THE CONQUEROR OF PRIDE (1 OF 3)
Scripture: Matthew 20:17-28
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The Conqueror of Pride (1 of 3)
Series: Christ the Conqueror
Jonathan McLeod
Matthew 20:17-28
''The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many'' (Matt. 20:28).
THE GREATEST CONQUEROR
Who was history's greatest conqueror? Napoleon Bonaparte? Genghis Khan? Julius Caesar? Alex-ander the Great? Alexander the Great was undefeated in battle. By the age of 30, he had created one of history's largest empires, stretching from Greece to India.
What about Jesus? You might not think of Jesus as a conqueror, but he defeated three powerful enemies: pride, sin, and death. Jesus is history's greatest conqueror.
One enemy we all have is pride. It was pride that led to humanity's first sin. Adam and Eve wanted to ''be like God'' (Gen. 3:5). It could be argued that all sin is rooted in our pride. Having humility is extremely difficult for us. (Sometimes people think they're humble, but in reality they're proud of their ''humility.'') How can we conquer pride?
[Read Matthew 20:17-28.]
THE FIRST PALM SUNDAY
Five days before his crucifixion, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. We call this day Palm Sunday. The event itself is known as the triumphal entry. The people ''cut branches from the trees and spread them on the ground'' (v. 8). John's Gospel tells us that the branches were ''branches of palm trees'' (John 12:13). About two hundred years earlier, a Jewish rebel group known as the Maccabees liberated Judea from Antiochus and the Greeks. One of their victories was celebrated with ''palm-branches'' (1 Macc. 13:51). In Jesus' day, the Jews were under the power of Rome, and they were looking for the Messiah to defeat the Romans.
The excited crowd cried out, ''Hosanna in the highest!'' (v. 9). ''Hosanna'' literally means ''save us.'' However, by the first century it had become a cry of praise to God. Regardless, it's clear that the people had salvation on their minds. The first part of v. 5 (''Say to the ...
Series: Christ the Conqueror
Jonathan McLeod
Matthew 20:17-28
''The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many'' (Matt. 20:28).
THE GREATEST CONQUEROR
Who was history's greatest conqueror? Napoleon Bonaparte? Genghis Khan? Julius Caesar? Alex-ander the Great? Alexander the Great was undefeated in battle. By the age of 30, he had created one of history's largest empires, stretching from Greece to India.
What about Jesus? You might not think of Jesus as a conqueror, but he defeated three powerful enemies: pride, sin, and death. Jesus is history's greatest conqueror.
One enemy we all have is pride. It was pride that led to humanity's first sin. Adam and Eve wanted to ''be like God'' (Gen. 3:5). It could be argued that all sin is rooted in our pride. Having humility is extremely difficult for us. (Sometimes people think they're humble, but in reality they're proud of their ''humility.'') How can we conquer pride?
[Read Matthew 20:17-28.]
THE FIRST PALM SUNDAY
Five days before his crucifixion, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. We call this day Palm Sunday. The event itself is known as the triumphal entry. The people ''cut branches from the trees and spread them on the ground'' (v. 8). John's Gospel tells us that the branches were ''branches of palm trees'' (John 12:13). About two hundred years earlier, a Jewish rebel group known as the Maccabees liberated Judea from Antiochus and the Greeks. One of their victories was celebrated with ''palm-branches'' (1 Macc. 13:51). In Jesus' day, the Jews were under the power of Rome, and they were looking for the Messiah to defeat the Romans.
The excited crowd cried out, ''Hosanna in the highest!'' (v. 9). ''Hosanna'' literally means ''save us.'' However, by the first century it had become a cry of praise to God. Regardless, it's clear that the people had salvation on their minds. The first part of v. 5 (''Say to the ...
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