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1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to…

The Purpose Fascination - Discovery - Identity - Authenticity One day, Napoleon was speaking of the Divinity of Christ; when General Bertrand said:— “I can not conceive, sire, how a great man like you can believe that the Supreme Being ever exhibited himself to men under a human form, with a body, a…

The Chief Priests and Elders have just questioned Jesus’ authority while He was teaching in the temple. Who gave you permission to teach and preach like you do? The people accepted Jesus as the “prophet from Nazareth in Galilee” 11 And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”…

Last week, we saw Jesus cursing the fig tree. For practical purposes, Jesus removed something that was not performing as expected and removed it from taking up space. He did so, not as a warning or as a threat, but as a teaching moment for the disciples to know the power and authority He and even His…

18 In the morning, as he was returning to the city, he became hungry. 19 And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered at once. 20 When the disciples saw it, they marveled,…

Wedding Clothes Now when the Pharisees 38 heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, 39 they assembled together. 40 And one of them, an expert in religious law, 41 asked him a question to test 42 him: “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” 43 Jesus 44 said to him, “ ‘ Love 45 the Lord…

Jesus Was About His Father's Business... Why Are You Here? Most everything that Jeus did brought life. See John 3.17 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. But, today, Jesus cleanses the temple and curses a fig tree.…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

Call to worship Welcome everyone! LET US STAND AND WORSHIP! “Waymaker” Words and Music by Hillsong PRAYER OF PRAISE FOR WHO GOD IS Lord, we praise You for choosing us. We praise You that in ur grace and mercy You reached down and called us by name and that now we belong to You. We worship You this morning…

Secular - Did you know there are a lot of saying that have crept into the church which aren’t in the Bible? "God helps those who help themselves." " Cleanliness is next to godliness. " " In the last days, you will not be able to know the seasons except by the changing of the leaves. " " Money is the…

Vision I am stirred today in my spirit. The Lord has unsettled me over the last few weeks. We have great great things happening at Branches Church, and I am so thankful for what the Lord is doing. I am thankful for what He continues to do. When I pray I can see where God is leading us, and it is exciting!…

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…

"If Christians spent as much time praying as they do grumbling, they would soon have nothing to grumble about." - Anonymous. “You must not have prayed hard enough!” Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Are you Strong or Weak? Our King shows us who He is and how we should respond to Him! Jesus enters as the Rightful King! ( Mt 21:1-11 ) Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, Sent 2 unknown Disciples(Learners/Followers) saying…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

In Mark, the story about the fig tree is rightly divided, placing the cursing of the tree before the temple cleansing and then when Jesus and the disciples return, the disciples notice the tree is completely withered Matthew does not take a strict chronological approach to telling the story of Jesus’…

We have discussed many different religions throughout this series and we have come to what I desire to be the last one. That is, how to evangelize Jewish people. 1 Now when Jesus was born in Beth-lehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2…

The door of repentance leads into the Kingdom and into its righteousness. Intro me We have a lot of ground to cover today so we’re doing to dive right in. We’re continuing to follow the story of Jesus as told by Matthew in the bible. And we’re into Jesus’ final week, everything is coming to a head in…

Prelude................................... streamed music, tribute video Family Processional: Prayer & Scripture:........... Rev. David Thomas ( John 3:14-16 ) "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; [15] that whoever believes may in Him have eternal…

Unshakable Faith in Uncertain Times 27 And this word , Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may…

Rapid-Fire Recap Who is the head of the church? Jesus Christ Which gifts does Romans 12 list? Prophecy (forth-telling) Ministry (serving / helps) Teaching Exhortation (encouragement) Giving Ruling (administration) Mercy This list is in order of how the gifts of the Spirit appear in Romans 12 . What would…

We have discussed many different religions throughout this series and we have come to what I desire to be the last one. That is, how to evangelize Jewish people. 1 Now when Jesus was born in Beth-lehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2…

Today we are continuing our Louisiana Christmas series. Last Wednesday, we learned how to Keep Jesus as the Reason for the Season. Since Christmas is one of the two best times to talk to people about Jesus, I called this message, Let’s Catch Some Fish this Christmas . In Louisiana, almost everyone loves…

A few years ago the Muppets and CeeLo Green co-performed a Christmas song called “All I Need Is Love,” complete with a music video. In true Muppets form—I don’t know how many Muppets fans we have—but if you haven’t seen it, it’s full of action and humor, and all the favorites show up—from Kermit, Fozzie,…