TO FOLLOW JESUS, WE MUST MARCH TO THE BEAT OF HIS HEART (3 OF 5)
by Craig Smith
Scripture: Luke 19:28-47
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To Follow Jesus, We Must March to the Beat of His Heart (3 of 5)
Series: The Rising
Craig Smith
Luke 19: 28-47
I. Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills and to week number three of our Easter series, The Rising. This Sunday is actually a special day in the church calendar. It's what we call Palm Sunday because on this day about 2000 years ago, the disciples of Jesus welcomed him into Jerusalem by laying palm branches on the ground in front of him. They did that because that was an ancient tradition for welcoming kings...so they were welcoming Jesus as their King. But as we're going to see today, that welcome was not universal. And so even in the midst of what we sometimes call the Triumphal Entry, storm clouds were continuing to gather, which is why we're calling this the dark phase of the Easter series.
II. Main Body
A. Triumphal Elements
[delete v. 28) 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30 ''Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
There is something very important happening here, something we really haven't seen in Jesus' ministry up to this point: he's is asserting his authority as king with boldness. Entering cities on previously unridden colts was something only kings did. But he's not just asserting his authority by riding the colt. He's also asserting his authority by the way he got the colt.
Try to picture the scene: ''hey guys, I want you to go into the city and when you get in, you're gonna see a young donkey, a colt, tied up there. If you could just untie it and bring it back here, that would be great.'' Now, there's no reason for the disciples to think that Jesus had a donkey stored in Jerusalem, so the natural question would be ''umm...Jesus, did you just tell us to steal a donkey? In broad daylight? Uhhh...you know, I don't want t ...
Series: The Rising
Craig Smith
Luke 19: 28-47
I. Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills and to week number three of our Easter series, The Rising. This Sunday is actually a special day in the church calendar. It's what we call Palm Sunday because on this day about 2000 years ago, the disciples of Jesus welcomed him into Jerusalem by laying palm branches on the ground in front of him. They did that because that was an ancient tradition for welcoming kings...so they were welcoming Jesus as their King. But as we're going to see today, that welcome was not universal. And so even in the midst of what we sometimes call the Triumphal Entry, storm clouds were continuing to gather, which is why we're calling this the dark phase of the Easter series.
II. Main Body
A. Triumphal Elements
[delete v. 28) 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30 ''Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
There is something very important happening here, something we really haven't seen in Jesus' ministry up to this point: he's is asserting his authority as king with boldness. Entering cities on previously unridden colts was something only kings did. But he's not just asserting his authority by riding the colt. He's also asserting his authority by the way he got the colt.
Try to picture the scene: ''hey guys, I want you to go into the city and when you get in, you're gonna see a young donkey, a colt, tied up there. If you could just untie it and bring it back here, that would be great.'' Now, there's no reason for the disciples to think that Jesus had a donkey stored in Jerusalem, so the natural question would be ''umm...Jesus, did you just tell us to steal a donkey? In broad daylight? Uhhh...you know, I don't want t ...
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