Point of Grace Online Worship - Palm Sunday 2020
Point of Grace Online Worship Outline 4.5.2020 Palm Sunday – “Time for a King?”
John 12 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. 3 Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
4 But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, 5 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.” 6 He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it. 7 “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. 8 You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”
Helpful Insight about Concepts of Time:
Chronos – the quantity of time – measurement, seconds, minutes, hours, days
Kairos – the quality of time – the moments, opportunities, seasons, significance
9 Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, 11 for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him.
12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,
“Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the king of Israel!”
14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written: 15 “Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.”
16 At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him.
17 Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. 18 Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!”
The events leading up to Palm Sunday and all of Holy Week reveal Jesus’ strategic intentionality.
He is determined to bring about Kairos rescue, redemption and transformation
as He works within the chronos of human sinfulness, brokenness and cruelty.
John 11 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.”
4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” 5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, 7 and then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”
8 “But Rabbi,” they said, “a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you, and yet you are going back?”
The events leading up to Palm Sunday and all of Holy Week reveal Jesus’ strategic intentionality.
He is determined to bring about Kairos rescue, redemption and transformation
as He works within the chronos of human sinfulness, brokenness and cruelty.
We live in a Kairos moment within the chronos of our lives. How?
Jesus, what are you up to in my life? I want to join you in my transformation.
Jesus, what are you up to in my world? I want to join you in Your mission.
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Resources for Palm Sunday - “Time for a King?”:
Daily Scripture Readings for this Week:
Find a quiet place and 15 minutes.
Solitude – Spend TWO minutes quietly alone. Take some deep breaths... Just be... “Holy Spirit, speak to me through Your Word!”
Scripture – Read slowly, out loud if possible, listen, reread, dwell, notice words & phrases you are drawn to & return there!
Prayer – Have a conversation with God, “What are You saying to me, God?” Talk about what you notice is on your heart.
Finish - Spend TWO minutes again with God.
Mon – John 12:1-11
Tues –John 12:12-19
Wed – John 12:20-36
Thu – John 13:1-17
Fri – John 18 Sat - John 19
The “One Minute Pause” App (use multiple times every day)
Jesus Calling by Sarah Young (Book) or Jesus Calling Daily Email https://www.jesuscalling.com/daily-email/
Restoration Year by John Eldridge – A 365 Day Devotional
Point of Grace Online Worship - March 29, 2020
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“It’s All Sinking In!”
Psalm 42:5
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
“Yet” recognizes reality then sends us in a new “God-life” direction.
Lamentations 3
17 I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
18 So I say, “My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the Lord.”
19 I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall.
20 I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me.
21 Yet … this… I call to mind … and therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning;
Great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”
25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
21 Yet …
this… (I need a “this” list.)
I call to mind … and therefore I have hope:
My “this” list:
· The Lord’s great love and unfailing compassion are new every morning
· Great is His faithfulness
· The Lord is my portion therefore I will wait…
· The Lord is good and it is good to wait quietly for the His salvation.
Philippians 4 12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
An addition to my “this” list:
· “In Christ … I Can”
Resources for “This, I Call to Mind”:
Study Guide
Solitude, Scripture & Prayer
Find a quiet place and 15 minutes.
Solitude – Spend TWO minutes quietly alone. Take some deep breaths… Just be… … ”Holy Spirit, speak to me through Your Word!”
Scripture – Read slowly, out loud if possible, listen, reread, dwell, notice words & phrases you are drawn to & return there!
Prayer – Have a conversation with God, “What are You saying to me, God?” Talk about what you notice is on your heart.
Finish - Spend TWO minutes again with God
Mon – Lamentations 3:17:26
Tues – Philippians 4:6-13
Wed – Ephesians 3:14-21
Thu – 2 Corinthians 4:4-9
Fri – 1 Peter 1:3-9
Sat - Psalm 34
The “One Minute Pause” App (use is multiple times every day)
Jesus Calling by Sarah Young (Book) or Jesus Calling Daily Email https://www.jesuscalling.com/daily-email/
Restoration Year by John Eldridge – A 365 Day Devotional
Point of Grace Online Worship - March 22, 2020
Point of Grace Online Worship Outline
“This Was Not the Plan!”
“This Stinks!”
Life is discombobulated.
Loss… Disappointment… Big change without a timeframe…
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted!” Matthew 5:4
What is Jesus inviting us into?
We get to name our losses and help others do the same!
We get to “be comforted”! How?
Psalm 42:5
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
“Yet” recognizes reality then sends us in a new “God-life” direction.
Psalm 23
Even though I walk through the darkest valley,
yet
I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
The Power and Practice of “Yet”! “Yet” is different that “So”.
Hebrew 6:19
19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.
It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
20 where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf.
Scripture Readings this Week:
Mon – Psalm 42 Wed – Psalm 121 Fri – Psalm 46
Tues – Psalm 23 Thu – Psalm 91 Sat - Psalm 34