Palm Sunday - Mystery Revealed. Mystery: Solved.
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INTRODUCTION:Mystery hotel and st. pete. Mystery in the Bible is something that is slowly revealed. Have to guess the point.
This reason - That God is building up Gentiles and Isreal into one body.
I, Paul, - Paul really did write this. - Grandma saying hip things.
prisoner of Christ Jesus - not for, but of.
on behalf of you
Hint 1: God’s plan for you is better than any suffering it takes to find it.
Hint 1: God’s plan for you is better than any suffering it takes to find it.
2 assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
stewardship - house manager. AKA mom.
Illustration moms. - lots of instruction for being gone 30 minutes.
God’s grace -
was given to me for you - stewardship God’s grace was given to Paul, for gentiles.
Giving grace means we receive grace.
Mystery - something previously hidden, but has since been revealed.
Revelation - Paul is saying that God directly revealed this to him.
4 When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ,
Devin and Joel IT joke.
5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.
sons of men in other generations - other believers.
also clarifies Jesus knew the plan.
Hint 2: God is still working, even when we don’t see it.
Hint 2: God is still working, even when we don’t see it.
Just because they couldn’t see it doesn’t mean the plan was not working.
Don’t assume God isn’t moving because you can’t see it.
6 This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
Payoff: mystery is that the gentiles are:
fellow heirs.
members of the same body.
partakers of the promise - Fully a part of God’s story. If you were here whole time. God has always had a plan for you. Yet, I don’t know why.
in Christ Jesus through the Gospel - It’s easy to say that, like a mom. You have to say that Paul. (or Joel). But this goes back to Jesus.
hosanna - save us.
donkey - significant.
Pharisees - World, not israel.
Greeks - gentiles!
Sir, we wish to see Jesus - most profound prayer.
v23- the hour has come. When the gentiles. came.
Hint 3: God is waiting for you to come to Him.
Hint 3: God is waiting for you to come to Him.
v24 - he gives metaphor for his life. Talk abouy mystery.
ILLUSTRATION: Throw something on ground.
Mystery Revealed: God’s Plan is to save you.
Mystery Revealed: God’s Plan is to save you.
He has decided to bring this to us as well. v25.
CONCLUSION: Planted not buried.
But the part of the mystery that hasn’t been answered. Why? Why did he do it.
Planted not buried ??? potting illustration?? Stomp on something.