April 14, 2019 | Tom Dunham
Passage: John 12:12-15
Mission to the City
The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out:
“Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He Who comes in the name of the LORD!’ The King of Israel!”
Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written: “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your King is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt.” John 12:12-15
Palm Sunday:
- Prophesied over 500 yrs. prior: Zechariah 9:9 …
- The words the crowd spoke: over 1,000 yrs. prior: Ps. 118:25,26
- The exact year/day: prophesied over 600 yrs. prior: Dan. 9:25,26
Jesus was on a mission and He knew exactly what awaited Him.
He has given us a mission, too:
- Acts 1:8 - “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
- Our ‘Jerusalem’ is GF/EGF (& surrounding area) …
We are planning three initiatives in our ‘Mission to the City:’
- Porch Prayer – headed up by Scott R.
► Offering prayer in the neighborhoods …
► Also, to nursing home/assisted living residents …
► The third Saturday of each month at 1:00 …
- ‘WWW’ = not World Wide Web, but: ‘Weekly Words of Wisdom’
► Short nuggets of wisdom from Proverbs …
► Practical wisdom for everyday living …
► On our church Facebook Site …
► Also via email … text … Twitter/Instagram …
► Like it? Share it! Simple! Easy!
- Cookie Outreach/Cottonwood Welcome Team
► Reaching new folks via the Newcomers Welcome Service …
► First Saturday of every month at noon …
► Baked goods, welcome letter, HeBrews coupon, directions to: ‘Intro to Cottonwood in One Minute’ video …
► Participate by baking … praying … delivering …
► Great for families!
Ask the LORD for rain in the time of the latter rain. The LORD will make
flashing clouds; He will give them showers of rain… Zechariah 10:1