John 12:23
Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified….”
There are several places in scripture where Jesus refers to “the hour.” Sometimes he speaks of it as a time that cannot be known or that the hour was approaching or that the hour had not yet come. But here in [...]
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Hour of Decision
Posted in Feast Days and Holy Days, Ordinary Time, tagged change, Jesus, marriage, pain, prayer, transformation, truth, way of Jesus, worship on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hosanna! But Not That Way
Posted in Feast Days and Holy Days, Ordinary Time, tagged God's will, Hosanna, Palm Sunday, prayer, way of Jesus on July 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John 12:12b-13a
…when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: “ Hosanna! … “
Hosanna means “save us.” But unfortunately, the crowds who cried, “save us!” at the triumphal entry of Jesus in Jerusalem (now marked as Palm Sunday) did not particularly [...]
First Fruits at Pentecost
Posted in Feast Days and Holy Days, tagged celebration, chosen, family, feast day, first fruits, gathering, harvest, koinonia, new life, Pentecost, way of Christ on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Acts 2:1
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
Pentecost, in Old Testament times, was actually considered a Feast Day. It was a day to bring the “first fruits” of the harvest to the Lord. It was offered in thanksgiving of what had been given to the people.
This day, [...]