Preaching Notes – Palm Sunday (29 March 2026)
One thousand years before Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Psalm 118 promised the arrival of a King who is the Messiah. Jesus fulfills the prophesy.
Tag: Temple
Preaching Notes – Presentation of the Lord (February 2, 2025)
Jesus is taken the the Temple to be offered to the Father although, being God, He as not subject to the prescriptions of Jewish law
Preaching Notes – Feast of the Holy Family [Sunday, 29 December 2024]
“Each year his parents [Mary and Joseph] went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he [Jesus] was twelve years old, they went
Preaching Notes – Sunday, 10 November 2024
Jesus sits across from the temple treasury (Matthew 12:38-44). He sits there observing what people decide to contribute to the temple, to worship; that is,
Pastor's Pondering
3rd Sunday of Lent – Jesus Cleanses the Temple
How easy it is to be swayed by sparkle and spectacular! Jesus redirects focus from the stunning Temple of Herod – brick and mortar –