Sermons on John 12:12-19
Sermon for Palm Sunday
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Saints of God, on October 21st and 22nd of the year 331 BC, Alexander the Great made his triumphal entry into Babylon. Now imagine this, the greatest of emperors conquering the greatest of cities. And here’s how the ancient historian Rufus describes that triumphal entry. A large number of Babylonians had taken…
Bearing Witness to the Coming King
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning is the Gospel reading regarding Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. You may be seated. I could say amen and let you ponder what you heard with your ears and saw with your eyes to get the…
Hosanna Means ‘Save, Now!’
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from that gospel reading. You may be seated. One crowd started here. One crowd started there. The one here was in Jerusalem. And they wanted to see this guy named Lazarus whom…
The Glory of the Cross
It’s Unpopular
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Oh, to be popular! Oh, to be famous! Oh, to bask in the adulation of others! The attraction of celebrity is so great that people will do all sorts of things to achieve it. Some will compromise their morals, if they had any to begin with. Others will embellish the…
