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*Palm Sunday—*
*When God Doesn’t Follow Our Script—*
*4-5-09*
I have been involved in many, MANY weddings over the years
· Couldn’t even tell you how many
· I’ve been everything in a wedding that a guy could be, from ring bearer—to being groomsman—I’ve been the groom
· I’ve done all kinds of music—I’ve been the pastor
· I’ve done weddings on outdoors, indoors, on boats
And when you’ve been involved in a lot of weddings you learn a few things
· You have to take the day in stride
· It’s an emotional day—the bride—groom—parents have thought a LOT about what the day would be
· It can be a lot of fun
· I enjoy the good stuff!!
But it’s always will be a little unpredictable
· THINGS DON’T ALWAYS FOLLOW THE SCRIPT
· At my wedding—great idea—dripless candles
· I’ve seen a lot of UNPLANNED things happen in a wedding
o Ring bearers throwing up
o Grooms spilling wine on their new wives wedding gowns
o People almost losing the marriage license
And one thing about weddings, there’s a lot of planning and thought:
· ‘This is how it will be’
o There’s this dream
· But in reality—although come off beautifully
· Life has a way of surprising us—IT DOESN’T ALWAYS FOLLOW YOUR SCRIPT
· Have to learn to roll with that
In a lot ways, the way little girls dream about their wedding day
· Is a lot like the way Israel had been dreaming about the day when Messiah would arrive
· They had heard the promises—they knew He was coming
· They imagined how He would be revealed to the nation
· But somehow, when He DID arrive—most of them missed it
It’s kind of like the bride facing something unpredictable in the wedding
· Things don’t always follow the ‘script’ of what they think they should be
Israel as a nation—had come to the place where they had their script thought they understood who~/how Messiah would reveal Himself
· They had memorized the prophesies—they studied the promises
· But somehow GOD didn’t follow THEIR script
· Imagine that!
Ever have God do that for you?
· Not following YOUR script?
· And when you learn how to watch for His script
· And ADAPT to what HE’s doing
· That’s when you discover the treasure
Look at Matt 21
· What I’m going to do today is to look some places on Jesus’ journey to cross
· Places where NATION had one Expectation
o DISCIPLES had anther
· *But God* didn’t follow their script
Matt 21 is where we’re going to pick things up
· Fascinating passage of scripture
· Backstory
o WEEK leading up to the cross
o *All PROMISES *of history pointed towards—THIS WAS IT!!!
o But how it unfolded *didn’t follow script*—can learn from this
o Hunger—curiosity—interest everywhere—where is Messiah—WHO is he—how will He come?
o Some had thought John the B was him—but not
o Word about this Jesus had swept the nation—
o They heard of the miracles—they heard His words
o Yet somehow, He didn’t completely fit their ‘script’ of who Messiah was
And now it was leading up to Passover—one of the holiest days of the year
· Passover time—remembrance
· Spotless Lamb killed—Moses—blood on door post
· If you stayed IN THE HOUSE where the blood was spilled
· THERE you would be safe—angel of death would pass over
· That night in Egypt—God moved throughout land—Egyptians first born died
· Israel FINALLY freed
· Passover was the VERY THING that set an entire GENERATION of people FREE from slavery
What a PROPHETIC picture
· The spotless lamb had to be slain
· Remember what John the Baptist said when He saw Jesus?
o “Behold the lamb of God. .
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o John spoke the language—the culture of the people
· And THIS week—the HOLY week—when Jesus Christ was crucified—happened EXACTLY at Passover
· Jesus FULFILLED this feast in a way a lamb never could
o Every year—every time—needed NEW lamb
o Why?
Because we still sin
· Perfect lamb of God shed HIS blood for the world
o Forgiveness for ALL mankind
So RIGHT NOW—in Chapter 21
· It is the SUNDAY before Passover
· The greatest festival of the Jewish calendar
· Jews from around the land flocked to get to Jerusalem for Passover
· This was a CENTRAL time to their year—to get to the temple
· To worship and celebrate Passover
And throughout the nation was a looking—a watching
· Has HE arrived yet
· This Messiah who will set us FREE from our bondage
· They had heard He was coming—they watched for Him
They were presently under the thumb of the Roman Empire
· Injustice~/persecution~/even death—was a common consequence of being a nation under occupation
· Rome’s rule terrorized their lives on a daily basis
So It’s understandable when they read scripture—
· Their HOPE was OVERLAYED with their look at the promise!
Most interpreted Messiah as military King overthrow Rome
· Smash the feet of clay
· Jesus did—but not as THEY had expected it
Many had heard about this Jesus
· Some had believed—they had heard the stories—seen the miracles
· But some had doubted
· Some had written Him off completely—He wasn’t ‘ON SCRIPT’
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