temple – Royal Doors

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04

2017

Luke 21:5-7, 10-11, 20-24- Missionaries, Not Tourists

Faithdiscernment, temple, wardrobe

Christ is Born! I remember the drastic change in mood in the story "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" when Lucy has tea with Mr. Tumnus. To that point in the story she had accidentally slipped into what seemed a private magical world in an upstairs wardrobe and was being shown around by Tumus, to her mind a friendly mythical creature. All changes in an instant when Lucy wakes up after being lulled o sleep by Tumnus over tea. Tumnus had intended to deliver her over to an evil witch. He was a secret agent and the magical world…

Mark 11:11-23- The Reason for the Season

FaithGreed, Prayer, temple, West Edmonton Mall

Glory be to Jesus Christ! Imagine if you were a Gentile living in the time of our Lord and didn't know much about the God of the Jewish people, and so wanting to know more, you went to the Temple to check it out. You were allowed into the "Court of the Gentiles," a section just for you, to discover that the whole court was filled with animals to be bought and sold, money changers and yelling voices haggling for the lowest prices. What would you think is worshiped in this Temple by these people? Although this Temple was destroyed…

Luke 19:45-48 Purify your Temple

Faithchalice, Communion, temple

Glory be to Jesus Christ! This year, the day after celebrating Mary's entrance into the temple as a small child, we recall the Lord's purification of that temple when He drives out the money changers and merchants. Unknown to the people, the Lord visited His temple, and found that the worship of His people in the temple, the "place of prayer for all the nations," had become a place of self-worship through idolatry and greed. We might be tempted to shake our fingers and heads at these people, but the Scriptures were not written for them, but for us! The…