Why Is the House of God Forsaken?

<p>On this Triumphal Entry day, a message for church leaders, and those sensitive to the problems inside church today.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> We need to build it back up like Nehemiah.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> Most of the text will come from the book of Nehemiah. <span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>Support this ministry:<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> <a href= "https://giv.li/p2nj61">https://giv.li/p2nj61</a></p> <p><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/speaklifechurchpodcast">https://www.patreon.com/speaklifechurchpodcast</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks, Rev. Kenn Blanchard<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href= "mailto:pastor@speaklifechurch.net">pastor@speaklifechurch.net</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Palm Sunday</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.biblestudytools.com/search/?t=niv&q=mt+21:4"><strong> Matthew 21:4</strong></a><strong> </strong>tells us: 'This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying, 'Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.' *The prophecy is cited from Zechariah <a href= "https://www.biblestudytools.com/esv/zechariah/9-9.html"><strong>9:9</strong></a><strong> </strong>and Isaiah <a href= "https://www.biblestudytools.com/esv/isaiah/62-11.html">62:11</a>.</p> <p>Jesus had become somewhat of a celebrity among people who had heard of the miraculous raising of Lazarus from the dead, and they wanted to see Him and treat Him like a king. But Jesus wasn’t arriving to be their king on account of Lazarus; the story of Lazarus would have had the religious leaders in even more of an uproar and determined to put an end to His life, which He knew . . .  Jesus’ glory would be greater than that of a local king."</p> <p> </p> <p>In three short months, just like He did with the plague