Good, Better, Best - John 12:12-19 - Skip Heitzig

Published 2024-03-25
Today we are entering into Passion Week—commemorating Jesus’ final days leading up to the cross, His burial, and His resurrection. We are all familiar with these events. As Jesus came into the city of Jerusalem, the crowd placed palm branches on the ground. In a few days, Jesus would be crucified, and they would place His body in the ground. But three days later, He would rise from the ground. Let’s note three comparisons of things that may be good versus something that’s best.

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All Comments (21)
  • @gwkimmie
    We listen to you all the time from Nairobi, Kenya. You are such a blessing to me and my husband
  • @sundayoye3073
    God bless you pastor Skip. I live far away from you in Ghana, but I am a regular listener to your teachings. GOD BLESS YOU
  • @PaulLee-rs8uw
    Praise to the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) and thank you pastor Skip for sharing good, better and best in Christ and 1 John 4:18❤-19😊❤ Thank you for sharing Palm Sunday remembering Jesus' last week before the cross. Thank you for sharing Romans chapter 12 too. God and Jesus are Holy Holy Holy in Christ. God our Father is Holy. Jesus😊1st❤ our Savior is Holy. Thank God for Jesus ultimate perfect sacrificed on the cross and thank God for his resurrection . He died, he has risen after 3 days and came back alive. Jesus 😊1st❤ is relationship Lord and our savior too in Christ.
  • Brother I used to listen to your message’s regularly. From Nepal. I am blessed very much. Thanks dear brother
  • @PaulLee-rs8uw
    Amen to good, better and best together ❤in Christ Jesus😊1st❤ as our head of His church in Christ😊❤. Matthew 16:18😊❤ ( Jesus😊1st❤ said about Peter😊❤) in Christ.
  • @PaulLee-rs8uw
    Just came home in Christ. Whole day outside with my wife to shop geocery for others. Today I will jump to Matthew 28:32-44( The Crucifixion) of our innocent savior, Jesus. Will return to Matthew 20:29-33 ( Jesus heals two blind men) in the future in Christ. Matthew 27:32-44 "32 As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross. 33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha( which means Place of a Skull), 34 they offer him( Jesus, our Lord) wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when he tastes it, he would not drink it. 35 And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots. 36 Then they sat down and kept watch over him there. 37 And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, " This is Jesus, the King of the Jews." 38 Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left."( ESV Study Bible) ( we in Christ worship Jesus our Lord in the middle cross only in Christ. In Jesus'name,i pray( Thank God for Jesus' ultimate sacrificed on the cross for sinners of the world. In Jesus'name, i pray( i think Matthew 27:1-66 is just beginning in Christ and Matthew 28:1-20 is end of this book in Christ. The beginning of another Book called Mark, Luke and John also in Christ after the book Matthew in Christ. All 4 Jesus' gospel books in Christ proof Jesusour Lord's resurrection:Matthew 28:7, Matthew😊❤ 28:1-10( The Resurrection😊❤ );Mark😊❤ 16:1-8( The Resurrection😊❤); Luke😊❤ 24:1-12( The Resurrection) and John😊❤ 20:1-10(The Resurrection😊❤) in Christ. In Jesus'name, i pray( share by faith in Jesus :) 1st love to me too in Christ. Jesus is my hope. Jesus did not stay dead but he is alive.Matthew 28:7, Matthew😊❤ 28:1-10( The Resurrection😊❤ );Mark😊❤ 16:1-8( The Resurrection😊❤); Luke😊❤ 24:1-12( The Resurrection) and John😊❤ 20:1-10(The Resurrection😊❤) ) Amen "39 And those who passed by deride him, wagging their heads. 40 and saying, You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, saves yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross. " 41 So also the chief priests, with Scribes and elders, mock him saying, 42 "He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we ( them) will believe in him ."( theysaid in ESV Study Bible) ( if Jesus did so, you won't be living now and read this love message in Christ for To me in Christ, believe( trust) is by faith in Jesus (:) 1st love in Christ) not by fulfulling by anyone's testing remember , thank you. the Bible said do not test the Lord your God remember in Matthew 4:7 " 7 Jesus(😊1st❤) said to him( him or her too today too), " Again it is written, " You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.' " "( Matthew 4:7 ESV Study Bible) And if others, do not understand us in Christ, we can to different book in Christ let's say, Luke 4:12 "12 And Jesus Jesus(😊1st❤) answered him, " It is said, " You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.' " " ( Luke 4:12 ESV Study Bible) that is not ending too either but Luke 24:1-12( The resurrection) in Christ is more in Christ :) in Christ. ( Do you really think he( Jesus our Lord) cannot save himself? He could, but he didn't because Jesus loves you enough to take it on middle cross for you too. Do you know that too today? Now today to delicated to Jesus our savior in Christ within the actual Scriptures itself from Matthew 27:32-44 in those Scriptures i didn't put a smile face within those scriptures itself. Let the Jesus' perfect sacrificed as the main thing as the main thing and Matthew 4:7 and Luke 4;12 and Resurrectiob hope in Jesus' scriptures is from me who quoted from the Bible with joy and hope in Jesus to defend Jesus is innocent, he was nailed for humanity , died, buried and smiles with His resurrection and Jesus is perfect so do not test the Lord your God( at at my Lord ( Jesus :) 1st love in christ) my GOD in Christ. and two more verses to go in Matthew 27:43-44 "43 He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desire him. For he said, " I am the Son of God.' " 44 And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way."( Matthew 27:43-44 ESV Study Bible and above all in all above meant to share Matthew 27:32-44( The Crucifixion) i defend Jesus is perfect so i said Matthew 4:7; and Luke 4:12 . Today one robber goes to heaven with Jesus or paradise with Jesus and the other one robber who mock my Lord( Jesus) will not go to heaven. We prefer to trust in God and put our faith Jesus( Johm 14:6) in Jesus'name, i pray( John 14:6)Amen. For those who oppose the Bible, they mocked us but we :) who still follow :) and trust :) in Jesus( :) 1st love in Christ), our good and perfect Lord( Jesus:) 1st love to me in Christ still in Christ ) and our perfect savior ( Jesus :) 1st Love in Christ )for His perfect ultimate sacrificed on the cross once for all and for all time too in Christ include back then and in our time too. Jesus had sacrified for humanity's sins including all who comments here and there too as long as you're humans being still Jesus has include you are included in what Jesus did for you and me whether you know it now or not yet today but we in Christ still know and trust in Jesus ( John 14:6: ) )no matter what others said. By the i didn't read them for I post what God touch me to post in Christ for sharing Matthew 27:32-44( The crucifixion) for i have jump from my regular devotional to Jesus and God too but Jesus is still my first love. He is innocent and perfect to me in Christ too. By the way, we just got home from helping others today from morning 11am to outside 10:00P.M in Christ . And my phone mostly off too in Christ :) In Jesus'name,i pray( helped others for free, and share food with many Americans and some Asians-American American people too today for free and geocery shopping for our mom and aunts and gave them free food too by God's grace ( Ephesians 2:8) In Jesus'name, i pray(Jesus😊1st❤ thank for Your ultimate sacrificed on the cross for us all and humanity's sin upon You. Thank you for your precious blood from Matthew 27:32-61 too and Hebrews 9:11-28( Redeemption through the blood of Christ( Jesus' blood)). In Jesus'name, i pray( Hebrews 9:11-28(Redeemption through the blood of Christ( Jesus' blood) And thank You for what You did Jesus my Lord and my savior in Christ for all on the cross and thank You for What you had accomplished and thank you for your sacrified for humanity and we still have hope in You( your resurrection and Matthew 28:7:) and Luke 24:1-12( The Resurrection ) of Jesus :) 1st love my Lord too in Christ and Matthew 28:7, Matthew😊❤ 28:1-10( The Resurrection😊❤ );Mark😊❤ 16:1-8( The Resurrection😊❤); Luke😊❤ 24:1-12( The Resurrection) and John😊❤ 20:1-10(The Resurrection😊❤) ) Amen. Matthew 28:7, Matthew😊❤ 28:1-10( The Resurrection😊❤ );Mark😊❤ 16:1-8( The Resurrection😊❤); Luke😊❤ 24:1-12( The Resurrection) and John😊❤ 20:1-10(The Resurrection😊❤)
  • @PaulLee-rs8uw
    Happy Jesus'😊1st❤ resurrection Day pastor Skip😊❤ in Christ😊❤ Mark 16:1-8(The Resurrection😊❤ ) Luke 24:1-12(The Resurrection) "24 But on the first day of the week, at earlier dawn, they went to the tomb, takinh the spices they had prepared. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus(😊1st❤). 4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men( two angels of God) stood by them in dazzling apparel. 5 And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men( two angels in Christ) said to them, " Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but has risen😊❤. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7 that the Son of Man( Jesus = Son of Man or Son of God( John 3:16) or John 1:1-2) must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and crucified( " Crucified could mean Jesus was nailed on cross and died) and on the third day😊❤ rise😊❤." 8 And they remembered his words, 9 and returning from the tomb they( the women) told all these things to the eleven( 12-1= 11 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ 😊❤😊❤ 😊❤ = "eleven") and to all the rest. 10 Now it was Mary Magdalene😊❤, and Joanna😊❤and Mary 😊❤ the mother😊❤ of James😊❤ and the others women (😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ 😊❤😊❤ 😊❤...ect) with them❤ who told these things to the apostles(11 😊❤ 😊❤ 😊❤😊❤ 😊❤ 😊❤ 😊❤ 😊❤ 😊❤ 😊❤ 😊❤), 11 but these words seem to them an idle tale, and they( 11 apostles) did not believe them(the women). 11 But😊❤ Peter( the Rock😊❤ or Peter😊❤) rose 😊❤ and ran😊❤ to the tomb;..."( Have you ever on Sunday morning "ran to the tomb" like Peter😊❤ the Rock of Jesus😊1st❤ too?) "... stooping and looking in, he( Peter 😊❤, or Jesus' Rock😊❤ or the Rock😊❤) saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he(Peter😊❤ or the Rock😊❤ in Christ) went home marveling😊❤ at what had happened."( Luke 24:1-12 ESV Study Bible praise God our Father in heaven for Jesus our savior(😊1st❤) or my Lord(Jesus😊1st❤ )'s Resurrection or Luke 24:1-12( The Resurrection) 😊❤ of my Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ😊❤. Praise to the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) and all glory to God(😊100%❤) of the Bible.
  • @PaulLee-rs8uw
    Genesis 32:14-21 "14 two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, 15 thirty milking camels and their calves, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys. 16 These he handed over to his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, " Pass on ahead of me and put a space between drove and drove." 17 He instructed the first, " When Esau my brother meets you and ask you, ' To whom do you belong? Where are you going? And whose are these ahead of you?' ( 3 questions above too) 18 then you shall say, ' They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a present sent to my lord Esau. And moreover, he is behind us.' " 19 He likewised instructed the second and third and all who followed the droves, " You shall say the same thing to Esau when you find him, 20 and you shall say, ' Morever, your servant Jacob is behind us.' For he thought, " I may appease him with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterward I shall see his face. Perhap he will accept me." 21 So the present passed on ahead of him( Jacob) and he himself stayed that night in the camp." ( Genesis 32:14-21 ESV Study Bible)
  • @PaulLee-rs8uw
    Genesis 32:9-12 " 9 And Jacob said, " O God(😊100%❤) of my father Abraham😊❤ and God(😊100%❤)   of my father Isaac 😊❤, O LORD( The Lord God😊❤)  who said to me, " Return to your country and  to your kindred,  that may do you good, ' 10 I am not worthy of the least of all the deeds of steadfast love and all the the faithfulness that you have shown😊❤ to your servant, for with only staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps. 11 Please deliver me from the hand of my brother( Esau), from the hand of Esau, for I fear him, that he may come and attack me, the mothers with children. 12 But 😊❤ you said😊❤, ' I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea,  which cannot be numbered for for multitude.' " 13 So he stayed that  night, and from what he had with him he took a present for his brother Esau, " ( Genesis 32:9-13 ESV Study Bible) Although Jacob's prayer involve by fear of Esau, "express deep gratitude to God and humble recognition that Jacob is unworthy of God's steadfast love(  Genesis 32:10 "10 I am not worthy of the least of all the deeds of steadfast love and all the the faithfulness that you have shown😊❤ to your servant, for with only staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps."( Genesis 32:10 ESV Study Bible) "( ESV Study Bible) Exodus 34:6 " 6 And Hamor the father of Shechen went out to Jacob to speak with him."( Genesis 34:6 ESV Study Bible) Ironically, because God has prospered him( " him" = Jacob) so abundantly,  Jacob :) is able to divide every that he has into two camps ( "... two camps." from Genesis 32:10b  ESV Study Bible). "( ESV Study Bible) We can see the " two camps " from mentioned in Genesis 32:1-2 "32 Jacob😊❤ went on his way, and the angels of God😊❤ met him. 2 And when Jacob saw them( the angels😊❤) he said, " This is God's camp!( 1st camp )  " So he called the name of that place Mahanaim( 1st camp for Jacob)."( Genesis 32:1-2 ESV Study Bible) Now jump back to Genesis 32:9( verse 9, it says "... O LORD..."( Genesis 32:9 middle of that  verse said.) My ESV Study Bible said, in Genesis 32:9 the middle of the verse said "... O LORD,... " "This is the first time Jacob address God(😊100%❤) using his special name, " Yehweh," translated here(means) " LORD"( Genesis 2:4 ( under Genesis 2:4-24( The creation of man and woman) Genesis 2:4 " 4 These are the generations of the heavens and earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God😊❤ ( the "Lord God"😊❤ or God😊100%❤ this   reminds  me John 1:1-2 in Christ too) made the earth and heavens."( Genesis 2:4 ESV Study Bible) John 1:1-2 1 John 4:18-19 i see my wrapping at the end of this in Christ. Now back to where i was saying In Genesis 32:12 "12 But 😊❤ you( the LORD God😊❤ )  said😊❤, ' I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea,  which cannot be numbered for for multitude.' "( Genesis 32:12 ESV Study Bible) "...make your offspring as the sand of the sea, ..."( middle of the verse of Genesis 32:12 ESV Study Bible) Again my ESV Study Bible said, "  Genesis does not specify when this divine promise was made to Jacob. At Bethel God speaks of Jacob's  offspring being like the "dust of the earth"( Genesis 28:14; Genesis 13:16 ) On another occation God(😊100%❤) could have compared Jacob's descendants to the sand of the sea, for he uses his image in his oath to Abraham😊❤(... Genesis 22:17)."( ESV Study Bible ) Let us open 😊❤ flashback to Genesis 22:17( what the angel of the LORD called to Abraham😊❤ a second times and said....in Genesis 22:17 "17 I will surely bless😊❤ you( Abraham😊❤), and  I will sure multiply your offspringbaas( like) the stars😊❤ of heaven 😊❤ and as the sand😊❤ that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, 18 and in your offspring( Abraham was  father of Isaac. And Isaac was father of Jacob and Esau so Jacob and Esau  are both consider offspring of  Isaac, now i focus on Jacob)  shall all the nations on earth be blessed, because you ( Abraham😊❤) have obeyed😊❤ my voice."( Genesis  22: 17- 18 ESV Study Bible. Thank God for now i remember Genesis 12:1-3😊❤ in Christ  somehow too besides Matthew 28:19-20😊❤ in Christ too.) So help me God to share ( John 1:1-2 1 John 4:18-19 😊❤  to encourage those in christ to overcome fear for perfect love from You God can drive out all fear . In Jesus'name, i pray( John 1:1-2;  1 John  4:18❤ -19 😊❤ ) Amen. Under John 1:1-18( The Word( Jesus😊1st❤) became flesh) John 1:1-2 "1 In the beginning was the Word(Jesus😊1st❤), and the Word(Jesus😊1st❤) was with God( God😊100%❤ , our Father in heaven,) and the Word(Jesus😊1st❤) was with God(😊100%❤). 2  He(Jesus😊1st❤) was in the beginning( renembering of Genesis1:1😊❤) with God( God😊100%❤, our Father in heaven). "( John 1:1-2 ESV Study Bible) Lately I also experiece more and more of God( God😊100%❤, our Father in heaven) too even more than before in Christ😊❤. Now finally wrap up with over fear by faith in sharing of 1 John 4:18😊❤- 19😊❤.in Jesus'name, i pray( 1 John 4:18-19😊❤) Amen. 1 John 4:18-19 "18  There is no fear in love❤😊, but 😊❤ perfect love(❤😊) cast out( " cast out" to me mean drive out or get rid of fear by faith) fear. For fear( false evidence appear real= fear ) has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfects(😊100%❤) in  love❤. 19 We love❤😊 (you might ask why love❤?) because he( " he" equals God😊100%❤, our Father in heaven and  the same  God😊100%❤ who created heavens and earth too( Genesis 1:1😊❤) first      loved❤😊 us(     😊❤ 😊❤😊❤     😊❤     😊❤     😊❤     😊❤) ." ( 1 John 4:18-19 ESV Study Bible in Christ😊❤) Thank You, God😊100%❤ for You first loved us and your perfect love cast out all fear. In Jesus'name, i pray( 1 John 4:18 ""18  There is no fear in love❤😊, but 😊❤ perfect love(❤😊) cast out( " cast out" to me mean drive out or get rid of fear by faith) fear. For fear( false evidence appear real= fear ) has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been per
  • @DuncanLambert85
    Good Better Best, never let it rest until your good is your better and your better is your best -Tim Duncan
  • No human being can follow Ieshua, we can only be indwelt with the Holy Spirit and be led, inspired, guided and for revelation. NOI to actualize the gospel without even mentioning the Comforter.
  • @MiShelleyAce
    Hello Pastor Skip! Will you please talk about the solar eclipse on 4/8? How is it connected to the bible signs? Thank you 🙏🙏☺️
  • @geneanuts
    What a beautiful, inspiring service. The first time we attended CABQ was spring 1986 when Lenya was expecting Nathan. We attended until '98. Still following, now from AZ! God bless!👆🙌