Embracing Humility: Jesus' Triumphal Entry Lessons
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"I wrote this down because I didn't want to forget it. Listen, it says, Our lives must reflect Jesus before our lips proclaim him. If people don't see Jesus and how we live, they probably won't care what we have to say. Donkey didn't say a word. He just carried Jesus to the people. Who knew we could learn from a donkey? If God can use a donkey, he can use me, you, and me." [00:18:24] (37 seconds)
"When we think about the cloak, during biblical times, a cloak was a very important piece of clothing that people would wear. It got cold again in the mornings this week. And there's something just, when you put on your normal warm coat, your warm coat, you know what I'm talking about, it just feels good and comforting. And a cloak was really something that was used, that people would use. It was a sense of security and protection and comfort. The cloak even talked about kind of your status and position." [00:19:35] (44 seconds)
"When we see that passage here we're reminded, this is something that was going on. This was an act. This was a symbolism or symbolic act that people would take their cloak and lay it down. Okay? What were they saying when they would lay their cloaks down? What was the significance of that when they're laying their cloaks down before Jesus here? What would that mean? It would mean this. They're saying whatever my status is you're higher than that. God, I'm laying that down. Right? Whatever my security is I'm laying that down before you." [00:21:33] (33 seconds)
"Whatever is most important is nothing compared to who you are. I surrender everything I have to you. Charles Spurgeon said this if Christ is not all to you he is nothing to you. If Christ is not all to you then he is nothing to you. God's word following Jesus as your when he saves you he's your savior but following Jesus as your lord if you ever look up the word lord the kurios is the word in the Greek that's used for that." [00:22:44] (44 seconds)
"364 love is seven days a week or 24 hours a day seven days a week 365 days a year all the time when we follow Jesus as our Lord he doesn't want part of you he wants all of you and if you're holding something back listen to me he is not Lord of your life you have kicked him off this boss seat and you now claimed yourself as boss so let's think about this there's all kinds of examples throughout scripture in Matthew chapter 4 verse 24 Jesus is calling the disciples specifically here this is Peter and Andrew and James and John and it says immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him another passage says this not only they leave" [00:24:55] (52 seconds)
"Matthew was a tax collector. He had a very incredible tax booth that he worked in, and when Jesus showed up and said, Matthew, come with me, he didn't say, I've got two weeks of vacation. Will that work? No, it says he dropped everything. He left the tax booth, the tax office, and he followed Jesus immediately. Being a tax collector for Rome, you were hated by other Jewish people, but that was a pretty high level of status position for the Romans in that time." [00:26:45] (42 seconds)
"crosses placed on him he makes his way to Calvary nails go in his hands and his feet as he's hanging there and he's looking over the crowd he pushes up to breathe in that breath he catches a faint whiff of that perfume he's reminded of who he is listen to me when we follow Jesus we need to be willing to lay down whatever it takes your cloak your nets your tax office your perfume whatever is most important because you never know how God's going to use that to impact somebody else's life as well Jesus did this in Philippians we're reminded this says that's not that one but in Philippians it says this Jesus left heaven and everything that it was to come be with us he humbled himself to leave heaven to come to us Jesus laid his cloak down when he came from heaven to earth for you and for me so what do we need to do we need to be willing to lay our cloak down what cloak are you holding on to is it your control of your life is it your future is is it your own self -worth and who you think you are" [00:29:49] (96 seconds)
"listen no one can lay your cloak down for you what cloak does he want you to lay down today let's read on here in Matthew and finish up with the last prop that we're going to learn from Matthew 21 8 the rest of 8 through verse 11 says in other words cutting branches from trees and spread them on the road and the crowd going ahead of him and those who follow were shouting yeah wow yeah" [00:31:23] (28 seconds)
"But it's not so much about Jesus saving us from our circumstances as it is Jesus saving us from our eternal separation from God. I wrote this down. Will I allow my circumstances to determine my celebration of Jesus? Or will I celebrate Jesus regardless of my circumstances? Will you shout, Hosanna. See, one day, this is going to happen. In Revelation 7 and 9, it says, After these things I look and behold a great multitude, which no one can count, from every nation and all the tribes, peoples and languages standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes and palm branches with palm branches in their hands." [00:35:29] (55 seconds)
"One day, we're going to have the opportunity to stand before God to stand before Jesus. And we're not just going to be waving palm branches. But we're going to say, You are our Hosanna. You saved us. And you saved us right now. So I'm going to close with this. We're going to sing in just a second. Your challenge is this. Will you be a donkey? Will you carry Jesus to the people in your life? Will you lay down your cloak? Will you surrender everything in your life to Jesus? And will you wave the palm branches? Will you praise Jesus for who he is, not just what he does in your life? Three props in the Palm Sunday triumphant entry story." [00:36:30] (66 seconds)
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"When we think about the cloak, during biblical times, a cloak was a very important piece of clothing that people would wear. It got cold again in the mornings this week. And there's something just, when you put on your normal warm coat, your warm coat, you know what I'm talking about, it just feels good and comforting. And a cloak was really something that was used, that people would use. It was a sense of security and protection and comfort. The cloak even talked about kind of your status and position." [00:19:35] (44 seconds)
"When we see that passage here we're reminded, this is something that was going on. This was an act. This was a symbolism or symbolic act that people would take their cloak and lay it down. Okay? What were they saying when they would lay their cloaks down? What was the significance of that when they're laying their cloaks down before Jesus here? What would that mean? It would mean this. They're saying whatever my status is you're higher than that. God, I'm laying that down. Right? Whatever my security is I'm laying that down before you." [00:21:33] (33 seconds)
"Whatever is most important is nothing compared to who you are. I surrender everything I have to you. Charles Spurgeon said this if Christ is not all to you he is nothing to you. If Christ is not all to you then he is nothing to you. God's word following Jesus as your when he saves you he's your savior but following Jesus as your lord if you ever look up the word lord the kurios is the word in the Greek that's used for that." [00:22:44] (44 seconds)
"364 love is seven days a week or 24 hours a day seven days a week 365 days a year all the time when we follow Jesus as our Lord he doesn't want part of you he wants all of you and if you're holding something back listen to me he is not Lord of your life you have kicked him off this boss seat and you now claimed yourself as boss so let's think about this there's all kinds of examples throughout scripture in Matthew chapter 4 verse 24 Jesus is calling the disciples specifically here this is Peter and Andrew and James and John and it says immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him another passage says this not only they leave" [00:24:55] (52 seconds)
"Matthew was a tax collector. He had a very incredible tax booth that he worked in, and when Jesus showed up and said, Matthew, come with me, he didn't say, I've got two weeks of vacation. Will that work? No, it says he dropped everything. He left the tax booth, the tax office, and he followed Jesus immediately. Being a tax collector for Rome, you were hated by other Jewish people, but that was a pretty high level of status position for the Romans in that time." [00:26:45] (42 seconds)
"crosses placed on him he makes his way to Calvary nails go in his hands and his feet as he's hanging there and he's looking over the crowd he pushes up to breathe in that breath he catches a faint whiff of that perfume he's reminded of who he is listen to me when we follow Jesus we need to be willing to lay down whatever it takes your cloak your nets your tax office your perfume whatever is most important because you never know how God's going to use that to impact somebody else's life as well Jesus did this in Philippians we're reminded this says that's not that one but in Philippians it says this Jesus left heaven and everything that it was to come be with us he humbled himself to leave heaven to come to us Jesus laid his cloak down when he came from heaven to earth for you and for me so what do we need to do we need to be willing to lay our cloak down what cloak are you holding on to is it your control of your life is it your future is is it your own self -worth and who you think you are" [00:29:49] (96 seconds)
"listen no one can lay your cloak down for you what cloak does he want you to lay down today let's read on here in Matthew and finish up with the last prop that we're going to learn from Matthew 21 8 the rest of 8 through verse 11 says in other words cutting branches from trees and spread them on the road and the crowd going ahead of him and those who follow were shouting yeah wow yeah" [00:31:23] (28 seconds)
"But it's not so much about Jesus saving us from our circumstances as it is Jesus saving us from our eternal separation from God. I wrote this down. Will I allow my circumstances to determine my celebration of Jesus? Or will I celebrate Jesus regardless of my circumstances? Will you shout, Hosanna. See, one day, this is going to happen. In Revelation 7 and 9, it says, After these things I look and behold a great multitude, which no one can count, from every nation and all the tribes, peoples and languages standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes and palm branches with palm branches in their hands." [00:35:29] (55 seconds)
"One day, we're going to have the opportunity to stand before God to stand before Jesus. And we're not just going to be waving palm branches. But we're going to say, You are our Hosanna. You saved us. And you saved us right now. So I'm going to close with this. We're going to sing in just a second. Your challenge is this. Will you be a donkey? Will you carry Jesus to the people in your life? Will you lay down your cloak? Will you surrender everything in your life to Jesus? And will you wave the palm branches? Will you praise Jesus for who he is, not just what he does in your life? Three props in the Palm Sunday triumphant entry story." [00:36:30] (66 seconds)
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