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Below is a link to a Methodist choir and congregation singing a Palm Sunday hymn titled "All Glory, Laud And Honor." Theodulph, Bishop of Orléans, (c. 750-821) had been a celebrated poet in Charlemagne’s court during a period of medieval renaissance.  Widely hailed as a friend of the poor, he helped institute a number of enlightened reforms and, with a nod from the emperor, built public schools. After Charlemagne’s death, Louis the Pious inherited the throne. Petty and paranoid, he had many people rounded up and held captive, including Theodulph. Walls and locks cannot confine creativity or faith. Theodulph, the condemned poet, continued to write, including these words of praise. According to the legend, on Palm Sunday in the year 820, when the paranoid emperor passed by the prison tower in a procession of palm-wavers, Theodulph stood at his window and loudly sang this hymn. The emperor  was so moved by this hymn, that he ordered the Bishop to be released. https://youtu.be/ix...

Here is where to find indexes containing all Bible lessons posted on this blog since its inception in 2019. Click on the drop down menu and look for the archives tab. Then find the date listed below to find the appropriate index. I hope this will help you find lessons on a particular book of topic that we have studied through. I just noticed that I failed to post where to find the index for all of 2024 lessons, so I included that too. I apologize for any confusion that omission may have caused. An index for all lessons posted from  2019 through 2021 , was published on  September 7, 2022. An index for all lessons posted  in 2022 , was published  J anuary 24, 2023. An index for all lessons posted  in 202 3 was published on  February 28, 2024.  An index for all lessons posted  in 2024  was published on January 21, 2025. An index for all lessons posted  in 2025  was published on January 24, 2026. This post ...

Matthew 21:33  Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:  With the words "Hear another parable" Jesus spoke to the people gathered around about Him, but His parable was primarily directed to the chief priests.  God gave Israel's spiritual leaders a charge to teach His law to the people, and to show them the right way to worship. Romans 9:4-5  Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;  5  Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.  The design of Jesus' parable was to highlight many privileges God bestowed on the Jewish nation which contrasted sharply with their unfruitfulness, unfaithfulness and i...