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Surely Not I?
Sunday, January 11th, 2009Have you ever been betrayed? In our passage for today, Jesus predicts his own betrayal. One of his closest friends would betray him to his death. That is amazing: that Jesus knowingly entrusted himself to someone who would break that trust. Why? Why does Jesus allow himself to be betrayed? And why he is telling this to the twelve here? Let’s study this passage to find out.
Passage: Mark 14:12-21
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 01/11/2009 in Novato, CA.
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O Lord, Save Us! – A Palm Sunday Sermon
Sunday, March 16th, 2008Our sermon for today is on Psalm 118, which was the psalm that was taken up on the lips of the Jews and applied to Jesus during the Triumphal Entry on Palm Sunday. In our reading from Matthew we saw that the crowd of Jews exclaimed, “Hosanna,” meaning, “save” or “save now”. They exclaimed “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD! Hosanna in the highest!” And so as we celebrate Palm Sunday today, and remember the start of what is often called the Passion Week or the Holy Week, it is quite fitting that we consider this psalm today. This psalm was in the back of the minds of those who cried out to Jesus on that Palm Sunday some 2000 years ago. And so as we look at this psalm, we’ll learn a little bit more about what may have been in the mind of those Jews who welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday. But more importantly, as we analyze this psalm and understand its meaning, we’ll see how it ultimately finds its fulfillment in Christ and the cross.
Passage: Psalm 118
Author: Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div.
Sermon originally preached during the Morning Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 03/16/2008 in Novato, CA.
Other Scripture Readings: Matthew 21:1-17; 1 Peter 2:1-10
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