Today, you'll notice the Word for Today radio program has been updated following the passing

of longtime host, Norm McBride.

Stepping in as the new host, we're pleased to welcome Kathy Parrish, a much-loved Christian

broadcaster and a passionate supporter of the Word for Today.

You'll also notice a new theme song, Little Country Church by Love Song, one of Chuck Smith's favorite musical groups.

Thank you for your continued support of the legacy of Chuck Smith and The Word for today.

Little Country Church on the edge of town, do, do, do, do, do, do, do.

People coming every day from miles around for meetings and for Sunday school and it's very plain to see it's not the way it used to be welcome to the word for today

featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter by chapter

verse by verse study through the entire Bible. And on today's edition

of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message, the authority of Jesus as we pick up

in Luke chapter 20, verse one. And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck. We are in the final week of the life of Jesus.

He is now in Jerusalem.

This is the week in which pilgrims are coming from all over the world to celebrate the feast of the Passover.

He has made his triumphant entry that is on Sunday.

He was officially rejected.

He did cleanse the temple, driving out the money changers,

taking authority in his father's house.

And he taught daily in the temple, we read in verse 47 of chapter 19.

So it came to pass that on one of those days,

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