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Tradition, some people dislike it, want to eliminate all tradition. Other people will hold on tradition whether there's any real reason to have it or not. There's a lot of tradition that has been involved around the triumphal entry of what we call Palm Sunday and the Passion Week. Let's take a look at that tradition and to see what's actual and what has been misunderstood.

Message by Pastor Joe

Sermon Notes

John 12:12 – 18

A great crowd is there to meet Jesus as He enters Jerusalem bringing palm branches and shouting Hosanna!

John 12:19 The Pharisees are concerned their plans are not working

John 12:20 – 22 Greek Jews want to meet Jesus and go to Philip

John 12:23 Jesus tells them now is the time for Him to be glorified

John 12:24 Jesus’ death is necessary to bear much fruit

John 12:25 Love your life, then lose it

John 12:26 To serve Jesus is to follow Him and if you do the Father will honor you

There are times when people give an extravagant offering or a gift. They don't see many of those, but when they do happen, oftentimes the gift giver. And the gift is criticized by others. We're going to see such an incidence in the life of Jesus and his ministry. Let's see what the offering is, what the criticism is and what Jesus and response to it.

Proclamation of the Word

Message by Pastor Joe

Sermon Notes

John 12:1 & 2

A supper is prepared for Jesus, Lazarus eats, Martha serves

John 12:3 Mary anoints Jesus’ feet and wipes them with her hair

John :12:4 – 6 Judas upset about the offering and we are told why

John 12:7 & 8 Jesus tells them to leave her alone

John 12:9 A large crowd came to see Jesus and Lazarus

John 12:10 & 11 Chief Priest planned to put Jesus and L:azarus to death

Proclamation of the Word

Message by Pastor Joe

Sermon Notes

John 11:47 & 48 Priests and Pharisees convene a Council about Jesus because they were concerned about their place

John 11:49 & 50 Caiaphas the High Priest states it is expedient for one man to die

John 11:51 – 53 An explanation of the statement

John 11:54 – 57 Jesus stays out of Jerusalem until Passover

The Glory of God

Many Christians, when they're discussing with other Christians going through difficult times or circumstances, will tell them, to encourage them, that God will show up timely. It may be just the nick of time that God will show up in their circumstances. We're going to take a look at scriptures today, where God doesn't show up timely. As a matter of fact, He waits a few extra days. It's not because He didn't care about the situation of the people. As a matter of fact, the scriptures will tell us He loved them.

But He did so because there was a greater reason for Him to delay.

So let us take a look at sometimes when it seems like God is not showing up right when we expect Him to, that there might be a greater reason. But also, this will show us that even if God shows up late, He doesn't show up too late.

Proclamation of the Word

Message by Pastor Joe

Sermon Notes

John 11:1 – 3 Word is sent to Jesus that Lazarus, one He loves is sick

John 11:4 The sickness end is the glory of God

John 11:5 & 6 Even though Jesus loves the family He stays 2 more days

John 11:7 -10 Jesus tells His disciples that it is time to go to Lazarus, but they are concerned for Jesus because people want to stone Him

John 11:11 – 15 Jesus tells them Lazarus is dead

John 11:16 Thomas tells the other disciples that they should go with Jesus and die with Him

John 11:17 Lazarus has been dead 4 days

John 11:18 – 22 Martha meets Jesus before He arrives at her house and said to Him if He would have been there her brother would not have died

John 11:23 & 24 Martha has a theological discussion with Jesus

John 11:25 – 27 Jesus tells her He “Is the Resurrection and the life”

John 11:28 - 31 Mary responds and goes to meet Jesus, other morns think she is going to the tomb to mourn go with her

John 11:32 -38 Jesus is deeply moved and wept

John 11:39 – 41 Jesus tells them to remove the stone, but they are concerned because Lazarus has been dead 4 days and would stink

John 11:42 – 44 Jesus prays out load for the benefit of those present and L:zarus is raised from the dead

John 11:45 & 46 Some believe and some told on Jesus

As I announce each week before I begin the message, the message will come from the Gospel of John chapter 10, starting with verse 1, which I expect you to have your Bibles and open there too, because I want you to make sure what I say is the Scriptures, is actually the Scriptures, because sometimes I throw you a curve ball. Now Jesus, one of Jesus' teaching styles, especially when it came to the general public, was to teach in parables. Now parables is kind of like metaphors, except not only does it compare something, it has spiritual significance. And so Jesus is going to present two parables, parables in this accounting of the Gospel, and we're going to see the first parable they just don't get, which is not unusual, because most of the people never seem to get his parables. Even his own followers oftentimes would say, "Jesus, what did you mean by that?" And so hopefully we'll be able to understand what the parables are and to appreciate his teaching.

Sermon Notes

John 10:1 – 6 Jesus is the Good Shepherd. He enters and sheep hear His voice and follow Him, but not the voie of another

John 10:7 – 10 Jesus is the door and those who came before Him are thieves and robbers

John 10:11 – 13 As the Good Shepherd He will lay down His life for the sheep, but a hired hand would not

John 10:14 & 15 He knows His sheep and His sheep know Him

John 10:16 He has other sheep, which are not in this fold

John 10:17 & 18 The father loves Him because He lays down His life for the sheep

John 10:19 – 21 There is a division over who Jesus is

As I announce each week before I begin the message, the message will come from the Gospel of John chapter 10, starting with verse 1, which I expect you to have your Bibles and open there too, because I want you to make sure what I say is the Scriptures, is actually the Scriptures, because sometimes I throw you a curve ball. Now Jesus, one of Jesus' teaching styles, especially when it came to the general public, was to teach in parables. Now parables is kind of like metaphors, except not only does it compare something, it has spiritual significance. And so Jesus is going to present two parables, parables in this accounting of the Gospel, and we're going to see the first parable they just don't get, which is not unusual, because most of the people never seem to get his parables. Even his own followers oftentimes would say, "Jesus, what did you mean by that?" And so hopefully we'll be able to understand what the parables are and to appreciate his teaching.

We live in a very relativistic society. So much so, the truth is even relative. Your truth may not be my truth, and we all can have different truths. In my opinion, that's wrong. That truth is an absolute. It's either right, correct, truthful, or not. But it's not important what I think. We're going to take a look at what Jesus says about truth and its consequences. So come and take a look at what Jesus has to say about truth and how it affects us.

Sermon Notes

John 8:31 & 32 If you believe in Him and continue in His word, you will know the truth and the truth will make you free

John 8:33 Their response – since they are Abraham’s decedents, they have never been enslaved

John 8:34 – 38 Jesus’s response: If you commit sin you are a slave to sin. If the Son makes you free, you are fee indeed, but even if they are Abraham’s decedents, they do not have His word in them

John 8:39 & 40 They repeat Abraham is their father. Jesus says then do the deeds of Abrahamn, but they are not doing as Abraham did

John 8:41 & 42 They are doing the deeds of their father, but if God were their father they would love Jesus

John 8:43 Why don’t they understand, because they don’t hear (understand) His words

John 8:44 – 47 Jesus says their father is the devil, he who hears is of God

John 8:48 – 55 They accuse Jesus of being a half breed and having a demon – Jesus responds God the Father will glorify Him because He does not glorify Himself

John 8:56 Jesus says Abraham long to see His day and saw and was glad

John 8:57 They say Jesus isn’t old enough to have seen Abraham

John 8:58 Jesus response before Abraham “I Am”

John 8:59 They wanted to stoe Him but He went out of the temple

We live in a very relativistic society. So much so, the truth is even relative. Your truth may not be my truth, and we all can have different truths. In my opinion, that's wrong. That truth is an absolute. It's either right, correct, truthful, or not. But it's not important what I think. We're going to take a look at what Jesus says about truth and its consequences. So come and take a look at what Jesus has to say about truth and how it affects us.

Sermon Notes

John 8:31 & 32 If you believe in Him and continue in His word, you will know the truth and the truth will make you free

John 8:33 Their response – since they are Abraham’s decedents, they have never been enslaved

John 8:34 – 38 Jesus’s response: If you commit sin you are a slave to sin. If the Son makes you free, you are fee indeed, but even if they are Abraham’s decedents, they do not have His word in them

John 8:39 & 40 They repeat Abraham is their father. Jesus says then do the deeds of Abrahamn, but they are not doing as Abraham did

John 8:41 & 42 They are doing the deeds of their father, but if God were their father they would love Jesus

John 8:43 Why don’t they understand, because they don’t hear (understand) His words

John 8:44 – 47 Jesus says their father is the devil, he who hears is of God

John 8:48 – 55 They accuse Jesus of being a half breed and having a demon – Jesus responds God the Father will glorify Him because He does not glorify Himself

John 8:56 Jesus says Abraham long to see His day and saw and was glad

John 8:57 They say Jesus isn’t old enough to have seen Abraham

John 8:58 Jesus response before Abraham “I Am”

John 8:59 They wanted to stoe Him but He went out of the temple

Sometimes, a simple statement can have so much meaning. Jesus says, "He is the light of the world." Come listen as we unpack that simple one-sentence statement that He is the light of the world.

Sermon Notes

Discussion on John 8:1 – 11

John 8:12 Jesus says “I Am the Light of the World

John 8:13 Pharisees say because it is only Jesus saying it, it is not true

John 8:14 Jesus’ response is even if He testifies about Himself, it is still true

John 8:15 – 18 But there are two witnesses, the Father and Him

John 8:19 They ask “where is your father – Jesus responds they don’t know Him or the Father

John 8:20 Jesus’ teaching and this confrontation happened in the treasury in the temple

John 8:21 – 27 Jesus says He is not of their world, but if they don’t believe in Him, they will die in their sins

John 8:28 & 29 Jesus says when they lift Him up (crucify Him) they will know that “ I Am He”

John 8:30 After speaking these things many believed in Him

Proclamation of the Word

Message by Pastor Joe

“Belief in the Midst of Unbelief”

Sermon Notes

John 7:1 – 6 His brothers don’t believe in Him and mocks Him

John 7:7 - 9 Jesus says His time has not yet come and will not publicly go to Jerusalem

John 7:10 – 13 Jesus goes to Jerusalem and the religious Jews were seeking Him to kill Him

John 7:14 – 18 Jesus teaches in the Temple and they are astonished at His knowledge and He explains why, because He does not seek His own glory

John 7:19 – 24 Jesus demonstrates His healing was not in violation of the Scriptures – He says judge righteously

John 7:25 – 30 There is a dispute about Jesus and the religious leaders attempt to seize Him, but can’t because it is not His time yet

John 7:31 But many in the crowd believed