Sermons

Lush clusters of grapes need the right care and nutrient to meet their maximum potential. Our nutrient and life comes from more than a cosmic relationship with Jesus - it comes from a vital and spiritual relationship with Him. It is where we receive what God has prepared for us.

The gospel is Luke's account on the day of the resurrection. Two disciples were on the way to Emmaus and during the end of the dialog Jesus broke bread with the revealed who He was. The disciple ran back to Jerusalem to tell the 11 they too had seen Jesus and He had risen. As they were telling the others Jesus appears to them in the upper room. He had to convince them He was not ghost but real. Disbelieving joy consumed them as they realized that He truly had been resurrected... We too can have disbelieving and all consuming joy when we believe in the risen Lord Jesus.

There are days of infamy that we remember but never has there been a day that has affected the whole world as did the day of the resurrection of Jesus. It was day when sin was defeated, when God's power was exhibited, when the world was offered salvation, when each of us was offered a place in God's kingdom should we choose. It was day like no other.

Palm Sunday - The Triumphal entry into Jerusalem marked a time when the expectation of a Messiah could possibly be fulfilled in hopes of reestablishing the Davidic kingdom. But alas Jesus was not the kind of Messiah they expected or anticipated. It would not be by a militaristic force rather by God's grace and one of peace. It mark the beginning of a week the disciples would experience tremendous highs, confusion and ultimately revelation of God's plan of redemption.