A Savior, Discipleship, and a Cross: The Triumphal Entry
Mark 11:1-11
Pastor Bob Hiller
3/15/2009
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Mark 11:1-11
1. As we read this section of Mark, it will become evident that Jesus is in __________ the whole time.
2. It is easy for us to concede that God is in control when things go well, but what about when things go __________?
3. We must not equate our lack of ____________ about what God is up to with whether or not God is ____________.
4. Our struggles and trials are ____________ us for what Jesus' struggles and trials earned for us, the ____________ unto ________.
Scripture Readings
Exodus 20:1-17
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Mark 11:1-11
Take It With You!
As we follow Christ from His baptism to His cross and empty tomb, it will be helpful for everyone to be reading through the Gospel of Mark daily. Here helpful tools will be offered to aid in your study.
Quotes on the Call to Discipleship
Romans 8:28-31
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Jesus' resurrection triumph puts all life into perspective because it renews, regenerates, re-creates: it gives new life. In the face of every kind of loss - the loss of self-respect to guilt and shame, the loss of home or family to natural disaster and human wickedness, the loss of friends and family through alienation, the loss of meaning for life or security in daily living, the loss of one's identity - we all must be newly created, once again in His image... The message of new creation through Jesus' resurrection delivers the antidote against death and all the warping terror and rage it generates in human life.
-- Robert Kolb, Speaking the Gospel Today.
What is good in any painful experience is, for the sufferer, his submission to the will of God, and, for the spectators, the compassion aroused and the acts of mercy to which it leads.
-- C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain.
