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[SPEAKER_00]: Hello and welcome to the Truth Seeker's podcast.
[SPEAKER_00]: A Truth Seeker is someone who wants to know the truth.
[SPEAKER_00]: They search for what's true and they won't rest until they find it.
[SPEAKER_00]: I am a Truth Seeker and if you are too, then you've come to the right place where we will search for truth each week in the stories of the Bible.
[SPEAKER_00]: As we continued to remember holy, we remember the last peak of Jesus' life, while he was here on earth.
[SPEAKER_00]: After Jesus rode into the city of Jerusalem on a cult, he spent some of his last days preparing his followers for what was to come.
[SPEAKER_00]: Jesus knew it would be scary for them, and he knew some of them would be afraid.
[SPEAKER_00]: He wanted to reassure them that in the end,
[SPEAKER_00]: everything would be okay.
[SPEAKER_00]: You see Jesus knew the end of the story.
[SPEAKER_00]: He knew he would not stay in the grave.
[SPEAKER_00]: He knew that beyond his suffering there would be a great victory.
[SPEAKER_00]: The Israelites were looking for a king, just like King David or King Solomon who would conquer their enemy the Romans and establish his throne in Jerusalem.
[SPEAKER_00]: They wanted to go back to the good old days of Solomon,
[SPEAKER_00]: When they were a great nation with wealth and peace, they were hoping Jesus would be this kind of king.
[SPEAKER_00]: But this was not what Jesus came to earth to do.
[SPEAKER_00]: Sure, He is strong and mighty and great and powerful, and He is also gentle and humble and serving.
[SPEAKER_00]: and he had a much bigger mission in mind.
[SPEAKER_00]: You see, when Jesus came writing a donkey into Jerusalem, it showed us that he is a gentle and humble king.
[SPEAKER_00]: He comes gently into our lives, bringing peace to those who will accept Him.
[SPEAKER_00]: Jesus came not to conquer Rome, but he came to conquer the power of darkness, so that we would never have to fear again.
[SPEAKER_00]: He looked out over the city of Jerusalem and said, how often I have long to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings.
[SPEAKER_00]: Why was Jesus sorrowful?
[SPEAKER_00]: Because many of the Israelites would not choose to believe in Jesus or believe that He had come to free them from their sins.
[SPEAKER_00]: Many of them did not believe he was God.
[SPEAKER_00]: Many of them chose to reject Jesus.
[SPEAKER_00]: Some of the same people who shouted, Hosanna, Hosanna would be the very same people who we will see shall.
[SPEAKER_00]: Crucify Him, Crucify Him.
[SPEAKER_00]: Jesus is not only a gentle king, He brings a kingdom of mercy, grace, and love.
[SPEAKER_00]: The kingdom of Jesus is not of this world, right now we cannot see His kingdom, but it is very real.
[SPEAKER_00]: His kingdom lives inside of you and me.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's one of righteousness, peace, and joy.
[SPEAKER_00]: When we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we receive His righteousness, His peace, and
[SPEAKER_00]: This is good news because no matter what storm or hard time might be happening all around me on the outside, I can still have peace on the inside in my heart because I have King Jesus ruling in me with his peace, so I can rest in the storm.
[SPEAKER_00]: Jesus told a story about his invitation into the kingdom.
[SPEAKER_00]: Have you ever received an invitation to a party?
[SPEAKER_00]: Maybe you received an invitation to a birthday party for a friend in the mail, and you were so excited because you were invited to a party.
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, Jesus told a story about an invitation about a man who was preparing a great banquet, and he sent out an invitation to many guests.
[SPEAKER_00]: At the time of the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, come, everything is now ready.
[SPEAKER_00]: But they all alike began to make excuses.
[SPEAKER_00]: The first one said, I have just bought a field and I must go and see it.
[SPEAKER_00]: Please excuse me.
[SPEAKER_00]: Another said, I have just bought five yoke of oxen and I am on my way to try them out.
[SPEAKER_00]: Please excuse me.
[SPEAKER_00]: Still another said, I just got married so I can't come.
[SPEAKER_00]: The servant came back and reported this to his master.
[SPEAKER_00]: Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant.
[SPEAKER_00]: Go out quickly into the streets and alleys at the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.
[SPEAKER_00]: Serve the servant said, what you ordered has been done.
[SPEAKER_00]: But there is still room.
[SPEAKER_00]: Then the master told his servant, go out to the roads and country lanes and make them come in.
[SPEAKER_00]: Did you hear what the servant said after the poor, the blind, the lame and the crippled came to the banquet?
[SPEAKER_00]: There was still room.
[SPEAKER_00]: And did you hear what the master said in response?
[SPEAKER_00]: He said, go back out and invite more people so that his house would be full.
[SPEAKER_00]: Dear true seekers, the master in this story is God, and He has sent out an invitation to you and to me inviting us into His kingdom.
[SPEAKER_00]: The good news is there is room, there is room for all who would accept the invitation.
[SPEAKER_00]: The bad news is that not everyone will accept him.
[SPEAKER_00]: Some people will make excuses like those in the story.
[SPEAKER_00]: They are too busy or too concerned with their own lives to accept the invitation.
[SPEAKER_00]: What about you?
[SPEAKER_00]: Will you accept God's invitation during this holy week?
[SPEAKER_00]: God has sent a special invitation to you through His Son Jesus, inviting you to be a part of His kingdom.
[SPEAKER_00]: All you have to do is accept it.
[SPEAKER_00]: How you ask?
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, it's easy.
[SPEAKER_00]: You simply believe and put your faith in Jesus.
[SPEAKER_00]: You believe that he died on the cross and took all of your sins upon him, and in exchange, you believe that he gives you new life.
[SPEAKER_00]: He puts a new spirit within you and places his cleanness upon you.
[SPEAKER_00]: You've been washed clean.
[SPEAKER_00]: Once you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you now have access to the banquet table.
[SPEAKER_00]: You have been brought into the kingdom of God.
[SPEAKER_00]: Not only are you welcomed into the kingdom of God but you are called a child of God, it's so easy.
[SPEAKER_00]: Will you accept Jesus today to be Lord of your life?
[SPEAKER_00]: Don't put him off.
[SPEAKER_00]: Don't be like the ones who said they were too busy.
[SPEAKER_00]: Be like Mary and while you have the chance, pour out all of your love upon him and accept his love in return.
[SPEAKER_00]: If you'd like to read the parable of the great banquet, you can find it in your Bibles, in Matthew 22 vs. 1 through 14, and Luke 14 vs. 15 through 24.
[SPEAKER_00]: Let me pray with you before we go.
[SPEAKER_00]: Thank you Father for the invitation you have given to all of us to be a part of your kingdom.
[SPEAKER_00]: Today, we don't want to miss an opportunity to accept your invitation through what Jesus did for us on the cross.
[SPEAKER_00]: We say yes to you, Father.
[SPEAKER_00]: We accept your invitation.
[SPEAKER_00]: We are thankful to receive your invitation and we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior.
[SPEAKER_00]: We repent of all the times we've rejected you or tried to do things on our own without you.
[SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for forgiving me and washing me wide as snow.
[SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for giving me a place that your banquet table where I will receive your love and mercy, peace, and joy.
[SPEAKER_00]: Nothing can shake me when I have the kingdom of God living inside of me.
[SPEAKER_00]: In Jesus' name, amen.
[SPEAKER_00]: Before we go, I want to give a couple shout-outs.
[SPEAKER_00]: This first shout-out goes to Annie, her mom wrote in and said, my four-year-old daughter Annie loves listening to this podcast and requested every time we drive anywhere.
[SPEAKER_00]: Her favorite Bible story is currently the story of Moses.
[SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for this ministry.
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, thank you so much for writing in and Annie.
[SPEAKER_00]: Thank you so much for listening.
[SPEAKER_00]: I love that you love the story of Moses.
[SPEAKER_00]: It is a great, great story.
[SPEAKER_00]: I hope you keep listening.
[SPEAKER_00]: Alright, this next review says, I'm Isaiah and I'm seven years old and my brother Malachi is five years old and my sister Adi is three, thank you for the show.
[SPEAKER_00]: I really like it and I'm Isaiah and I'm seven and it's really cool that you get to make this podcast and it's just really fun to listen to it before we go to co-opper home school.
[SPEAKER_00]: I always listen to it and it's really fun.
[SPEAKER_00]: I really like the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, and I really like it because it helps me learn about Jesus and it's fun.
[SPEAKER_00]: And that was from Isaiah, and he signed it, Zaya, so I'm assuming that's your nickname, which is really cool.
[SPEAKER_00]: I love that Zaya.
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, thank you for that wonderful review, and I'm so happy that you love listening to it, and that you are listening to it with your siblings.
[SPEAKER_00]: Thank you Isaiah.
[SPEAKER_00]: All right, this says I am Jacelyn and I am seven years old.
[SPEAKER_00]: I love this podcast and I listen to it every day on my way to school.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm getting ready to listen to episode 115.
[SPEAKER_00]: My favorite episode was when the walls of Jericho came tumbling down.
[SPEAKER_00]: Even my four-year-old sister Aubrey is starting to like them.
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, thank you so much, Jacelyn and I love that episode too.
[SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for listening.
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, all right, everyone, that's all for today.
[SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for joining me and I'll talk to you soon.