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The Triumphal Entry - The Gospels · Bible in a Year with Jack Graham

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  Speaker 1: Let us pray. And the multitudes that went before and
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  Speaker 1: that followed cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David.
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  Speaker 1: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
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  Speaker 1: Hosanna in the highest. Matthew 21.9 My Lord, I know
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  Speaker 1: that you have called me to be a great leader
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  Speaker 1: amongst your people. As you begin to evaluate my life,
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  Speaker 1: give me the perspective and posture of Jesus. Help me
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  Speaker 1: to be confident that I get to reveal that you've
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  Speaker 1: called me to greater things. When the weight of leadership
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  Speaker 1: tries to get me to shift from my identity, I
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  Speaker 1: will stand steadfast like the colt in today's story. I
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  Speaker 1: will remain calm in my resolve to unapologetically be me
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  Speaker 1: and lead how you've created me. As I move in
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  Speaker 1: your presence, Help me to recognize my season. Help me
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  Speaker 1: to remain faithful, even when it's time for me to
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  Speaker 1: step out and live out the mission for my life.
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  Speaker 1: Like Jesus, hide me until it's my time to accelerate
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  Speaker 1: and elevate. For it is in the quiet and obscure
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  Speaker 1: moments that you are building my character and integrity, so
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  Speaker 1: that when I step into my calling, and I'm forced
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  Speaker 1: to carry my cross, I won't buckle under the weight
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  Speaker 1: of the responsibility. As I begin my triumphal entry into
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  Speaker 1: my purpose, I will look to you, Jesus, to see
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  Speaker 1: me through. In Jesus' name.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Listening to these daily prayers strengthens your relationship with God.
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  Speaker 1: Continue hearing from the Lord by listening to today's.
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  Speaker 3: The Triumphal Entry In our last story, we learned about
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  Speaker 3: the silent faith of Zacchaeus and the loud faith of Bartimaeus.
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  Speaker 4: Both men were held back by sin or misfortune. However,
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  Speaker 4: everything changed for them when they came in contact with Jesus.
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  Speaker 4: Zacchaeus used his riches to feed the poor and destitute.
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  Speaker 4: Bartimaeus was blind, but had his sight restored. They were
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  Speaker 4: both examples of Jesus' power to change lives. Now we
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  Speaker 4: gaze upon the beginning of the end. The final week
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  Speaker 4: of Jesus' life begins. Although it begins with cheers, it
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  Speaker 4: will soon turn into tears. Inspired by the Gospels.
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  Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Pastor Jack Graham with today's episode of The
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  Speaker 2: Bible in a Year. I'm so glad that you have
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  Speaker 2: joined us in our journey with Jesus through the Bible.
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  Speaker 2: In our last episode, we heard how the Lord brought
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  Speaker 2: healing and restoration to two different men who had both
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  Speaker 2: lived on the outskirts of society. Their encounters with the
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  Speaker 2: Son of God changed them forever and opened up a
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  Speaker 2: new life for them. Today we'll hear how Jesus fulfills
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  Speaker 2: an ancient prophecy about the Messiah. entering into Jerusalem not
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  Speaker 2: as a king at war, but as one who comes
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  Speaker 2: in to bring peace. The enthusiastic crowd caught up in
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  Speaker 2: the moment will worship and praise the one who would
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  Speaker 2: soon be led to the cross to die for our sins.
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  Speaker 2: Let's hear today's reading from God's Word.
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  Speaker 4: It was late, and Jesus was enjoying the company of
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  Speaker 4: Lazarus and his family. Laughter flowed endlessly into the night.
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  Speaker 4: The disciples and Jesus lounged at the table as Lazarus
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  Speaker 4: retold the story of his death again. The Lord smiled
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  Speaker 4: and looked around the room. His disciples, his friends. He
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  Speaker 4: loved them dearly and was joyful to see God work
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  Speaker 4: and move in their lives. He knew that hard times
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  Speaker 4: were ahead, but he was confident that they all would
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  Speaker 4: be steadfast.
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  Speaker 2: All except one.
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  Speaker 4: Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, lingered at the corner
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  Speaker 4: of the tables. Outwardly he was charming and witty, but
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  Speaker 4: Jesus knew what truly dwelled deep within his heart. As
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  Speaker 4: the night went on, Mary, the sister of Lazarus, emerged
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  Speaker 4: from the back of the house. She was carrying a
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  Speaker 4: large jug of ointment made from pure spikenard. She knelt
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  Speaker 4: at Jesus' feet and began to anoint his feet and
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  Speaker 4: head with the oil. The smell of the spikenard filled
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  Speaker 4: the room. Everyone in the room was unsteady. Spikenard was
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  Speaker 4: an expensive ointment used for a very specific purpose.
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  Speaker 2: Burial.
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  Speaker 4: The disciples and other guests watched in awe as Mary
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  Speaker 4: anointed Jesus. The ointment was expensive and no doubt left
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  Speaker 4: over from Lazarus's burial. But more than the ointment itself,
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  Speaker 4: Mary was worshiping at the feet of Jesus. However, Judas
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  Speaker 4: did not find the gesture sweet. All he saw was
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  Speaker 4: money being wasted. What a terrible waste, Judas blurted out.
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  Speaker 4: All the disciples darted their eyes toward him. Judas, realizing
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  Speaker 4: he had just interrupted a holy moment, sought to recover himself. Well,
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  Speaker 4: we should save it and sell it to give the
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  Speaker 4: money to the poor. Jesus looked at Judas. He knew
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  Speaker 4: that the poor was the last thing he had on
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  Speaker 4: his mind. Jesus smiled at Mary, then spoke to Judas, saying,
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  Speaker 4: Do not harass her, Judas. Allow her to keep the
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  Speaker 4: rest of the spikenard for my burial. for the poor
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  Speaker 4: will always be among you. I, however, will not. Judas
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  Speaker 4: shrunk back in embarrassment, and Mary bowed and then left
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  Speaker 4: with the rest of the ointment. The disciples were too
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  Speaker 4: ignorant at the time to truly understand what Jesus meant.
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  Speaker 4: His time was approaching. The next day Jesus drew near
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  Speaker 4: to Jerusalem. The Passover was drawing near, and the time
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  Speaker 4: of Jesus' great sacrifice was at hand. Jesus sat with
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  Speaker 4: his disciples at the Mount of Olives. There he overlooked
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  Speaker 4: the city. He watched over the sea of faces below.
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  Speaker 4: People from all over the world had come to worship
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  Speaker 4: during the Passover. He drew a deep breath and looked
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  Speaker 4: to heaven. It is time, he whispered. Jesus stood to
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  Speaker 4: his feet and walked to Peter, James, and John. My friends,
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  Speaker 4: I have a special task for you. Jesus smiled, and
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  Speaker 4: the disciples chuckled. Usually that meant Jesus was going to
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  Speaker 4: ask them to do something absurd. They were excited at
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  Speaker 4: the opportunity. Go into the village at the bottom of
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  Speaker 4: the hill. When you enter it, you will find a
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  Speaker 4: colt tied up with its mother. It will be unruly
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  Speaker 4: and dangerous. I want you to take it for me.
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  Speaker 4: If anyone asks why you are taking the donkey, simply say,
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  Speaker 4: The Lord has need of it. The three men did
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  Speaker 4: as Jesus asked. The colt jolted its neck back when
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  Speaker 4: the disciples tried to mount it. It flailed its hind
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  Speaker 4: legs and kicked back. For nearly three miles, the colt
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  Speaker 4: dragged its feet stubbornly into the ground. Peter was nearly
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  Speaker 4: kicked in the head four times, and James was spat
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  Speaker 4: on twice. The colt was truly stubborn and unruly. However,
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  Speaker 4: as it approached Jesus, its spirit calmed. The wild beast
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  Speaker 4: ceased its writhing and stayed completely still before its master.
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  Speaker 4: Jesus approached it and stroked its face. The disciples were
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  Speaker 4: dumbfounded as Jesus mounted the colt with ease. Jesus descended
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  Speaker 4: down the Mount of Olives towards Jerusalem. <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL> <HAL>
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  Speaker 4: Citizens of God's holy nation gathered at the gates of
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  Speaker 4: Jerusalem to gaze upon the chosen king. Jesus rode the
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  Speaker 4: colt slowly, and the people parted like the Red Sea
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  Speaker 4: to make way for him. Hosanna, they cried out. Blessed
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  Speaker 4: be the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
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  Speaker 2: They sang.
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  Speaker 4: They laid out palm fronds to make a pathway for Jesus.
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  Speaker 4: Some of them even removed their own cloaks for him
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  Speaker 4: to walk upon. The crowd roared with glee. They saw
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  Speaker 4: Jesus as the chosen Savior that would liberate them from
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  Speaker 4: the oppression of Rome. They saw him as a wise
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  Speaker 4: and noble king worthy to sit on the throne of David.
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  Speaker 4: They wanted him to rule with power and wisdom However,
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  Speaker 4: Jesus was not the king they expected. He was the
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  Speaker 4: chosen king and hero of God. He was the one
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  Speaker 4: whom every hero of scripture pointed to. But his mission
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  Speaker 4: was not to overthrow a temporary government. No, he had
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  Speaker 4: a much greater enemy to vanquish. The sin and shame
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  Speaker 4: that choked humanity since the Garden of Eden needed to
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  Speaker 4: be conquered.
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  Speaker 3: This would require Jesus to die.
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  Speaker 4: So as the people stirred and sang, Jesus said nothing.
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  Speaker 4: As the people escorted him into the heart of the
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  Speaker 4: city to rule, he remained silent, for his throne was
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  Speaker 4: a cross.
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  Speaker 2: In today's scripture, Jesus and the disciples are dining together
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  Speaker 2: in Bethany, the town where Mary, Martha, and Lazarus lived.
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  Speaker 2: Lazarus was with them, and as they ate, Mary entered
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  Speaker 2: into the room and began to anoint the feet of
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  Speaker 2: Jesus with an expensive oil. She wiped the oil from
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  Speaker 2: his feet with her hair worshiping at the feet of
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  Speaker 2: our Lord without regard for what others might say or think.
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  Speaker 2: All she wanted was to show her love for Jesus
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  Speaker 2: and to anoint him and prepare him for what was
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  Speaker 2: yet to come. It was a powerful moment that was
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  Speaker 2: more symbolic and more expressive than she could have possibly known.
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  Speaker 2: The oil she used was typically reserved for burial preparations.
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  Speaker 2: She did not know, even as they had dined together,
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  Speaker 2: that Jesus was aware from that moment that his time
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  Speaker 2: was drawing very near for him to go to the
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  Speaker 2: cross and give his life. Not all were touched by
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  Speaker 2: this act of worship, however. Judas Iscariot, the one disciple
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  Speaker 2: who would fall away and betray Jesus, complained that what
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  Speaker 2: he saw is the wastefulness of Mary's gesture of love
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  Speaker 2: and worship. He argued that they could sell the oil
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  Speaker 2: and use the money to help the poor. The reality
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  Speaker 2: was that Judas wasn't really interested in the poor or
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  Speaker 2: helping anyone but himself. But we're told that he often
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  Speaker 2: took money from the disciples' purse for his own gain.
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  Speaker 2: Jesus rebuked Judas, telling him to leave Mary alone, for
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  Speaker 2: she had done what she could and all that she could.
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  Speaker 2: Jesus was telling his disciples that could still not grasp
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  Speaker 2: that his time on earth was coming to an end,
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  Speaker 2: that worship and to serve the Lord Jesus was the
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  Speaker 2: goal of life. This is why we are made. He
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  Speaker 2: was soon, very soon, to be handed over to the
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  Speaker 2: authorities and put to death. Jesus' rebuke of Judas even
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  Speaker 2: helped speed this along. as Judas soon departed to meet
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  Speaker 2: with religious leaders and agreed to betray the Lord. The
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  Speaker 2: next day, Jesus spoke with his three closest disciples, giving
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  Speaker 2: them instructions to go into the nearby village where they
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  Speaker 2: would find a donkey tied up with its colt. He
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  Speaker 2: told them to bring them to him, telling anyone who asked,
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  Speaker 2: the Lord needs them. This was more than just an
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  Speaker 2: arrangement for transportation. Jesus was fulfilling a prophecy from Zechariah 9,
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  Speaker 2: which we find recorded in Matthew 21, verse 5. Here
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  Speaker 2: it is. Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, your
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  Speaker 2: king is coming to you, humble and mounted on a
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  Speaker 2: donkey and a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.
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  Speaker 2: At this time, the people of Israel were looking for
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  Speaker 2: a triumphant, conquering king who would enter the scene with
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  Speaker 2: power and dominance and overthrow the Roman government. But if
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  Speaker 2: they paid attention, they would have known that Jesus would
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  Speaker 2: be a different kind of king, for he came in humility,
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  Speaker 2: not as a military conqueror, but as the servant of
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  Speaker 2: God and the Savior who would give his life as
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  Speaker 2: a ransom for many. Just as Jesus descended the Mount
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  Speaker 2: of Olives into Jerusalem, seated on the colt, crowds lined
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  Speaker 2: the street, throwing palm fronds to the ground for him
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  Speaker 2: to walk upon. They shouted praises, saying, Hosanna in the highest.
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  Speaker 2: Cloaks were removed and thrown on the path as well,
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  Speaker 2: And the excitement was palpable, and yet so many, most all,
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  Speaker 2: were missing the point. They wanted a Savior to fit
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  Speaker 2: their mold and make their dreams come true. They wanted
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  Speaker 2: a kingdom of their own. But Jesus had a greater purpose,
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  Speaker 2: and the people had a much greater need. The greater
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  Speaker 2: need of all is the need of salvation from sin
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  Speaker 2: and to break the chains that bound them spiritually, not
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  Speaker 2: just those who bound them physically. How often do we
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  Speaker 2: also attempt to fit God into our own plans, our
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  Speaker 2: own will, our own desires, rather than yielding and surrendering
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  Speaker 2: our lives to his purpose? Just as the crowd who
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  Speaker 2: wanted to seize Jesus after he fed the 5,000 and
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  Speaker 2: make him a king who would then cast off the
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  Speaker 2: yoke of bondage, this crowd wanted a Messiah who would
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  Speaker 2: establish Israel as a powerful nation free from the power
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  Speaker 2: of Rome. So they sang his praises, leading him into
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  Speaker 2: Jerusalem and to claim a physical throne. But soon most
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  Speaker 2: would turn away, even calling for him to be crucified.
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  Speaker 2: The very ones who said hail him would soon say
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  Speaker 2: nail him. The ones who were saying crown him would
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  Speaker 2: soon be saying nail him to the cross. The crown
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  Speaker 2: would adorn his head, would not be made of gold
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  Speaker 2: and precious stones, but of twisted thorns that spilled his blood.
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  Speaker 2: And yet it was by this blood that true freedom
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  Speaker 2: is found, because there is power in the blood of
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  Speaker 2: the Lord Jesus Christ. Dear God, we thank you for
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  Speaker 2: today's scripture and how we are reminded of your love
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  Speaker 2: for us as Jesus came to Jerusalem prepared to die
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  Speaker 2: on the cross for our sins. Thank you for Jesus.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for salvation and the forgiveness of sins and
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  Speaker 2: eternal life in you.
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  Speaker 4: Amen.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast.
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  Speaker 2: This is Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. I want to
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