Tag Archives: Repentance
What can the Holy Spirit do?
It’s a question I asked my Sunday School teacher when I was a young girl. I think I was in either 5th or 6th grade when I asked her this question. I had friends of different denominations and maybe even different religions – I’m not sure. But I remember we were having a conversation about Jesus when…..
This teaching is recorded in Mark 13:1-37. Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives with his disciples, looking at the temple. One of the disciples had commented on how magnificent the buildings looked. Jesus told them the buildings weren’t going to last, that every stone would be thrown down eventually.
Peter, James, John and Andrew wanted to know when and what sign…..
In the temple area, after Jesus told those in authority the Parable of the Tenants they tried to find a way to arrest him, but fearing the people who were in favor of Jesus they left. Then they sent some other people to try to trap Jesus by his own words. This story is found in Mark 12:13-17.
The Pharisees were leaders especially concerned about…..
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Today, the lesson is in Mark 12:1-12. I’ve been blogging about the lessons Jesus taught between his entry in Jerusalem and the Last Supper with his disciples. These teachings still have some relevancy today. Yesterday we saw how the leaders in the temple claimed ignorance to a question Jesus asked them. Because they claimed ignorance Jesus wouldn’t answer their question and then he continued on with a…..
Jesus’ teaching continued on in Jerusalem – so far first they walked past the fig tree, then Jesus stayed with friends in Bethany, then Jesus cleared the temple and then they left the temple and the city (probably stayed with friends again) and went past that fig tree again. “Read my post The Next Thing Jesus Did” to read about the fig tree and…..
I’ve been thinking about yesterday’s post “A Teaching in the Temple Area.” It seems this teaching is as much about making room in our hearts and minds for the inclusion of people who are different than us. It seems that so often people are fighting for inclusion. Everyone has a need for acceptance. If we can’t make room in our hearts and minds to include other people into our lives, how…..
After Jesus said “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.’ He and those with him entered the temple area in Jerusalem. I told you we had discussed the fig tree lesson at a quiet day several years ago. I remember having asked if Jesus and his disciples were still hungry when they entered the temple area. Did he drive out the people who were buying and selling…..
When Jesus came into Jerusalem he went to the temple, but it was late so he went to stay with friends for the evening. The next day he and his disciples were leaving there and we don’t often hear anyone talk about the about the fig tree, but it was important enough to place into the Scriptures so there must be a lesson to this, correct? And perhaps there…..
Some people think that Lenten traditions of discipline and the Christian life of repentance is all drudgery. Some think it’s about self-debasing or self-loathing and that we walk around with heavy sacks laden with remorse and sin on our backs. But that isn’t what lent and repentance is about. No, the season of Lent and the action of repentance is about lightening our loads. The season is…..
As we move closer and closer to Easter we may have one of two several responses in regards to our fasting and repentance. We could be thinking, ‘Oh God, I can’t wait until this is over and I can . . . ” eat meat on Wednesdays and Fridays again, or chocolate, watch my favorite show or whatever thing or activity it is that we set aside as an act…..
