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Mark 11:1-11 Listen Link:  http://www.firstcovenantcadillac.org/#!this-weeks-sermon/c20mw Well good morning. It’s Palm Sunday. We know what that’s all about, right? Jesus comes into the city of Jerusalem riding on an untamed donkey. The disciples and other believers welcome him, waving palm branches and rolling out the red carpet, sort of, by laying their cloaks on the path in front of the donkey. The Pharisees and other unbelievers don’t welcome him and try to get him to stop the celebration and the loud cries of Hosanna that make this procession more like a coronation ceremony. What more is there to say about this? It is such a familiar story. So today I will move through the text and pick out a few details that may have slipped by in times past but at the end I will draw us into a deep truth that may challenge us to accept Jesus’ ways just as much as the Pharisees of old were challenged when they encountered Christ. But if you will hear the message of faith, you will be b...

Matthew (Yes, the whole gospel! My congregation read it this week.) Listen Link:   http://www.firstcovenantcadillac.org/#!this-weeks-sermon/c20mw It was the final examination for an introductory History course at the local university. Like many such freshman courses, it was designed to weed out those new students who weren’t really college material, having over 500 students in the class! The examination was two hours long, and exam booklets were provided. The professor was very strict and told the class that any exam that was not on his desk in exactly two hours would not be accepted and the student would fail. Half an hour into the exam, a student came rushing in and asked the professor for an exam booklet. "You're not going to have time to finish this," the professor stated sarcastically as he handed the student a booklet. "Yes I will," replied the student. He then took a seat and began writing. After two hours, the professor called for the exams, a...