by admin | Apr 19, 2020 | Relationship Goals, Sermon Audio and Notes
17 Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. 20 So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house. 21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” 23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” 27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”
John 11:17-27
Jesus is no longer in the grave. “He is Risen! He is Risen, indeed, alleluia!” church communities around the world chorus together to celebrate that truth every Easter Sunday. But do we live as if this is true? Are our lives changed by the actual true fact that Jesus was crucified and has been raised from the dead? Pastor Yami challenges us to recognize that if Jesus is truly no longer in the grave, we must live differently.
Next Step Questions:
- What do you believe about the resurrection of Jesus?
- How does your life demonstrate the truth of the reusurrection?
by admin | Apr 5, 2020 | Relationship Goals, Sermon Audio and Notes
21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
5 “Say to Daughter Zion, “See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?” 11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Matthew 21:1-11
Prepare him room, the Christmas song sings; prepare room for the king, Diana Nkhoma instructs us on this Palm Sunday of 2020. In this time where many of us are separated from each other when we would normally gather in crowds and processions mimicking the gathering in Jerusalem, Diana invites us to recognize that this might be time for us to prepare room for Jesus not in a city but in our own hearts. In this sermon she helps us to identify the different voices in the crowd surrounding Jesus as proceeded through Jerusalem on his way, ultimately, to the cross at the end of the week. Where are WE among those voices, she asks? We must take stock of where we are and how we relate to this Jesus, as the first step along the way to prepare room for the king.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest!
Next Step Questions:
- Where are you in the crowd that was praising Jesus?
- How do you need to prepare him room in your heart?
- What is the invitation that Jesus is giving you as a response to where you are at?
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