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Intro Jesus is risen! He is risen indeed! Today is the day we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, of His victory over death, of our hope of salvation. Today is a day of celebration! But is it possible, in our celebration, to miss the hope we are celebrating for? This morning, I’d like to walk…

Hosanna, means, “save now, help now, or save we pray thee.” It’s roots are in Psalm 118:25 Lord , save us! Lord , grant us success! This Psalm was one of the psalms sung by the Jews as they approached Jerusalem for the feast of Passover. It is a Psalm which looks forward to the Davidic King, the descendent…

Intro 1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; 3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh;…

On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. And he said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you…

A . It is early in the morning and Jesus is making preparations to go to Jerusalem . 1. He is moving through two little villages near the top of the mountain. 2. He is in Bethphage, which means “House of Unripe Figs” and Bethany, which means “House of Dates”. 3. Jesus had some dear friends at Bethany,…

Faces in the Crowd Mark 11:1-11 Pastor Brian Johnson

To answer the question that was brought up Wednesday about how many miles from Egypt to Israel, it is 358 miles from Cairo to Schechem (West Bank) where Joseph’s bones were taken by Moses. We are told in scripture that Jesus started His journey the week prior to His death. During the week, He made the…

Introduction Today we’re going to examine a simple object lesson that Jesus gives us as He leaves Bethany heading back to Jerusalem one day. This lesson was most certainly directed toward the Jews as a nation, but is not isolated to them entirely . As what Jesus did unto the Jews, He most certainly can…

26 And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. 27 He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. 28 The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 But when the grain is ripe,…

Arrival of The King Mark 11: 1-11 Our text deals with a significant moment and time in the life of Jesus. Most title this passage – the triumphal entry. It begins what has come to be known as Passion Week. The Lord makes His initial entrance into Jerusalem, preparing to offer Himself on the cross as…

18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. People came and asked him, “Why do John’s disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but your disciples do not fast?” 19 Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot fast while the groom is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom…

Review [Bartimaeus] [“Triumphal” Entry] Now: Opposition to the Servant King Fig Tree | Part 1 12 On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. 13 And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but…

Introduction: Good morning, If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Mark chapter 11. We are going to begin reading with part of the passage that we covered last week and then we will continue on to our new text for study this morning. If its your first time here this…

In the Middle of a Tree Good morning and happy Easter! Today we celebrate our risen savior. We remember how Jesus conquered death and was raised to new life. For our time together today I want to talk about the days leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection from a slightly different angle. This will…

Palm Sunday is when we begin to reflect and remember the last week of Jesus’ life on Earth, before his death, burial and resurrection. Palm Sunday is a day of celebration. But what are we celebrating? As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two…

Introduction: If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Mark chapter 11:12-21. Lets begin in verse 12 and then lets pray for understanding. Mark 11:12–21 (ESV) 12 On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. 13 And seeing in the distance a fig tree…

In the moment Matthew 21:1-9 , Mark 11:1-10 , Luke 19:28-38 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which…

We are reminded that God graciously includes us in His eternal kingdom. We are reminded that we should live to glorify God.

Things aren’t always what they appear to be. And in life, some things are not what they seem to be. For example, we can make assumptions about things or people, and we steer clear of them because it seems like something we don’t like. Maybe there is a food you would never try because of the way it looks…

The Setup In our scripture reading today we are going to hear what seems to be two very different stories that could stand alone. Our reading today begins with a beautiful but fruitless tress. Then follows Jesus into the temple area where he cleanses it for the second time objecting to what shouldn’t…

We come to a turning point in the ministry of Jesus in Mark 11 . For the next 6 chapters everything happens in Jerusalem in one week. This is what is known as the Passion week of Jesus. From this point forward we will focus on Jesus as the Messiah come to save His people, the religious leaders looking…

Reasons What are some reasons people GO to church? Pew Research Center (Aug 2018) “ 10 reasons Americans go to church - and 9 reasons the don’t.” The percentage refers to people who said this was a “very important” reason for their decision: To become closer to God. (81%) So their children will have…

Last week, we talked about the wilderness experience — those times in our lives when it seems like we are not hearing from God — like He has left us alone… In those times, we discovered that we must learn to give our lives completely to God — to let go… give up control… and trust God with our worries……

Jesus notices empty worship The disciples wanted other believers to see them as superior. The Religious leaders wanted God to see them as superior to congregation God’s people wanted to God to exalt them over other people. Bartimaeus only want to see Jesus and Follow him. The rich young ruler want to…

The fig tree 12 On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. 13 And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. 14 And he said to it, “May no one ever…