"The King Has Come" - Palm Sunday Sermon
Tim Melton
Luke 19:28-40
The story is told of the late Queen Elizabeth who would visit her summer palace to get away for a while. She would often dress more plainly and at times even go out and walk throughout the property. Once she came across a group of American tourists. They started up a conversation with her, asking if she live around there and if she had ever met the queen. They made small talk and eventually went on their way, never realizing that they had just talked with the Queen of England. They had met the queen and did not recognize her at all.
As we look at today's story in scripture we are going to see something very similar.
In the days of Jesus, the people were under the brutal rule of the Roman Empire. Life was unbearable, but what other option did they have? It was into these days of oppression that Jesus was born. He was born in Bethlehem, grew up in Nazareth, and began his public ministry in Judea and Galilee at the age of 30. For three years he preached of the coming of the Kingdom of God. His ministry was confirmed by the authority by which He taught and the working of signs and miracles. The blind received sight, the lame walked, those who had leprosy were cured, the deaf heard, the dead were raised, and the good news was preached. All of this was in preparation for what would occur this last week of Jesus' life.
In Luke 19:28-40 we see a remarkable event. Census records show that as many as 2.5 million Jews, gathering from all over the known world, would have gathered in Jerusalem in preparation for the Passover. Historians tell how Jews from different regions would usually cluster together, camping in specific areas in and around Jerusalem. It is known that Jews from Galilee often gathered at the south end of the Mount of Olives during Jewish feast days.1
In the words of Pastor Nelson Price, "These were the unsophisticated and unspoiled people of the area where Jesus spent most o ...
Tim Melton
Luke 19:28-40
The story is told of the late Queen Elizabeth who would visit her summer palace to get away for a while. She would often dress more plainly and at times even go out and walk throughout the property. Once she came across a group of American tourists. They started up a conversation with her, asking if she live around there and if she had ever met the queen. They made small talk and eventually went on their way, never realizing that they had just talked with the Queen of England. They had met the queen and did not recognize her at all.
As we look at today's story in scripture we are going to see something very similar.
In the days of Jesus, the people were under the brutal rule of the Roman Empire. Life was unbearable, but what other option did they have? It was into these days of oppression that Jesus was born. He was born in Bethlehem, grew up in Nazareth, and began his public ministry in Judea and Galilee at the age of 30. For three years he preached of the coming of the Kingdom of God. His ministry was confirmed by the authority by which He taught and the working of signs and miracles. The blind received sight, the lame walked, those who had leprosy were cured, the deaf heard, the dead were raised, and the good news was preached. All of this was in preparation for what would occur this last week of Jesus' life.
In Luke 19:28-40 we see a remarkable event. Census records show that as many as 2.5 million Jews, gathering from all over the known world, would have gathered in Jerusalem in preparation for the Passover. Historians tell how Jews from different regions would usually cluster together, camping in specific areas in and around Jerusalem. It is known that Jews from Galilee often gathered at the south end of the Mount of Olives during Jewish feast days.1
In the words of Pastor Nelson Price, "These were the unsophisticated and unspoiled people of the area where Jesus spent most o ...
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