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Opening prayer, dedication
Symbol of Lent - Palms
Music ministry
106 Praise Him! Praise Him!
88 Fairest Lord Jesus
Hosanna
Word of God - Hebrews 5:11-14
Message: “Together for Solid Food”
Palm Sunday is a special time in the life of the Church
It is more than s “Symbol of Lent”
Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week
I find it interesting that Holy Week begins with a day that centers around a misunderstanding
You may recall that last week I talked about the death of a friend of Jesus named Lazarus
Once Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, many heard the story
John 12:9 reminds us that the chief priests cooked up a plan to kill Lazarus because his story was leading people to believe in Jesus
That’s where we’ll pick up the story in John 12:12-13
The people were so excited to have a party for “their king”
They had in their mind that Jesus was going to be the conqueror
The one to physically overpower evil leadership
In fact, they called out to Jesus “Hosanna!”
We see the original meaning of the word we see as “hosanna” is
Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains: Greek (New Testament) (6057 ὡσαννά)
Hosanna!, formally, Save us, please!; it was an exclamation of praise, implying rulership
The scene was one of joyful pleading, if you will
They were excited to someone to believe in
They just were wrong about what kind of king Jesus would be
I would argue this is because they were so immature in their faith
They lacked understanding
They had information, but they let their desires create a picture of the king instead of letting Jesus influence their desires
I would argue that we make this mistake in the culture today
Too many exalt or hold up human leaders as something they simply are NOT
They let they desires create a false impression of who the person really is
This is a key to Spiritual maturity, so we’ll put it up on the screen
“Spiritual maturity comes when Jesus influences our desires instead of our desires influencing our view of Jesus”
This topic of Spiritual maturity will be woven throughout upcoming services
Sometimes our prayers reflect that our spiritual maturity is lacking
I say that as a guilty party, not to accuse anyone else
When we ask Jesus to “Take this problem from me, for instance”
I know myself that I have not always considered if God may want me to use that problem to create a gain for the Kingdom, or even to benefit me
I hope you came to or watched the Midweek services that Jim has led
He talked about James 1:2-4
Instead of praying for trials to go away,
shouldn’t we pray for God to open our minds that we may see how to grow in faith,
become more steadfast and more godly?
It is not easy to deal with trials, but they can produce great growth
Even knowing that growth is a possible outcome, we struggle
Which is one reason we should surround ourselves with other Believers
That they may help to hold us up
That they may keep watch as we rest when needed
We got to experience a great example of this just yesterday
We have a cow named “Cinnamon” and she gave birth to a calf Saturday morning [Image]
This calf did not seem to stand up on its own as soon as normal
There was one older calf who was literally bullying the new baby
Even once the calf stood, the older calf was trying to mount and pushed the new calf down
Because the herd trusts me, I was able to go out and stand guard to keep the bully away
And one of the other cows started inserting herself to keep the bully back
Giving the new calf and mom a chance to rest and get things back on track.
The herd works together to make sure that all are as safe as possible
As the babies get older, they need to stop eating from their mom’s milk and start eating grass
If they don’t make that change
If they live by the rule of “No change for me”, like some people
That hurts both the Mom and the baby
In fact, the whole herd can be harmed
It is impossible for the Kingdom of God to grow as intended if people don’t grow and change
and that growth does not end until God calls us home
That’s really what is being talked about in our core text today, Hebrews 5:11
If Believers get set in their ways, they will not hear what God tells them to do next
This section is a warning against “apostasy”, or turning against God
deliberate renouncing of the faith by a once sincere believer rather than a state of ignorance or mistaken knowledge
This is a big deal and very dangerous for us Believers
When we have been fully exposed to the Gospel and DECIDE to listen to ourselves or the culture instead of God
Even worse, if we start leading others away from God we have a problem
We would be wise to learn from Jeremiah 26:13
Each one of us is a sinner and we MUST turn from whatever our sinful ways are and turn back to God
When we have knowledge of God and His Word tells us to do or NOT do certain things
Failing to obey, especially when we take others with us is apostacy
We see apostacy in the church when we try to justify actions that really aren’t rooted in Scripture, but in our own desire and practice
Then when we are asked to back up our position with scripture, we suddenly have a “hearing problem” as described in verse 11
Often we hear, “oh but it’s too hard” or “God knows how hard it is”
Yes, it is too hard to follow God.., unless you rely on the Holy Spirit
Yes, God knows it’s hard, but if we are in God, then it is possible
Look to 1 John 5:4 as a reminder
There is great victory in the empty tomb we are about to celebrate, so use the power of the empty tomb
God is strong enough and God is able
Together all we have to do is stay on the right team!
There are two things mentioned in our core text today that we are not allowed to do
What We Can’t Do
1. Stay the same (already discussed)
See Hebrews 5:12-13
We must grow in our faith
Growing in faith requires learning and sharing
By definition that means we must be in community in order to do this well
Sure we can study on our own, but we need godly counsel
And the purpose of study can’t be only personal knowledge
We must gain knowledge so we can share with others
The purpose must be to produce gain for the Kingdom of God, not your own satisfaction
If a calf continues to drink milk from their mom too long
The calf never develops as it ought
The mother will not be as healthy as it should be
The herd suffers
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