The Long Game Confronts False Worship
He arrives at the city they’ve been waiting for—and weeps. Not because God is absent, but because He is unrecognized. In Luke 19:41–48, Jesus exposes a deeper danger: it is possible to be devoted, certain, and still miss Him. This Maundy Thursday message holds that tension—grief before judgment, exposure before understanding—and invites us to the table, not as those who have it figured out, but as those who receive what He gives.
Series Information
Lent through Pentecost traces the long road of Jesus toward Jerusalem — toward suffering, surrender, resurrection, and ultimately the sending of the Spirit. Again and again, the disciples misunderstand the path. They expect quick victory, visible power, and immediate clarity. Instead, Jesus keeps leading them deeper into a Kingdom that moves differently than the world expects. In this series, Terry walks us through the slower rhythms of faith — waiting instead of rushing, trusting instead of controlling, and discovering, often later than we expected, that resurrection was already moving beneath the surface. From ashes to fire, from wilderness to empty tomb, from fear to witness, The Long Game invites us to follow Jesus not merely toward Easter morning, but toward the kind of life that can only be formed over time.