BORN TO BE A BETTER KING (2 OF 3)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Hebrews 7:1-3
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Title: Born To Be A Better King (3 of 4)
Series: Born To Be Better
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Hebrews 7:1-3
OPEN: There's a parable about the donkey that carried Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. When the donkey awoke the next day he walked into town and strutted in front of some people gathered at a well. But they didn't notice him. They just went on drawing water and paid him no mind. He was shocked! The day before they waved palm branches as he approached. The crowd had shouted out "Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD." But now someone slapped him on the side and ordered him to move on.
So, the donkey moved on to the market hoping maybe they'd remember him. But nobody paid any attention to him. He strutted down the street, but no one seemed to notice him.
Hurt and confused, the donkey returned home to his mother. And his mother smiled and said: "Foolish child. Don't you realize that without Him, you are just an ordinary donkey?" (Adapted from Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks by Wayne Rice. Copyright 1994 by Youth Specialties, Inc.)
Now, that's just a parable. But it points to something very important. The donkey felt the praise and the attention was for him. But instead it was for Jesus. Instead it was the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Without the King, that donkey was just an ordinary donkey.
Our text today points out that God had this all planned out from the beginning. Long before Jesus was born of Mary, Melchizedek appeared in Genesis. And God intended to use Melchizedek as portrait of Jesus. When you see Melchizedek... you're seeing Jesus. Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God... by translation... his name (is) KING of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, KING of peace."
You see, Melchizedek was a king of righteousness and a King of Peace. That's who Jesus was born to be. When you read about Melchizedek, you should be seeing Jesus because God intended you to see ...
Series: Born To Be Better
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Hebrews 7:1-3
OPEN: There's a parable about the donkey that carried Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. When the donkey awoke the next day he walked into town and strutted in front of some people gathered at a well. But they didn't notice him. They just went on drawing water and paid him no mind. He was shocked! The day before they waved palm branches as he approached. The crowd had shouted out "Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD." But now someone slapped him on the side and ordered him to move on.
So, the donkey moved on to the market hoping maybe they'd remember him. But nobody paid any attention to him. He strutted down the street, but no one seemed to notice him.
Hurt and confused, the donkey returned home to his mother. And his mother smiled and said: "Foolish child. Don't you realize that without Him, you are just an ordinary donkey?" (Adapted from Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks by Wayne Rice. Copyright 1994 by Youth Specialties, Inc.)
Now, that's just a parable. But it points to something very important. The donkey felt the praise and the attention was for him. But instead it was for Jesus. Instead it was the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Without the King, that donkey was just an ordinary donkey.
Our text today points out that God had this all planned out from the beginning. Long before Jesus was born of Mary, Melchizedek appeared in Genesis. And God intended to use Melchizedek as portrait of Jesus. When you see Melchizedek... you're seeing Jesus. Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God... by translation... his name (is) KING of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, KING of peace."
You see, Melchizedek was a king of righteousness and a King of Peace. That's who Jesus was born to be. When you read about Melchizedek, you should be seeing Jesus because God intended you to see ...
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