On Palm Sunday, we celebrated the powerful scene of Jesus entering Jerusalem on a little donkey cheered by the common people tossing their coats in his path.
In Luke 19: 45-48, the donkey takes Jesus to the temple where he finds instead of prayer, worship, and teaching there was buying, selling and money exchanging. Jesus drives the buyers, sellers, and money changers out declaring “My house shall be a house of prayer.”
While the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders looked for ways to kill him, Jesus taught in the temple and the people were spellbound.
In America there has been a steady decline in church attendance. A Gallop Poll indicates that less than 30% of the people say they attend church on a regular basis.
Easter is one of those Sundays where many folks who don’t regularly attend church will attend. With the increase attendance our focus can easily sift to the new clothes, the new people, and the new possibilities they bring.
Into this newness let us not lose sight of what Jesus has called for us to. In our zeal to get these reluctant folks to come back we may revert the church into what Jesus experienced where everything, but the gospel was being taught.
So, let us this Easter let us commit ourselves to the spellbinding Gospel of Jesus, as we make his house a place of prayer, worship, and teaching.
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