The Hand of the Lord: 1. is mighty. 2. is dangerous and deadly against His enemies. 3. empowers His servants. 4. can be heavy to discipline His people. 5. will help His people. 6. will always be with His people today.

Message concerning the Triumphant Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Matthew 21:1-5

Introduction: The fifteenth chapter of John is one of the most important chapters in all the Bible. However it is at the same time a very difficult chapter because of some interpretive problems. This classic chapter contains one of the most meaningful allegories in the Bible. It is another one of those…

What Is the Significance of the Triumphal Entry? The triumphal entry is that of Jesus coming into Jerusalem on what we know as Palm Sunday, the Sunday before the crucifixion (John 12:1, 12). The story of the triumphal entry is one of the few incidents in the life of Jesus which appears in all four Gospel…

THE FIVE CONDITIONS OF ANSWERED PRAYER Prayer Can Change Your Life - Part 2 of 3 John 15:7 & Selected Sermon John 15. We're in a series of messages called "Prayer Can Change Your Life". Last week we talked about the four purposes of prayer. You've probably had people say to you, "I tried prayer and it…

Introduction: There was a time when there was no evil—no sin whatsoever—upon earth, a time when the whole world was perfect. But the day came when sin entered the world. This we saw in our last study in (Genesis 3:1-6). When sin first entered the world, catastrophic consequences began immediately to…

Matthew 21:12-17 Introduction The triumphal entry on Sunday had begun outside Jerusalem’s East Gate, where a multitude followed Jesus into the city and another large group came out of the city to meet Him and then led the way before Him, spreading clothes and palm branches in the road as they went (vv.…

Time with Abba - Bible Reading Schedule Jan l Feb l Mar l Apr l May l Jun l Jul l Aug l Sep l Oct l Nov l Dec Date Psalms OT NT Proverbs 1/1 Ps 1:1-6 Gen 1:1-2:25 Matt 1:1-2:12 Prov 1:1-6 1/2 Ps 2:1-6 Gen 3:1 - 4:26 Matt 2:13-3:6 Prov 1:7-9 1/3 Ps 2:7-12 Gen 5:1 - 7:24 Matt 3:7-4:11 Prov 1:10-19 1/4…

1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples 2 and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. 3 If anyone…

Prayer Can Change Your Life - Part 3 of 4 Romans 10:17 Jn 14:8-14 Romans 10. We're in a series called "Prayer Can Change Your Life". The last two weeks we talked about the reasons for prayer or the four purposes of prayer. Last week we talked about the five conditions for answered prayer. There are five…

How to Make a Fresh Start January 1st and 2nd, 2005 Isaiah 43 NCV 18 /The Lord says, “Forget what happened before, and do not think about the past. 19 Look at the new thing I am going to do. It is already happening. Don’t you see it? I will make a road in the desert and rivers in the dry land.[1]…

Jesus Clears the Temple 12 The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. 14 Then he said to the tree, “May no…

Sir, We Would See Jesus TEXT: John 12:20-21 Introduction: Mary had anointed the feet of Jesus, wiping them with her own hair; Jesus had entered the city of Jerusalem on the colt of an ass fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah; Now certain Greeks had approached Phillip and said, "Sir, we would see Jesus."…

Good Morning, Please turn with me in your Bibles this morning to were going to be looking at verses 22-25. While you are turning there I want to say something that I really mean from the bottom of my heart I love you all with all of my heart. I do not get to tell you enough how much I love each of you…

The Triumphal Entry Mark 11:1-11 Introduction A rather old fashioned lady, always quite delicate and elegant, especially in her language, was planning a weeks holiday with her husband, so she wrote to a particular camping ground and asked for a reservation. She wanted to make sure that the camping ground…

Introduction: Context Mark 5:1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. Jesus’ Kingship Thus far in the gospel we have seen Jesus’ kingship announced and enacted. The very first verse of the book has powerful political and kingdom connotations. We see Jesus anointed as…

Mark 11:1-11 And as they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples, [2] and said to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring…

When I was at school the first poem we had to learn by heart was “The Donkey” by G.K. Chesterton. It goes as follows: “When fishes flew... With monstrous head and sickening cry The tattered outlaw of the earth Fools! For I also had my hour” I hope that begins to help you see the oddness of Palm Sunday.…

The Gift of Faith Faith is all too important to live without. It is evident in more than one form it is something that all people must possess just to make it through life. Faith is not only a gift of the Holy Spirit but in another form it is also a fruit of the Spirit. Faith is the basic requirement…

Isaiah 2:1-4 Life in the Millennium “The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations…

Prayer Can Change Your Life - Part 4 of 4 Luke 1:5-23 Introduction: In Fundamentals of Marxism-Leninism, a textbook prepared by Soviet scholars in Moscow and being used by members of the Communist Party, U.S.A., this statement appears: “Materialists do not expect aid from supernatural forces. Their faith…

Obadiah: Introduction-Themes and Theology

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Introduction Good morning to all of you and I pray that you are making the best of this situation we are all under stay at home order. Today Palm Sunday and the beginning of Passion week; where we look at the last week of the life of Jesus. At Christmas we celebrated Advent…the coming of Jesus Christ.…