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The Triumphal Entry
Matthew 21
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The expectation of the people:
some kind of trouble with Rome.
The masses looked for a positive outcome of the coming
conflict. Jesus as King. (Let prosperity reign!)
Psalm 72
Psalm 72
1Endow
the king with your justice, O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.
2He will judge your people in righteousness,
your afflicted ones with justice.
3The mountains will bring prosperity to the people,
the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4He will defend the afflicted among the people
and save the children of the needy;
he will crush the oppressor.
5He
will endure as long as the sun,
as long as the moon, through all generations.
6He will be like rain falling on a mown field,
like showers watering the earth.
7In his days the righteous will flourish;
prosperity will abound till the moon is no more.
Psalm 72
8He
will rule from sea to sea
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
9The desert tribes will bow before him
and his enemies will lick the dust.
10The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores
will bring tribute to him;
the kings of Sheba and Seba
will present him gifts.
11All kings will bow down to him
and all nations will serve him.
12For
he will deliver the needy who cry out,
the afflicted who have no one to help.
13He will take pity on the weak and the needy
and save the needy from death.
14He will rescue them from oppression and violence,
for precious is their blood in his sight.
Psalm 72
15Long
may he live!
May gold from Sheba be given him.
May people ever pray for him
and bless him all day long.
16Let grain abound throughout the land;
on the tops of the hills may it sway.
Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon;
let it thrive like the grass of the field.
17 May his name endure forever;
may it continue as long as the sun.
All nations will be blessed through him,
and they will call him blessed.
18Praise
be to the LORD God, the God of Israel,
who alone does marvelous deeds.
19Praise be to his glorious name forever;
may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and Amen.
The expectation of the people:
some kind of trouble with Rome.
The masses looked for a positive outcome of the coming
conflict. Jesus as King.
The leaders saw a very negative outcome (John 11:47-48).
The masses had faith in the future while the leaders just
hoped to survive. Jesus as disaster.
John 11:45-53
45Therefore
many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and
had seen what Jesus did, put their faith in him. 46But some of
them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
47Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the
Sanhedrin.
“What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man
performing many miraculous signs. 48If we let him go on like this,
everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and
take away both our place and our nation.”
49Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that
year, spoke up, “You know nothing at all! 50You do not realize
that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that
the whole nation perish.”
51He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he
prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, 52and not
only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to
bring them together and make them one. 53So from that day on
they plotted to take his life.
The expectation of the people:
some kind of trouble with Rome.
The masses looked for a positive outcome of the coming
conflict. Jesus as King.
The leaders saw a very negative outcome (John 11:47-48).
The masses had faith in the future while the leaders just
hoped to survive. Jesus as disaster.
The reality was that there indeed was already a lot of trouble,
but Rome was merely a symptom of the whole. The trouble
was simply that of sin and its multi-faceted consequences.
Isaiah 59:1-4
1Surely
the arm of the LORD is not too short to save,
nor his ear too dull to hear.
2But your iniquities have separated
you from your God;
your sins have hidden his face from you,
so that he will not hear.
3For your hands are stained with blood,
your fingers with guilt.
Your lips have spoken lies,
and your tongue mutters wicked things.
4No one calls for justice;
no one pleads his case with integrity.
They rely on empty arguments and speak lies;
they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
Isaiah 59:5-8
5They
hatch the eggs of vipers
and spin a spider’s web.
Whoever eats their eggs will die,
and when one is broken, an adder is hatched.
6Their cobwebs are useless for clothing;
they cannot cover themselves with what they make.
Their deeds are evil deeds,
and acts of violence are in their hands.
7Their feet rush into sin;
they are swift to shed innocent blood.
Their thoughts are evil thoughts;
ruin and destruction mark their ways.
8The way of peace they do not know;
there is no justice in their paths.
They have turned them into crooked roads;
no one who walks in them will know peace.
Isaiah 59:9-11
9So
justice is far from us,
and righteousness does not reach us.
We look for light, but all is darkness;
for brightness, but we walk in deep shadows.
10Like the blind we grope along the wall,
feeling our way like men without eyes.
At midday we stumble as if it were twilight;
among the strong, we are like the dead.
11We all growl like bears;
we moan mournfully like doves.
We look for justice, but find none;
for deliverance, but it is far away.
The expectation of the people:
some kind of trouble with Rome.
The masses looked for a positive outcome of the
coming conflict. Jesus as King.
The leaders saw a very negative outcome (John 11:47-48).
The masses had faith in the future while the leaders just
hoped to survive. Jesus as disaster.
The reality was that there indeed was already a lot of trouble,
but Rome was merely a symptom of the whole. The trouble
was simply that of sin and its multi-faceted consequences.
Christ was indeed entering as a conqueror, but not the kind
that was sought by the masses nor rejected by the rulers of the
Jews. Jesus came to offer the way out, through his person and
work, his death and resurrection. He would redeem from the
cause which would unwork the symptoms.
The expectation of the people:
some kind of trouble with Rome.
The masses looked for a positive outcome of the coming
conflict. Jesus as King.
The leaders saw a very negative outcome (John 11:47-48).
The masses had faith in the future while the leaders just
hoped to survive. Jesus as disaster.
The reality was that there indeed was already a lot of trouble,
but Rome was merely a symptom of the whole. The trouble
was simply that of sin and its multi-faceted consequences.
Christ was indeed entering as a conqueror, but not the kind
that was sought by the masses or rejected by the rulers of the
Jews. Jesus came to offer the way out, through his person and
work, his death and resurrection. He would redeem from the
cause which would unwork the symptoms.
He walks into what appears to be a victory party, knowing
that it is in reality, a funeral dirge.
The expectation of the people:
some kind of trouble with Rome.
The masses looked for a positive outcome of the coming
conflict. Jesus as King.
The leaders saw a very negative outcome (John 11:47-48).
The masses had faith in the future while the leaders just
hoped to survive. Jesus as disaster.
The reality was that there indeed was already a lot of trouble,
but Rome was merely a symptom of the whole. The trouble
was simply that of sin and its multi-faceted consequences.
Christ was indeed entering as a conqueror, but not the kind
that was sought by the masses or rejected by the rulers of the
Jews. Jesus came to offer the way out, through his person and
work, his death and resurrection.
He walks into what appears to be a victory party, knowing
that it is in reality, a funeral dirge, which will end turns into
the greatest victory party of all time.
Revelation 19:1-9
1After
this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great
multitude in heaven shouting:
“Hallelujah!
Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
for true and just are his judgments.
He has condemned the great prostitute
who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”
3And again they shouted:
“Hallelujah!
The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever.”
4The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down
and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they
cried:
“Amen, Hallelujah!”
5Then a voice came from the throne, saying:
“Praise our God, all you his servants,
you who fear him, both small and great!”
Revelation 19:1-9
6Then
I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the
roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:
“Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns.
Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory!
For the wedding of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready.
8Fine linen, bright and clean,
was given her to wear.”
(Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.)
9Then
the angel said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are
invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!’ ”x And he added,
“These are the true words of God.”
Matthew 21
1As
they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the
Mount of Olives
Jesus, the King, has absolute knowledge and
understanding
Matthew 20:17-19
Now as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the
twelve disciples aside and said to them, “We are going up to
Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief
priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him
to death and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be
mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he
will be raised to life!”
Matthew 21
1As
they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the
Mount of Olives
Jesus, the King, has absolute knowledge and
understanding
Colossians 2
1I
want you to know how much I am struggling for you and
for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me
personally. 2My purpose is that they may be encouraged in
heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches
of complete understanding, in order that they may know the
mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3in whom are hidden all the
treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Matthew 21
1As
they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the
Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2saying to them, “Go to the
village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there,
with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3If anyone
says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will
send them right away.
Jesus, the King, has absolute power, even over donkeys.
Colossians 1:15-18
15He
is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all
creation. 16For by him all things were created: things in heaven
and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or
rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.
17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
18And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning
and the firstborn from among the dead so that in everything
he might have the supremacy.
Matthew 21
1As
they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the
Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2saying to them, “Go to the
village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there,
with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3If anyone
says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will
send them right away.
4This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
5Say
to the Daughter of Zion,
‘See, your king comes to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
On a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
(Zechariah 9:9)
Jesus clearly claims to be the Messiah
Zechariah 9:9-13
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!
Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,
righteous and having salvation,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
10I will take away the chariots from Ephraim
and the war-horses from Jerusalem,
and the battle bow will be broken.
He will proclaim peace to the nations.
His rule will extend from sea to sea
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
11As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you,
I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit.
12Return to your fortress, O prisoners of hope;
even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.
13I will bend Judah as I bend my bow
and fill it with Ephraim.
I will rouse your sons, O Zion,
against your sons, O Greece,
and make you like a warrior’s sword.
Matthew 21
6The
disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7They
brought the donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and
Jesus sat on them. 8A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the
road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on
the road.
Leviticus 23:39-41
“ ‘So beginning with the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after you
have gathered the crops of the land, celebrate the festival to the
LORD for seven days; the first day is a day of rest, and the eighth day
also is a day of rest. On the first day you are to take choice fruit from
the trees, and palm fronds, leafy branches and poplars, and rejoice
before the LORD your God for seven days. Celebrate this as a festival
to the LORD for seven days each year. This is to be a lasting ordinance
for the generations to come; celebrate it in the seventh month.
Matthew 21
6The
disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7They
brought the donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and
Jesus sat on them. 8A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the
road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on
the road. 9The crowds that went ahead of him and those that
followed shouted,
“Hosanna to the Son of David”
Recognition that Jesus is the Messiah.
“Hosanna” means save.
Matthew 21
6The
disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7They
brought the donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and
Jesus sat on them. 8A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the
road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on
the road. 9The crowds that went ahead of him and those that
followed shouted,
“Hosanna to the Son of David”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
Psalm 118:26
LORD, save us; O LORD, grant us success.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.
From the house of the LORD we bless you.
The LORD is God,
and he has made his light shine upon us.
With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession
up to the horns of the altar.
Matthew 21
6The
disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7They
brought the donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and
Jesus sat on them. 8A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the
road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on
the road. 9The crowds that went ahead of him and those that
followed shouted,
“Hosanna to the Son of David”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Hosanna in the highest!”
Hosanna means “Save!”
Matthew 21
6The
disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7They
brought the donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and
Jesus sat on them. 8A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the
road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on
the road. 9The crowds that went ahead of him and those that
followed shouted,
“Hosanna to the Son of David”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Hosanna in the highest!”
10When
Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and
asked, “Who is this?”
11The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth
in Galilee.”
Matthew 21
12Jesus
entered the temple area and drove out all who were
buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money
changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13“It is written,” he
said to them, “ ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you
are making it a ‘den of robbers.’ ’”
Jeremiah 7:9-11
9“
‘Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury,
burn incense to Baal and follow other gods you have not
known, 10and then come and stand j before me in this house,
which bears my Name, and say, “We are safe”—safe to do all
these detestable things? 11Has this house, which bears my
Name, become a den of robbers to you? But I have been
watching! declares the LORD.
Matthew 21
12Jesus
entered the temple area and drove out all who were
buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money
changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13“It is written,” he
said to them, “ ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you
are making it a ‘den of robbers.’ ’”
14The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he
healed them.
Isaiah 35:3 - 5
Strengthen the feeble hands,
steady the knees that give way;
say to those with fearful hearts,
“Be strong, do not fear; your God will come,
he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution
he will come to save you.”
Then will the eyes of the blind be opened
and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
Matthew 21
12Jesus
entered the temple area and drove out all who were
buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money
changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13“It is written,” he
said to them, “ ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you
are making it a ‘den of robbers.’ ’”
14The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he
healed them. 15But when the chief priests and the teachers of the
law saw the wonderful things he did
They understand what is going on.
Matthew 21
12Jesus
entered the temple area and drove out all who were
buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money
changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13“It is written,” he
said to them, “ ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you
are making it a ‘den of robbers.’ ’”
14The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he
healed them. 15But when the chief priests and the teachers of the
law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in
the temple area, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were
indignant.
16“Do you
Psalm
8:1-2
hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.
“Yes,”
repliedour
Jesus,
“have you never read,
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Lord,
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because of your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.
What kind of King do you desire?
One who will give you what you want?
Health, Wealth, Prosperity, Status
What kind of King do you desire?
One who will give you what you want?
One who will let you be in charge?
Just don’t mess with my stuff!
What kind of King do you desire?
One who will give you what you want?
One who will let you be in charge?
One who will do whatever it takes
to redeem you?
“Your will be done.”
What kind of King do you desire?
One who will give you what you want?
One who will let you be in charge?
One who will do whatever it takes
to redeem you?
One who is of this world, or one who is not?
What kind of King do you desire?
One who will give you what you want?
One who will let you be in charge?
One who will do whatever it takes
to redeem you?
One who is of this world, or one who is not?
Is there really a choice?
Raise Up the Crown
(All hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
HYMNS ~ Passion Recording
What kind of commitment is required of the
King’s subjects?
Absolute knowledge ~ Colossians 2:2-3
Absolute control ~ Colossians 1:15
Absolute courage ~ Matthew 20:17-19
Absolute empathy ~ Hebrews 4:15; John
11:35
Absolute power ~ John 1:3-4
Absolute deity ~ John 1:1-2
Absolute love ~ John 15:13
Absolutely for us ~ John 10:11-16
John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his
life for his friends.
Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to
sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who
has been tempted in every way, just as we are —yet
was without sin.
Matthew 20:20-23
Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with
her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.
“What is it you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that
one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the
other at your left in your kingdom.”
“You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to
them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We
can,” they answered.
Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup, n
but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These
places belong to those for whom they have been prepared
John
10:11-16
by
my Father.”
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down
his life for the sheep.
The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep.
So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep
and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters
it.
The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares
Everyone has a
king, what’s mine?