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We read Zechariah 9–11 and watch prophecy build a future picture that lands directly on Jesus, from the humble King on a donkey to the thirty pieces of silver tied to betrayal. We also wrestle with what that price tag says about our hearts and why Bonhoeffer’s warning about cheap grace still stings. 
• reading Zechariah’s oracle of judgment and rescue across the region 
• the coming King described as humble and peaceful while riding a donkey 
• God’s promise to gather and strengthen His people like a shepherd 
• the acted-out shepherd lesson and the breaking of the staffs 
• thirty pieces of silver and the potter connection as a foreshadowing of Judas 
• the question of how we value Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross 
• Bonhoeffer’s definition of cheap grace and why it distorts discipleship 
• a challenge to respond to grace with surrender rather than flippancy 

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