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Mar 21, 2016 · For many preachers, however, choosing a text occurs on the Monday or Tuesday prior to the upcoming Sunday. This is not helpful or wise. You won’t have the time you’d like and need for important factors such as studying the text and context, meditating on its truths for you and your hearers, finding compelling illustrations, and identifying meaningful applications.
Apr 7, 2019 · In one week we will be celebrating Palm Sunday, and in two weeks we will be celebrating Easter – Resurrection Sunday. As is always the case, I’ve been praying and searching the Scriptures concerning what I should preach and teach during those services. And last week, we concluded a series of studies on the Great Stories of the Old Testament.
Mar 11, 2024 · The Case for Preaching the Passion on Palm Sunday & Good Friday. Some preachers feel it is not necessary to preach on Palm Sunday or Good Friday. The Passion speaks for itself, the thinking goes. The story is so rich, so full of awe, so packed with meaning—there is simply nothing we could say to add to its profundity.
Sep 2, 2024 · The shouts of “Hosanna,” came from the Hebrew, meaning “save, rescue, savior.” In faith, people trusted Jesus to save them on Palm Sunday — and though they didn’t know how, they trusted he would. Our faith should be grounded in the knowledge that Jesus still saves. The palm branch represented victory.
Mar 23, 2013 · On Sunday, Christians around the world are celebrating Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem (which we usually call "Palm Sunday," because the crowd welcomed Him by spreading palm branches in His path). Those who greeted Him were convinced He was the Messiah (or "anointed one"), sent by God to establish His Kingdom on earth.
4 days ago · A Sermon for Every Sunday Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, was one of the first preachers to record sermons for ASFES. He was still Bishop of North Carolina in those days, but was excited about this new project and its potential to help small churches that did not have or could not afford a regular preacher.
He wouldn’t miss church on Palm Sunday. Right now, he is sitting through the last five minutes of some preacher’s sermon somewhere. Bob’s problem is that Bob has committed himself to himself instead of to Jesus Christ. Bob is his own lord. He gets turned off by emotional preaching that talks about hell. He wants soothing talk about heaven.
