There are so many people who make you live by a rule but they themselves aren't willing to live by that same rule. We call them hypocrites, and Jesus has plenty to say about hypocrites.

Are you a Christian? That's a different question than are you saved. Just because you know Jesus as savior doesn't exactly always mean you have let the message of his resurrection transform your heart and way of life. What does the life of a follower of Jesus look like?

The bible teaches that just because you know the truth it doesn't you necessarily live like you know the truth. You were invited but you still have to respond to the invitation.

Jesus is welcomed as king and that's all good but they obviously don't understand what it's all about. So not knowing the whole story they kind of get things messed up. Here's the link to the Palm Sunday message with some deeper connections to the story of Palm Sunday. https://youtu.be/2pzk63ikKm0

Sometimes life just doesn't seem fair. This is what Jesus says about a fair kind of life.

Jesus teaches using images and stories. We call these parables in the Bible. This particular teaching was using the imagery of a grape vine and branches and showing how a grape vine can teach us about our lives as followers of God.

When we approach a topic with our negative mindset we will try to spin it in a way it was never meant to be spun.

Jesus takes time to teach about greatness and service and love and forgiveness.

The word love is so very loaded. But it's even worse when it comes to people who call themselves followers of Jesus. The problem is when our love is at all about what's in it for me, then we have it all wrong.

What is this transfiguration thing about anyway?