a. How does God deal with racial tensions, religious conflict, and differing ideologies? Is it through more education or better practices or by way of getting everyone to see that they are wrong? OR, is there another way?

a. Scripture makes this controversial claim: You and I have already been made alive with Christ, have already been raised with Christ, and have already been seated with Christ in the heavenly realms! How can this be true?!?

How does God look at you? What does He call you? What is His plan for you? What is all of this, ALL OF THIS, about?

The Father's Plan was always to unite all in Christ, things in heaven, and things on earth. What are the implications of this? Is it even possible? Does He intend for this to happen now, or in the age to come? What does Scripture say?!?

He (1) tells us: HE IS RISEN! He (2) gives us faith to believe His words: HE IS RISEN INDEED! Then we (3) see: HALLELUJAH!

Good Friday is the day Jesus saved you. Why did He do it? Because He loves you. How did He do it? He went to the cross for you. What happened at the cross? That is where Jesus took your guilt: ALL OF IT. That is where Jesus took your shame: ALL OF IT. That is where Jesus took your sin: ALL OF IT? But He didn't just take those from you, He also GAVE you three things in exchange: HIS INNOCENCE, HIS GLORY AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS: ALL OF IT!

This special dive into what happened on Palm Sunday and why it happened is cause for us to hear again the word: "HOSANNA!" Hosanna means "SAVE US NOW!" This is precisely what Jesus is doing!!!!

Do we think it is possible that All Things are Possible? It is Jesus' promise to us! But why do we struggle with it? How should we deal with this struggle?

Jesus teaches us that it is not what goes "into" a person which defiles a person. But rather it is what comes "out" of a person which defiles him or her. Okay, but how does this work? How do we manage in a chaotic, broken world where the good that we want to do is not always what we do?

It is only when we trust Jesus that we can then SEE who He is. It is only when He grows our faith that we will be prepared for what comes next. We see Him most clearly: In The Storm!