From Jericho to Jerusalem
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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, February 21, 2021
Dear Friends in Christ —
I’ve been grappling this week with the thrust for Lenten sermons. In the past I haven’t been shy expressing my belief that to know, to really experience the excitement, the pure joy of the Resurrection, one must have walked with Jesus through the days before. The entry to Jerusalem on the colt, the cleansing of the temple, teaching from the Mount of Olives, planning for one last supper, one last chance to lay out the mission.
One needs to imagine the gut-punch of betrayal, whether it was foreknown or not. The plea in the garden, “if there’s another way…” And the face turned, resolute to the Legion come to arrest him. His cheek offered to be kissed.
It will come to this. And during these days ahead we will follow a rough chronology and seek out the man Jesus as he leaves nothing to chance, using each moment to teach, to model, to show strength, resolve, love. Let’s approach the Final Week together.
Amen,