1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: Let us pray, and the multitudes that went before and 2 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:08,559 Speaker 1: that followed cried saying, Hosanna to the son of David. 3 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: Blest is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, 4 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 1: Hosanna in the highest Matthew twenty one nine. My Lord, 5 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:21,959 Speaker 1: I know that you've called me to be a great 6 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: leader amongst your people. As you begin to evaluate my life, 7 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: give me the perspective and posture of Jesus. Help me 8 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: to be confident that I get to reveal that You've 9 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: called me to greater things. When the weight of leadership 10 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: tries to get me to shift from my identity, I 11 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: will stand steadfast like the colt in to Day's story. 12 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: I will remain calm in my resolve to unapologetically be 13 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: me and lead how You've created me. As I move 14 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: in your help me to recognize my season. Help me 15 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: to remain faithful even when it's time for me to 16 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: step out and live out the mission for my life. 17 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: Like Jesus, hide me until it's my time to accelerate 18 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,680 Speaker 1: and elevate, For it is in the quiet and obscure 19 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: moments that you are building my character and integrity, so 20 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: that when I step into my calling and I am 21 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: forced to carry my cross. I won't buckle under the 22 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: weight of the responsibility. As I begin my triumphal entry 23 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: into my purpose, I will look to You Jesus, to 24 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: see me through. In Jesus name, Amen, Listening to these 25 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: daily prayers strengthens your relationship with God. Continue hearing from 26 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: the Lord by listening to today's Bible in a Year, 27 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: brought to you by Bible in a Year dot. 28 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 2: Com the Triumphal Entry. In our last story, we learned 29 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 2: about the silent faith of Zychius and the loud faith 30 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 2: of Baramias. Both men were held back by sin or misfortune. However, 31 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 2: everything changed for them when they came in contact with Jesus. 32 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:31,679 Speaker 2: Zacchius used his riches to feed the poor and destitute. 33 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 2: Barimias was blind but had his sight restored. They were 34 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 2: both examples of Jesus's power to change lives. Now we 35 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 2: gaze upon the beginning of the end. The final week 36 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 2: of Jesus's life begins. Although it begins with cheers, it 37 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 2: will soon turn into tears. Inspired by the Gospels. 38 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 3: We're so glad you've joined us on the Bible and 39 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 3: of your podcast Today the Bible any of your podcas 40 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 3: cast is an outreach of PowerPoint Ministries and can only 41 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 3: come to you each week through the support of listeners 42 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 3: just like you. 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In our last episode, 53 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 3: we heard how the Lord brought healing and restoration to 54 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 3: two different men who had both lived on the outskirts 55 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 3: of society. Their encounters with the Son of God changed 56 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 3: them forever and opened up a new life for them. Today, 57 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 3: we'll hear how Jesus fulfills an ancient price about the 58 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 3: Messiah entering into Jerusalem not as a king at war, 59 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 3: but as one who comes in to bring peace. The 60 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 3: enthusiastic crowd caught up in the moment, will worship and 61 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 3: praise the one who would soon be led to the 62 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 3: cross to die for our sins. Let's hear today's reading 63 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 3: from God's Word. 64 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 2: It was late and Jesus was enjoying the company of 65 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 2: Lazarus and his family. Laughter flowed endlessly into the night. 66 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 2: The disciples and Jesus lounged at the table as Lazarus 67 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 2: retold the story of his death again. The Lord smiled 68 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:40,720 Speaker 2: and looked around the room, his disciples, his friends. He 69 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,919 Speaker 2: loved them dearly and was joyful to see God work 70 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 2: and move in their lives. He knew that hard times 71 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:50,239 Speaker 2: were ahead, but he was confident that they all would 72 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 2: be steadfast. All except one Judas, a scariot, one of 73 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 2: the twelve, lingered at the corner of the table. Outwardly. 74 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 2: He was charming, and but Jesus knew what truly dwelled 75 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 2: deep within his heart. As the night went on, Mary, 76 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 2: the sister of Lazarus, emerged from the back of the house. 77 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 2: She was carrying a large jug of ointment made from 78 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 2: pure spikenard. She knelt at Jesus's feet and began to 79 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 2: anoint his feet in head with the oil. The smell 80 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 2: of the spikenard filled the room. Everyone in the room 81 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 2: was unsteady. Spikenard was an expensive ointment used for a 82 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 2: very specific purpose burial. The disciples and other guests watched 83 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 2: in awe as Mary anointed Jesus. The ointment was expensive and, 84 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 2: no doubt left over from Lazarus's burial, but more than 85 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:44,919 Speaker 2: the ointment itself. Mary was worshiping at the feet of Jesus. However, 86 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 2: Judas did not find the gesture sweet. All he saw 87 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 2: was money being wasted. What a terrible waste, Judas blurted out. 88 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:58,279 Speaker 2: All the disciples darted their eyes toward him. Judas, realizing 89 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 2: he had just interrupted a holy moment, and sought to 90 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 2: recover himself. Well, we should save it and sell it 91 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 2: to give the money to the poor. Jesus looked at Judas. 92 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:12,359 Speaker 2: He knew that the poor was the last thing he 93 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 2: had on his mind. Jesus smiled at Mary, then spoke 94 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:20,720 Speaker 2: to Judas, saying, do not harass her, Judas, allow her 95 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 2: to keep the rest of the spikenard for my burial, 96 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,719 Speaker 2: for the poor will always be among you. I, however, 97 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 2: will not. Judas shrunk back in embarrassment, and Mary bowed 98 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 2: and then left with the rest of the ointment. The 99 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,359 Speaker 2: disciples were too ignorant at the time to truly understand 100 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 2: what Jesus meant. His time was approaching. The next day, 101 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 2: Jesus drew near to Jerusalem. The Passover was drawing near, 102 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 2: and the time of Jesus's great sacrifice was at hand. 103 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 2: Jesus sat with his disciples at the Mount of Olives. 104 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 2: There he overlooked the city. He watched over the sea 105 00:06:57,040 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 2: of faces below, people from all over the world come 106 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 2: to worship during the passover. He drew a deep breath 107 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:07,799 Speaker 2: and looked to Heaven. It is time, he whispered. Jesus 108 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 2: stood to his feet and walked to Peter, James, and John, 109 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 2: My friends, I have a special task for you. Jesus smiled, 110 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 2: and the disciples chuckled. Usually that men Jesus was going 111 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 2: to ask them to do something absurd. They were excited 112 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 2: at the opportunity. Go into the village at the bottom 113 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 2: of the hill. When you enter it, you will find 114 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 2: a colt tied up with its mother. It will be 115 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 2: unruly and dangerous. I want you to take it for me. 116 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 2: If anyone asks why you are taking the donkey, simply 117 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 2: say the Lord has need of it. The three men 118 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 2: did as Jesus asked. The colt jolted its neck back. 119 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 2: When the disciples tried to mount it, it flailed its 120 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 2: hind legs and kicked back for nearly three miles. The 121 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 2: colt dragged its feet stubbornly into the ground. Peter was 122 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 2: nearly kicked in the head four times, and James was 123 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 2: spat on twice. The colt was true, stubborn, and unruly. However, 124 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 2: as it approached Jesus, its spirit calmed. The wild beast 125 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 2: ceased its writhing and stayed completely still before its master, 126 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 2: Jesus approached it and stroked its face. The disciples were 127 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 2: dumbfounded as Jesus mounted the cult with ease. Jesus descended 128 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 2: down the Mount of Olives towards Jerusalem. Words spread that 129 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 2: Jesus was on his way. The man who healed the blind, 130 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 2: the man who cast out demons, the man who spoke 131 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 2: with authority, the man who raised the dead to life, 132 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 2: the man who fed five thousand, the man who spoke 133 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 2: truth to power was approaching. Citizens of God's Holy Nation 134 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 2: gathered at the gates of Jerusalem to gaze upon the 135 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 2: chosen King. Jesus rode the colt slowly, and the people 136 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 2: parted like the red sea to. 137 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: Make way for him. 138 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 2: Hosannah, they cried out, Blessed be the one who comes. 139 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:57,199 Speaker 2: In the name of the Lord. 140 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 3: They sang. 141 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 2: They laid out palm fromonds to make a pathway for Jesus. 142 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 2: Some of them even removed their own cloaks for him 143 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 2: to walk upon. The crowd roared with glee. They saw 144 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 2: Jesus as the chosen savior that would liberate them from 145 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 2: the oppression of Rome. They saw him as a wise 146 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 2: and noble king, worthy to sit on the throne of David. 147 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:22,319 Speaker 2: They wanted him to rule with power and wisdom. However, 148 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 2: Jesus was not the king they expected. He was the 149 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 2: chosen king and hero of God. He was the one 150 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 2: whom every hero of scripture pointed to. But his mission 151 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 2: was not to overthrow a temporary government. No, he had 152 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 2: a much greater enemy, to vanquish the sin and shame 153 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 2: that choked humanity. Since the Garden of Eden needed to 154 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 2: be conquered, this would require Jesus to die. So as 155 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 2: the people stirred and sanang, Jesus said nothing. As the 156 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 2: people escorted him into the heart of the city to rule. 157 00:09:55,040 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 2: He remained silent, for his throne was a cross. 158 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 3: In today's scripture, Jesus and the disciples are dining together 159 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 3: in Bethany, the town where Mary, Martha and Lazarus lived. 160 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 3: Lazarus was with them, and as they ate, Mary entered 161 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,559 Speaker 3: into the room and began to anoint the feet of 162 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 3: Jesus with an expensive oil. She wiped the oil from 163 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 3: his feet with her hair, worshiping at the feet of 164 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 3: our Lord without regard for what others might say or think. 165 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 3: All she wanted was to show her love for Jesus 166 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 3: and to anoint him and prepare him for what was 167 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 3: yet to come. It was a powerful moment that was 168 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 3: more symbolic and more expressive than she could have possibly known. 169 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 3: The oil she used was typically reserved for burial preparations. 170 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 3: She did not know, even as they had dined together, 171 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:54,559 Speaker 3: that Jesus was aware from that moment that his time 172 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 3: was drawing very near for him to go to the 173 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 3: cross and give his life. Not all were touched by 174 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 3: this act of worship, however, Judas is Scariot, the one 175 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 3: disciple who would fall away and betray Jesus, complained that 176 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 3: what he saw is the wastefulness of Mary's gesture of 177 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 3: love and worship. He argued that they could sell the 178 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 3: oil and use the money to help the poor. The 179 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 3: reality was that Judas wasn't really interested in the poor 180 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,960 Speaker 3: or helping anyone but himself, but we're told that he 181 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:28,079 Speaker 3: often took money from the disciples purse for his own gain. 182 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 3: Jesus rebuked Judas, telling him to leave Mary alone, for 183 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 3: she had done what she could and all that she could. 184 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 3: Jesus was telling his disciples that could still not grasp 185 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:42,839 Speaker 3: that his time on earth was coming to an end. 186 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,679 Speaker 3: That worship and to serve the Lord Jesus was the 187 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 3: goal of life. This is why we are made. He 188 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 3: was soon, very soon to be handed over to the 189 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 3: authorities and put to death. Jesus rebuke of Judas even 190 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 3: helped speed this along, as Judas soon departed to meet 191 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 3: with reliefigeous leaders and agreed to betray the Lord. The 192 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 3: next day, Jesus spoke with his three closest disciples, giving 193 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 3: them instructions to go into the nearby village, where they 194 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 3: would find a donkey tied up with its colt. He 195 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 3: told them to bring them to him, telling anyone who asked, 196 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 3: the Lord needs them. This was more than just an 197 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:25,839 Speaker 3: arrangement for transportation. Jesus was fulfilling a prophecy from Zachariah nine, 198 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 3: which we find recorded in Matthew twenty one, verse five. 199 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 3: Here it is say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, 200 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:36,720 Speaker 3: your king is coming to you, humble and mounted on 201 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 3: a donkey and a colt, the full of a beast 202 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:45,199 Speaker 3: of burden. At this time, the people of Israel were 203 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 3: looking for a triumphant, conquering king who would enter the 204 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 3: scene with power and dominance and overthrow the Roman government. 205 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 3: But if they'd paid attention, they would have known that 206 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 3: Jesus would be a different kind of king, for he 207 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 3: came in hu mility, not as a military conqueror, but 208 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 3: as the servant of God and the Savior who would 209 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 3: give his life as a ransom for many. Just as 210 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 3: Jesus descended the Mount of Olives into Jerusalem, seated on 211 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 3: the colt, crowds lined the street, throwing palm fronds to 212 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 3: the ground for him to walk upon. They shouted praises, 213 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:24,839 Speaker 3: saying Hosanna in the highest cloaks were removed and thrown 214 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:28,439 Speaker 3: on the path as well, and The excitement was palpable, 215 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 3: and yet so many, most all were missing the point. 216 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 3: They wanted a savior to fit their mold and make 217 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 3: their dreams come true. They wanted a kingdom of their own. 218 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 3: But Jesus had a greater purpose, and the people had 219 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 3: a much greater need. The greater need of all is 220 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 3: the need of salvation from sin and to break the 221 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 3: chains that bound them spiritually, not just those who bound 222 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 3: them physically. How often do we also attempt to fit 223 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:01,680 Speaker 3: God into our own plans, our own will, our own desires, 224 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 3: rather than yielding and surrendering our lives to His purpose. 225 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 3: Just as the crowd who wanted to seize Jesus after 226 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,200 Speaker 3: he fed the five thousand and make him a king 227 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 3: who would then cast off the yoke of bondage, this 228 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:17,679 Speaker 3: crowd wanted a messiah who would establish Israel as a 229 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 3: powerful nation free from the power of Rome. So they 230 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 3: sang his praises, leading him into Jerusalem to claim a 231 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 3: physical throne. But soon most would turn away, even calling 232 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 3: for him to be crucified. The very ones who said 233 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 3: hail him would soon say nail him. The ones who 234 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 3: were saying crown him would soon be saying nail him 235 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 3: to the cross, the crowd would adorn his head would 236 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 3: not be made of gold and precious stones, but of 237 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 3: twisted thorns that spilled his blood. And yet it was 238 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 3: by this blood that true freedom is found, because there 239 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 3: is power in the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. 240 00:15:00,840 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 3: Dear God, we thank you for today's scripture and how 241 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 3: we are reminded of your love for us as Jesus 242 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 3: came to Jerusalem prepared to die on the cross for 243 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 3: our sins. Thank you for Jesus. Thank You for salvation 244 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 3: and the forgiveness of sins and eternal life in you. Amen. 245 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to today's Bible into your podcast. 246 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 3: And before we go, I wanted to let you know 247 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 3: that the Bible into Your Podcast is an outreach of 248 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 3: PowerPoint Ministries and can only come to you each week 249 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 3: through the support of listeners like you. Your support today 250 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 3: is so important that we want to thank you for 251 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 3: your gift by giving you a copy of my book 252 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 3: called The Jesus Book. This book is a powerful guide 253 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 3: that shows how every book in the Bible points to Christ, 254 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 3: and how you can better read and understand the Bible 255 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 3: and how God's word transforms our lives, so to get 256 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 3: your copy of the Jesus Book, simply go to Jack 257 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 3: Graham dot org slash Jesus. That's Jack Graham dot org 258 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 3: slash Jesus and thank you for your support.