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If you want peace with God, all you have to do is believe in the One who provides it!

Jesus doesn't say "future peace" or "possible peace"... It's peace now, AND forever! His finished work is that powerful. Even now, you have already been justified and accepted into Heaven!

Pastor Josh explores links between today's passage and other passages in Revelation and the Old Testament, showing really cool parallels between the garden tomb of Jesus and the Holy of Holies.

When He reappears to the apostles, Jesus connects His breath to the Holy Spirit: like the Father's act of creation in Genesis, on Pentecost the Church is being born as a new creation from the Son's own breath.

On Palm Sunday, Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem was so well attended because many were welcoming a coming king... but in a political sense. They thought He'd be a military leader who'd fix their earthly problems.

This tendency still plagues us today. We have a choice: demand that God do for us what we think He should do, or let Him do it His way.

Is it better to have the king we want, or the King we need?

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/TTz-7kzo-b0 The Pharisees were willing to justify thoughts of murdering of Lazarus and Jesus to further the cause they believed was righteous. Let us not fall into the trap of letting the end justify the means. Jesus came to Jerusalem in peace, not as a warrior to enact…

Please see sermon notes below for the summary :-)

In today's passage, we see that the "least" parts of Jesus are more worthy than the best parts of ourselves.