Sermon Tone Analysis

This morning is the beginning of what we call the Passion week (sufferings of Christ).

Passion week Begins with Jesus Triumphal entry into Jerusalem and ends with His Resurrection.

Passion week Begins with Jesus Triumphant entry entry into Jerusalem and ends with His Resurrection and Assertion of Jesus

The timing of this message is kind of unique as we have just spend several weeks in the book of Romans going through the meaning of our Salvation.

We who were strangers to God’s covenant have now come into a relationship with Christ — the pinnacle (ceiling) of the Christian faith is being adopted and considered Sons and Daughter of God…

Sometimes a week might go by and it is relatively uneventful… but then there are some weeks that seem to be so full of activity..

I don’t know if there had ever been a week like this week in lives of the disciples or in the city of Jerusalem…

Beginning with Jesus Triumphant entry entry into Jerusalem and ending with the Resurrection and Asention of Jesus.

Sometimes a week might go by and it is relatively un eventful… but then there are some weeks that seem to be so full of activity..

I don’t know if there has ever been a week like this week in life of the disciples and in the city of Jerusalem…

Passion gives us insight into the love of God and the great lengths that God went to restore us into this relationship… Jesus during his earthly ministry set his sights on Jerusalem.. it is nearing the end of his ministry and the final preparations are being made before he will lay down his life…His whole life and purpose was to come and to give himself as sacrifice.

..

.

Sometimes a week might go by and it is relatively uneventful… but then there are some weeks that seem to be so full of activity..

I don’t know if there has ever been a week like this week in life of the disciples and in the city of Jerusalem…

…This Passion week is jammed full of Drama…

It Passover Celebration in Jerusalem, more than 2 million people are present in the city when Jesus enters Jerusalem in His triumphal entry, After the triumphal entry ‘the City he goes to the religious center -- immediately goes into the temple and to the court of the Gentiles and he tips over the tables of the money exchanges - he declares that his house should be called a house of prayer.

Jesus then laments over city Jerusalem as they have missed his time of His visitation.. the shortest verses in the bible ..Jesus wept… Jesus curses the fig tree that represents Israel that had so much promise but did not bear any fruit… Then there is the last supper where Jesus washes the disciples feet and predicts that he would be betrayed by Judas and denied by Peter… There is Jesus agony in the garden of Gethsemane as he wrestles with separation from the Father, there is the capture and the trials of Jesus before the religious leaders and the before Pilate, there is the Flogging of Jesus and the mocking of Jesus by the Roman soldiers as thorns are placed on his Head and purple Robe around his shoulders - they mock him by saying“Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands.,

There is the suffering on the cross for six hour Jesus hung on the cross.. where he cries out it is finished.. then his burial and Resurrection.

There is the suffering on the cross for six hour Jesus hung on the cross.. where he cries out it is finished.. then his burial and Resurrection.

So much took place during this week…

here is Jesus agony in the garden of Gethsemane as he wrestles with separation from the Father, there is the capture and the trials of Jesus before the religious leader and the before Pilate, there is the Flogging of Jesus and the mocking of Jesus by the Roman soldiers as thorns are placed on his Head, There is the suffering on the cross, there is the agony of his death - where he cries out it is finished.. then his burial and Resurrection.

… Passion week is full of Drama… Their is betrayal, Celebration, there is righteous Anger as Jesus cleanses the temple, there are the trials of Jesus, there is the Flogging of Jesus and the thorns placed on his Head, their is mocking, their is suffering on the cross, their is the dispareof death and the hope of resurrection..

Holy Week or the week of Christs passion - gives us insight to the great lengths Jesus went to bring us into a relationship with himself…

Jesus came at the right time in History… it was just at the Roman Pax two hundred years of peace.. it was said that this period was a miracle because prior to this time there had never been peace for so many centuries in any given period of History....

Not only was it a right time in history it was the right time for us… Jesus came while we were weak… and distant from God.

We were unable to help ourselves.

Bound by sin and destined for an eternity apart from God, no amount of struggle could free us from condemnation.

It was for us “the right time” for Christ’s atoning death.

Everything in the narative of the easter story is moving toward Christs Death, Burial and Resurrection.. Altemately what theologians have Called Christus Victory.... meaning that Christ has conquered

Mounce, R. H. (1995).

Romans (Vol.

27, p. 136).

Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.

What Jesus demonstrated through the cross of Christ was his unconditional Love…for us..

The remarkable thing about the death of Christ was that it took place “while we were still sinners.”

Because of the message of the cross we who were strangers to God’s covenant have now come into a life giving relationship with Christ — we have been included, adopted--- accepted in the beloved and we are considered Sons and Daughter of God…

God did not wait until we had performed well enough to merit his love (which, of course, no one ever could) before he acted in love on our behalf.

Christ died for us while we were still alienated from him and cared nothing for his attention or affection… This is remarkable...

Holy Week or the passion gives us insight into the love of God and the great lengths that God went to restore us into this relationship...

and the hope of resurrection..

there is the capture and the trials of Jesus, there is the Flogging of Jesus and the mocking of Jesus as thorns are placed on his Head, their is the suffering on the cross, there is the dispare of death, there are even natural events and earthquake that tares the curtain in the temple in two..

There is mourning of death and then hope of resurrection..

Romans 5:6

What Jesus demonstrated through the cross was his Love…for us..

The remarkable thing about the death of Christ was that it took place “while we were still sinners” God did not wait until we had performed well enough to merit his love (which, of course, no one ever could) before he acted in love on our behalf.

Christ died for us while we were still alienated from him and cared nothing for his attention or affection… This is remarkable...

; )

)

The cross defines what Scripture means by “love” of God.

Johns says.

The remarkable thing about the death of Christ was that it took place “while we were still sinners” (; ).

God did not wait until we had performed well enough to merit his love (which, of course, no one ever could) before he acted in love on our behalf.

Christ died for us while we were still alienated from him and cared nothing for his attention or affection.

God did not wait until we had performed well enough to merit his love (which, of course, no one ever could) before he acted in love on our behalf.

Christ died for us while we were still alienated from him and cared nothing for his attention or affection.

The cross defines what Scripture means by “love” (1 John 3:16).

Love is the voluntary placing of the welfare of others ahead of one’s own.

It is action, not sentiment

God is the Father

‘Love is the voluntary placing of the welfare of others ahead of one’s own.

It is action, not sentiment.”

Mounce, R. H. (1995).

Romans (Vol.

27, pp.

136–137).

Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.

The cross defines what Scripture means by “love” (1 John 3:16).

Love is the voluntary placing of the welfare of others ahead of one’s own.

It is action, not sentiment

Love is the voluntary placing of the welfare of others ahead of one’s own.

It is action, not sentiment.”

We need to understand that as Jesus set his sights on Jerusalem..

He doesn't have a political agend… motivation by love… God loved that he gave us his son.... this is what carried Jesus through this week… e

Jesus during his earthly ministry set his sights on Jerusalem.. it is nearing the end of his ministry and the final preparations are being made before he will lay down his life…His whole life and purpose was to come and to give himself as sacrifice.

Jesus during his earthly ministry set his sights on Jerusalem.. it is nearing the end of his ministry and the final preparations are being made before he will lay down his life…His whole life and purpose was to come and to give himself as sacrifice.

it is nearing the end of his ministry and the final preparations are being made before he will lay down his life…His whole life and purpose was to come and to give himself as sacrifice.

Everything in the narrative of the easter story is moving toward Jerusalem, It is moving towards a conflict between the religious leaders and the authorities.. and ultimately this conflict is going bring about the crucifixion of Christ…

Everything in the narrative of the easter story is moving toward Jerusalem, towards a conflict between the religious leaders and the authorities.. and ultimately it is going bring about the crucifixion of Christ…

that is going to bring about the crucifixion of Christ…

Until this point in this point, Jesus has been very careful to not declare himself as the Messiah... Jesus would heal and do miracles and when healed lepers he would tell them to present themselves to the priest to be declared clean…(so they were no longer outcasts and able to join the community again) and he would add… 'See that you don't tell this to anyone...'" ()

'See that you don't tell this to anyone...'" ()

'See that you don't tell this to anyone...'" ()

Why was Jesus wanting his identity?

Darrel Brock author and theologian says there was two primary reasons why Jesus wanted his disciples to be silent about his identity...

Darrel Brock author and theologian says there was two primary reasons why Jesus wanted his disciples (and those he healed) to be silent about his identity... and both has to do with timing.

They disciples still had a lot to learn about the identity of Jesus…it would have been too early for them to proclaim Jesus as the Messiah.

if Jesus publicly proclaimed his Messiahship would have put himself at immediate risk before Rome.

The rulers of Rome decided who was king, and this would have been a direct affront to their power.

if Jesus publicly proclaimed his Messiahship, he would have put himself at immediate risk before Rome.

The rulers of Rome decided who was king, and this would have been a direct affront to their power.

This was because it was not time yet.

T/S This all changes when Jesus his disciples leave Jericho and head towards Bethpage - … As they are leaving town something happens that confirms the tide is changing..

to keep it a secret

But this changes as Jesus and his disciples leave Jericho and head towards Bethpage - There are two blind men sitting on the road side and when they hear that Jesus is passing by.. “They Cry out Lord, have mercy on us,Son of David.”

Everybody knew that the Son of David was the Messianic king who had been predicted for centuries.

For the first time some one has called Jesus by this title of Messiah… This concerned the crowd.. and would have shook the disciples

But this all changes as Jesus and his disciples leave Jericho and head towards Bethpage - At the end of Matthew chapter 20..

matt 20:29-

These two blind men sitting on the road side and when they hear that Jesus is passing by.... “They Cry out Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David.”

Mark supplies the name of one of the men—Bartimaeus “They Cry out Lord, have mercy on us,Son of David.”

The crowd wanted to silence these men.... but the more they cried out… These men had faith… they recognized that this is Jesus… Just yesterday I had this opportunity to talk to this man about faith and he grew up S. Baptist… but he said to me I don’t know if I believe any more… How many people in the world are walking blinded to Christ… but these men knew that Jesus was no ordinary man… He was the Son of David… they could receive mercy… underseved favor....

Blomberg, C. (1992).

Matthew (Vol.

22, p. 309).