an additional New Testament passage. This particular lesson from John’s Gospel has been teaching …
Please read John 12:1-8 this morning. Several times this week I have mentioned the danger of selectively reading a single verse. Now there’s absolutely nothing wrong with reading or memorizing single verses of Scripture, it’s just that without reading the whole story we may miss important parts of the lesson. Jesus has begun His final …
“You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.” John 12:8 Once again we encounter the danger of quoting a single verse without the rest of the passage. Jesus is not telling us “the poor will always be here, so don’t worry about them”, just the opposite! This statement …
“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.” John 12:7 Judas protested Mary’s “waste” of expensive perfume (John 12:4-6), but Jesus defends her with another prophecy of His impending death. How often are we on either side of this conflict? Is it wrong …