Join us today as Pastor CJ shares a message entitled Faces in a Crowd
Key Scripture: Matthew 21:1-9
- Psalm Sunday is a good representation of Jesus being worshiped as the King of kings and Lord of lords while he was on earth
- While he rode in on a donkey, there were many faces in the crowd that Jesus could have seen
- Lets take a look at 4 of them
- Mary Magdalene
- Possessed by 7 daemons and was a prostitute before meeting Jesus
- Jesus freed her and transformed her live
- She helped Jesus financially
- Washed Jesus’ feet
- 1st to see Jesus after he rose from the dead
- Good example of a live touched/changed by Jesus
- She had to see Jesus to be transformed…not a church…not a pastor…but Jesus
- Nicodemus
- Was a pharisee
- Was one of the people Jesus told John 3:16 to
- At Jesus trial was the one to say the trial was unjust
- Was one that prepared Jesus body to be buried
- Good example giving extravagantly for Jesus even people aren’t looking
- Are we letting our position keep up from speaking up for God?
- Are you standing up for Jesus when other aren’t?
- Zacchaeus
- Know as a short tax collector
- Jesus invited himself to his house fro dinner
- Give half of his possessions to the poor and righted his wrongs
- His possessions were important to him but Jesus was more important
- Had to let loose of the purse strings
- Is money more important to you that Jesus in your live?
- are you possessions holding you back in your relationship with Jesus?
- The boy with fishes and loaves
- Gave his fishes and loaves
- Ended up with 12 basket fulls leftover
- Story of Jesus’ power / love
- Boy gave it all to Jesus
- Jesus took a little and blesses/multiplied it
- Jesus multiplied their faith
- Jesus could have made food appear from out of thin air
- There was an act of faith in giving the loaves and fishes
- What do you need to bring to Jesus in faith today?
- Mary Magdalene
- Each person the crowd had their own story
- You aren’t just a face in the crowd to Jesus
- Take what you have and bring it to Jesus today