April 10, 2022-Luke 19:28-40 (Palm Sunday C)

Passages

English - March 21, 2022 08:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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The world of the 21st century is filled with empire, power, and politics. This world is not too unlike the world of Jesus so long ago. Jesus' entrance into the great city of Jerusalem is an entrance of a the gospel of peace and grace. Jesus openly and publicly contrasts his reign of peace with the Roman notion of power and empire. Perhaps here we can learn the important lessons of being Christ's people of peace in a world filled with empire and power.