The Meek King: Jesus, Our True and Best Deliverer

Many believed He was the Messiah, the one promised to bring freedom to establish a kingdom. They're laying down palm branches, which by the way from that time until Jesus' time was a symbol of victory, of liberation, of independence. In fact, if you look at old Jewish coins, you know what you'll find on there? Palm branches. The irony of this whole thing is this, the crowd is looking for a warrior king. But Jesus is coming as a meek king, a king of peace. [01:06:55] (41 seconds)  #MeekKingOfPeace

The need of Washington state, the need of Snohomish County, the need of Arlington and Snohomish and Darrington, the deliverance we need is not a political, economic, or social deliverance, my friends. Jesus has come to deliver us from greater bondage, the bondage of sin. Sin, the bondage of death, the bondage of of eternal condemnation. [01:18:04] (25 seconds)  #DeliveranceFromSin

You may be here today and you have settled for good. In fact, you've settled for this. If I just need to be good, I just need to have a better life, I just need a version two of me. No matter how many versions you create of yourself and no matter how much moral you become, none of that will make you right with God. [01:20:04] (29 seconds)  #SelfImprovementNotSalvation

``Instead of settling for good or better, why don't you settle for the best? Here's the good news. Your sin has been paid for. God did not overlook his sin. Your he doesn't overlook anyone's sin. In fact, he has dealt with your sin by taking your sin and putting it on Jesus Christ as he hung on the cross. [01:23:07] (22 seconds)  #SinPaidByJesus

Well, I'll just do better and God will accept that. That's good. That's good. And maybe better best better than what you're doing now, but my friend, it's not the best. Your good works to God, in God's sight, your good works are as filthy rags, the kind you throw out and burn. [01:24:24] (23 seconds)  #NotByWorks

And you may be sitting here today thinking you're gonna go to heaven because you came to church. You're gonna go to heaven. Or maybe you sit here today saying there's no way God would let me into heaven knowing how evil I am, how bad I am. Guess what? God already knows, and all of that sin is put on Jesus Christ the moment you believe. Because he loves you. He loves you, and he loves me. [01:27:16] (24 seconds)  #FaithPutsSinOnJesus

But I tell you the greatest hindrance to us accomplishing what God's called us to accomplish is distraction. I get it. You say, pastor, I work. I got family. I understand. Same here. I work. I've got family. I've got obligations, but I know this. Jesus is my king. I'm a citizen of heaven, first and foremost. I'm more of a citizen of heaven than I am an American. [01:28:38] (30 seconds)  #CitizenOfHeaven

Let's not settle for good, not even settle for better, but settle for the best. Jesus is the king we truly need, not the conquering hammer we desire, but the meek lamb of God who triumphs through his sacrifice. We live in an age of false deliverers. We live in an age of nationalism. We live in an age of division. You gotta fix your eyes on the true and best king whose kingdom endures forever. He's best. [01:35:00] (37 seconds)  #ChooseTheBestKing