Through the Eyes of Jesus
A Palm Sunday Sermon
Jerry N Watts
Luke 19:29-44
Everybody seems to love a parade. I remember coming to town as a child for the annual Christmas parade. Since I've returned here, I have been to several parades (I.E. Christmas, Homecoming, Band, etc). People generally have a good time at parades.
In Bible days, Parades were big. When leaders went to battle and won, they often came home to a parade. One Old Testament example is found in 1 Samuel 18. David was a military leader in Saul's Kingdom and went to battle with the Philistines (you remember his history with that nation). David's troops won a great victory and came home to the parade of dancing and the singing of "Saul has killed thousands, BUT DAVID has killed tens of thousands." That was seemingly a great day. But the people didn't know that was the beginning of the end for Saul, for he was jealous of David. For
David, very quickly, the praise turned into problems. The joy turned to sorrow. Spoiler.
To read this story of what we have named "The Triumphal Entry" is to get the sense that this was a great occasion.
Well, this does fulfill the Zechariah 9 prophecy (READ)
Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your King is coming to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
So that fact that some of the people see Him coming to the Jewish nation as the Messiah is reason to celebrate and be happy. But we should notice something else.
At the end of this joyful, good, upbeat, and optimistic parade, we find Jesus, weeping? At times, parades bring a great deal of emotion, but weeping is rarely one of them. Why is it that Jesus is weeping? I offer you that He is weeping because of what He saw. Would did He see? Will you join me in seeing what He sees?
1) The Future - (Vs 42-43) - Those words are sobering. This remind us that God the Father is not only a God of lov ...
A Palm Sunday Sermon
Jerry N Watts
Luke 19:29-44
Everybody seems to love a parade. I remember coming to town as a child for the annual Christmas parade. Since I've returned here, I have been to several parades (I.E. Christmas, Homecoming, Band, etc). People generally have a good time at parades.
In Bible days, Parades were big. When leaders went to battle and won, they often came home to a parade. One Old Testament example is found in 1 Samuel 18. David was a military leader in Saul's Kingdom and went to battle with the Philistines (you remember his history with that nation). David's troops won a great victory and came home to the parade of dancing and the singing of "Saul has killed thousands, BUT DAVID has killed tens of thousands." That was seemingly a great day. But the people didn't know that was the beginning of the end for Saul, for he was jealous of David. For
David, very quickly, the praise turned into problems. The joy turned to sorrow. Spoiler.
To read this story of what we have named "The Triumphal Entry" is to get the sense that this was a great occasion.
Well, this does fulfill the Zechariah 9 prophecy (READ)
Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your King is coming to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
So that fact that some of the people see Him coming to the Jewish nation as the Messiah is reason to celebrate and be happy. But we should notice something else.
At the end of this joyful, good, upbeat, and optimistic parade, we find Jesus, weeping? At times, parades bring a great deal of emotion, but weeping is rarely one of them. Why is it that Jesus is weeping? I offer you that He is weeping because of what He saw. Would did He see? Will you join me in seeing what He sees?
1) The Future - (Vs 42-43) - Those words are sobering. This remind us that God the Father is not only a God of lov ...
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