Calvary Chapel of San Antonio

"Simon came to Jerusalem with a religion. He left with a relationship! Talk about born-again experiences—he actually carried the cross of Jesus… You see, once you’ve accepted Jesus’ invitation to carry His cross, you’ll find it wasn’t heavy at all! Simon probably looked terrified when he picked up the cross at the point of a Roman spear; what do you think Jesus’ eyes said to him when he did? 'It’s OK, Simon. This cross is for you!'"

Chapter 21 contains 3 burdens against nations that were or became prominent enemies of Israel. Chapter 22 occurs during the reign of the good king, Hezekiah.

"This Palm Sunday story shows us who we really are in His eyes! Yes, he loves us all. But coming to Christ is a sacrifice. Death comes before resurrection. We are not OK. Like Jesus, we have to die. It has to hurt. We have to change. Fruit of obedience— being who/what we say we are—is the only piece of evidence that we really do belong to

Jesus."

"How do we train ourselves in becoming more like Jesus? Begin by obeying what you do know from God’s Word. If there are already some things you know God wants you to do, but you are not yet obeying, begin NOW! Why would God give you any more information

if you are not responding obediently to what He has already said?"