Palm Sunday Lessons From a Donkey
Donald Cantrell
Matthew 21:1-11
I - The Attributes & Notoriety of That Donkey
II - The Arrangements & Notification of That Donkey
III - The Availability & Need of That Donkey
IV - The Attitude & Nature of That Donkey
V - The Acclaim & Nobility of That Donkey
VI - The Aftermath & Notations of That Donkey
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The Donkey
When fishes flew and forests walked
And figs grew upon thorn,
Some moment when the moon was blood
Then surely I was born.
With monstrous head and sickening cry
And ears like errant wings,
The devil's walking parody
On all four-footed things.
The tattered outlaw of the earth,
Of ancient crooked will;
Starve, scourge, deride me: I am dumb,
I keep my secret still.
Fools! For I also had my hour;
One far fierce hour and sweet:
There was a shout about my ears,
And palms before my feet.
G. K. CHESTERTON
Chesterton used some odd analogies to show some oddities that might have occurred within nature, before God could have used a meager donkey. It seems that Jesus riding on that meager donkey was as odd as figs growing on thorns, fish flying, and forest walking, yet God sovereignly chose that donkey. If he can use such a meager donkey, then he can surely use you!!!
Only a Donkey
The donkey awakened, his mind still savoring the afterglow of the most exciting day of his life. Never before had he felt such a rush of pleasure and pride.
He walked into town and found a group of people by the well. "I'll show myself to them," he thought.
But they didn't notice him. They went on drawing their water and paid him no mind.
"Throw your garments down," he said crossly. "Don't you know who I am?"
They just looked at him in amazement. Someone slapped him across the tail and ordered him to move.
"Miserable heathens!" he muttered to himself. "I'll just go to the market where the ...
Donald Cantrell
Matthew 21:1-11
I - The Attributes & Notoriety of That Donkey
II - The Arrangements & Notification of That Donkey
III - The Availability & Need of That Donkey
IV - The Attitude & Nature of That Donkey
V - The Acclaim & Nobility of That Donkey
VI - The Aftermath & Notations of That Donkey
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
The Donkey
When fishes flew and forests walked
And figs grew upon thorn,
Some moment when the moon was blood
Then surely I was born.
With monstrous head and sickening cry
And ears like errant wings,
The devil's walking parody
On all four-footed things.
The tattered outlaw of the earth,
Of ancient crooked will;
Starve, scourge, deride me: I am dumb,
I keep my secret still.
Fools! For I also had my hour;
One far fierce hour and sweet:
There was a shout about my ears,
And palms before my feet.
G. K. CHESTERTON
Chesterton used some odd analogies to show some oddities that might have occurred within nature, before God could have used a meager donkey. It seems that Jesus riding on that meager donkey was as odd as figs growing on thorns, fish flying, and forest walking, yet God sovereignly chose that donkey. If he can use such a meager donkey, then he can surely use you!!!
Only a Donkey
The donkey awakened, his mind still savoring the afterglow of the most exciting day of his life. Never before had he felt such a rush of pleasure and pride.
He walked into town and found a group of people by the well. "I'll show myself to them," he thought.
But they didn't notice him. They went on drawing their water and paid him no mind.
"Throw your garments down," he said crossly. "Don't you know who I am?"
They just looked at him in amazement. Someone slapped him across the tail and ordered him to move.
"Miserable heathens!" he muttered to himself. "I'll just go to the market where the ...
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