All of a sudden, in John 11:55-12:26, Jesus not only permitted but encouraged people publicly to recognize him as king. What had changed? What we have awaited during the whole gospel of John finally happened: his hour to be glorified had come! However, his glorification would be exactly the opposite of what everyone expected. (sermon notes)
The construction of the tabernacle foreshadowed greater dwellings of God, which he keeps building by plundering the nations.
During a dinner at a religious leader's house, a sinful woman crashed the party and gave Jesus an opportunity to teach about big forgiveness...
The closing section of the first missionary journey of Paul and Barnabas moved from confusion to clarification to conflict to consolidation to celebration.
