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FAITH, FIGHTS, & FOES (17)

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Mark 10:1-33
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Title: Faith, Fights, & Foes (17)
Series: Gospel of Mark
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Mark 11:1-33

Gospel of Mark Commentary Series - Sermon 17

I - The Joyful Celebration (1 - 11)

II - The Woeful Condemnation (12 - 14)

III - The Regretful Corruption (15 - 19)

IV - The Mindful Cessation (20 - 24)

V - The Thoughtful Compulsion (25 - 26)

VI - The Eventful Contention (27 - 33)

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Billy Graham wrote in "The Key to Personal Peace:"

"One of the powerful, enduring images that my wife, Ruth, and I have of our early years together is of the ticker-tape parades in New York City celebrating the end of WWII. The war was finally over and those who were spared from death by the enemy were jubilant beyond words.

"Millions of multicolored streamers and mountains of confetti rained down on the returning heroes... Friends, family, and fellow citizens danced in the streets to express their own happiness and excitement.

"Emotions ran extremely high, unfettered joy, exuberant hope for the future... But the emotion that ran deepest, causing tears to rush down the faces of moms and dads, grandparents, and even stalwart soldiers from privates to generals there was relief. The war was over and there was peace at last."

The story before us starts out with a mighty parade, oh not one of the likes of today's parades, but it was sufficient for that moment and accomplished what was needed, as the Lord rode into his own country, not on a majestic black stallion of war, but upon a lowly donkey of peace.

It was a grand day in Jerusalem, as many supported the Lord, yet even there he had his critics, which were always lurking and ready to pounce upon him at his every word or works. In the chapter we are entering into the last week of the Lord's life, leading up to his death, burial, and resurrection. It will be a time of faith, fanfare, foes, and fighting, but still an awesome week.
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