Daily Readings (Page 246)

How did Jesus encounter Mary Magdalene and convince her of His Resurrection?

What was it that ‘the other disciple’ \”saw and believed\”? (Consider carefully what he saw in the tomb in vv5-7 and in what way they convinced him that Jesus had risen from the dead.)

Psalm 118 was clearly a Messianic psalm.  What significance of true Messiahship do vv.25-26 hint at?

Was Jesus then fulfilling the Jewish aspirations of Messiahship then?  Why you think He was not?  What had Jesus brought in its place instead?

Why the exclamations of hosannas?  What do you think the people hoped for Jesus to achieve?

What was the significance of the people spreading their clothes on the colt’s back and on the ground with the branches?

What do you think was Jesus’ purpose in making such an arrangement for His triumphal entry?

What would you be thinking if you were one of the two disciples entrusted to prepare for Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem?

Christ taught with authority and His word opened the eyes of the hearers who were there.  His authority unlike the Scribes who based it on quoting other sources, Christ teaches His listeners from God personally.  How may we speak with an authority that comes from our personal relationship with God?

The wise man builds his house on the rock instead of on sand.  Examine your life to see if you are like the wise man or the foolish one?