✝ Daily Encouragement (3/31/23) "Christ Has Triumphed!"
Published: Fri, 03/31/23
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Friday, March 31, 2023
![]() This barn is near the Lancaster Junction rail trail, one of the closest trails to our home, where we often ride our bikes. "Christ Has
Triumphed!"
Message
summary:
"Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ!"
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"Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a
donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey"
(
Zechariah 9:9). "Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians
15:57).
This coming Sunday is Palm Sunday, a day when we commemorate our Lord's Triumphal entry into Jerusalem. I have the opportunity to teach our
Sunday School class, known as an Adult Bible Fellowship (ABF) in our church, and will be using selections from the Minor Prophets in relation to Christ's triumph. Certainly today's first text fits as it pictorially describes what we commemorate on Palm
Sunday.
The name "Palm Sunday" comes from the palm branches that were laid before Him. His entry was indeed triumphant due to His forthcoming
ultimate victory!
Now the iron bars are broken, Christ from death to life is
born;
Glorious life, and life immortal, on this resurrection morn. Christ has triumphed, and we conquer By His mighty enterprise; we with Him to life eternal By His resurrection rise. ![]() ![]()
S
o many in the crowd on Palm Sunday
had the mistaken notion about Christ being a political savior. In our own time many seem to be looking for a similar political savior. They express a practically worshipful attitude toward their favored candidate.
But no politician
can truly save us.
![]() We enjoy a song with a familiar tune but different words written to Beethoven's tune, "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee", so the melody is familiar. This song, "Alleluia! Alleluia!" was written by Christopher Wordsworth and has a line that especially blesses me. "Christ has triumphed, and we conquer by His mighty enterprise." Whenever we read of our Lord's suffering for our sin, we know the rest of the story - Christ has triumphed. But try to imagine what it would be like if we did not know the outcome. Although Messianic prophecy and our Lord Himself had promised His resurrection and victory we know the despondency and deep despair that overcame His followers at the time of the crucifixion and before Christ's resurrection. He spent His final hours with the disciples teaching, sharing His love and instituting the Lord's Supper. Later that evening Jesus prayed in the garden and then the definitive betrayal would follow. Knowing just this and the horrible events that follow is a heart-wrenching story where we would all cry out, "foul"! But we know the rest of Story - Christ has triumphed! ![]() Yet we indeed conquer by His mighty enterprise. In life there is an overarching story, a meta-narrative, which supersedes all the confusion in the world that we presently observe with our physical eyes and may very well be personally experiencing. We conquer! "Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!"
Alleluia! Alleluia! Hearts to heav'n and voices
raise;
Sing to God a hymn of gladness, sing to God a hymn of praise. He who on the cross as Savior, for the world's salvation bled, Jesus Christ, the King of Glory, now is risen from the dead.
Be encouraged today, (
Hebrews
3:13)
Stephen and Brooksyne
Weber
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"King of Kings"
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Major Events of the Passion Week
The 4 gospels cover the life of Christ, a period of about 33 years. Most of this material deals with the 3½ year period of His ministry.
However an astounding 30 of the 89 accumulative chapters in the gospels deal with the period from Christ's triumphal entry through His resurrection and post-resurrection appearances. Mathematically this means that approximately 33% of the written material in the gospels deals with a mere .05% period of His life! In the providence of God we have a much greater proportion of material dealing with God's greatest act of mercy in providing our redemption.
Here's an interesting chart from the Life Application Study Bible that may be helpful as you study the Bible during this time. It sure helps me to have a sense of when the events took place and is inspiring to read these Scriptures in the daily sequence leading up to Easter. Sunday Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem: Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-10; Luke 19:29-40; John 12:12-19 Monday Jesus Clears the Temple: Mt. 21:12,13; Mk. 11:15-17; Lk. 19:45,46 Tuesday/Wednesday
Jesus' authority challenged in the temple: Mt. 21:23-27; Mk. 11:27-33; Lk. 20:1-8
Jesus teaches stories and confronts the Jewish leaders: Mt. 21:28-23:36; Mk. 12:1-40; Lk. 20:9-47 Greeks ask to see Jesus: Jn. 12:20-26 The Olivet Discourse: Mt. 24; Mk. 13; Lk. 21:5-38 Judas agrees to betray Jesus: Mt. 26:14-16; Mk. 14:10,11; Lk. 22:3-6 Thursday The Last Supper: Mt. 26:26-29; Mk. 14:22-25; Lk. 22:14-20 Jesus speaks to the disciples in the upper room: Jn 13-17 Jesus struggles in Garden of Gethsemane: Mt. 26:36-46; Mk. 14:32-42; Lk. 22:39-46; Jn. 18:1 Jesus is betrayed and arrested: Mt. 26:47-56; Mk. 14:43-52; Lk. 22:47-53; Jn. 18:2-12 Friday Jesus is tried by Jewish and Roman authorities and disowned by Peter: Mt 26:57-27:2, 11-31; Mk 14:53-15:20; Lk 22:54-23:25; Jn 18:13-19:16 Jesus is crucified and buried: Mt 27:31-56; Mk 15:20-41; Lk 23:26-49; Jn 19:17-30 Sunday The glorious resurrection: Mt. 28:1-10; Mk 16:1-11; Lk 24:1-12; Jn 20:1-18 Send a message to Stephen & Brooksyne
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