Rev David Beales referred to Zechariah 9:9 where the events of Palm Sunday were prophesied.
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Jesus in the Temple
* Had an affection for the temple
* Prophesied its destruction
* Reinterpreted the meaning of the temple
Temple in New Testament
Stephen: God does not live in houses made by human hands (Acts 7:48)
Paul
- Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit
- Local Church are God's temple
- Universal Church grows into a holy temple in the Lord
So what?
* Jesus cleansed the temple on Monday
* He cleansed us on Friday
Romans 4:25
He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
As we enter this week it is time for cleansing and a time for getting right with God. If we are centred in Jesus our sinful nature will be removed.
Are we willing to let Jesus come and thoroughly cleanse us.
Challenge for the local church - Priority for each person in the body of Christ is to find what God's agenda and dreams are.
Jesus has disciples in his 12 who had completely opposite views but he commanded them to love one another!
The call is to - "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. (John 13:34)
(Good Friday service: 10:30a.m at the Art Centre followed by a worship time near Eld Lane Baptist Church, opposite Boots)
