Phil Waugh - November 19, 2023
Jesus and Politics
From Series: "Snapshots from the Gospel of Luke E"
Snapshots from the Gospel of Luke
A message from the series "Approaching the Cross E." Palm Sunday traditionally ushers in Easter Week. On it we remember the fulfilled prediction of Zechariah as Jesus entered Jerusalem on the beast of humility, a donkey. Many great leaders would have entered through these gates in pomp and ceremony riding magnificent war horses. For Jesus to ride a donkey’s colt says something of his purpose for being here. For the ordinary people who have accompanied Jesus to introduce him this way speaks of their political expectations for Jesus. For Jesus to choose such an animal speaks of the distinctly humble expectations Jesus has for his time in Jerusalem. They are here to crown him king. Jesus is here to suffer, die, and rise. They are right to celebrate his arrival, they just have little understanding of what this Jesus is really here for. Matt 21:1-11
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CloseTitle: Jesus and Politics Reading: Luke 23:1-25 & 24:1-12 The account of Jesus’ trial brings political power and Jesus into direct conflict. The telling of the account reveals the initial reluctance of Pilate and Herod to convict. Pressure from the religious leaders and the crowd eventually prevail and Jesus is convicted, executed, and buried. It is a sobering account of the world’s rejection of the values Jesus stood for and their threat to those with an interest in the status quo. Jesus’ story, however, does not end in death. Rather it takes a predicted - and yet surprising - turn when Jesus rises from the dead. This is the life-through-death-to-life path we are invited to follow.
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