Lay Down Your Branches

Luke 19 - 28.03.10
Lay Down Your Branches

Jesus is riding a donkey, entering into Jerusalem, knowing it will lead to his death. The people see him coming and run out, dropping their clothes on the road, ripping palm branches off the trees and laying them down before him.

But they've done this before.

This is how they treat a Messiah, a warrior, a deliverer, a king.

But Jesus is making it very clear: "I'm not that type of King"

A look into the counter-cultural, subversive Kingship of Jesus.

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Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control

Galatians 5 - 21.03.10
Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control

Our journey through one of the most life-filled sections of Scripture concludes! When someone asks you: "What is Christianity all about?" I imagine that you (like me) take them to the Fruit of the Spirit! You say to them: "Being a follower of Jesus is all about love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and ... self-control?" ... Really? That's where it ends?

Because to many of us, self-control just sounds so dead. When contrasted with all of these beautiful things that hum with life, self-control sounds like a let down. But maybe this is because we don't understand it properly? Maybe if we really understood self-control, and understood why we need it, it would change everything!

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