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PO - While sinners, Christ died for us.
Crown of life - steadfast under trial
Victor’s crown - temperate in all things
Crown of righteousness - love at His appearing
Crown of rejoicing - to the soul winner
So may way’s we often forget to count, to include among our blessings.
Read Psalm 118:26 and say that second part to the person next to you.
INTRO -
As a minister was addressing a group of men, he took a large piece of paper and made a black dot in the center of it with a marking pen.
Then he held the paper up before the group and asked them what they saw.
One person quickly replied, “I see a black mark.”
“Right,” the preacher replied.
“What else do you see?” Complete silence prevailed.
“Don’t you see anything other than the dot?” he asked.
A chorus of noes came from the audience.
“I’m really surprised,” the speaker commented.
“You have completely overlooked the most important thing of all—the sheet of paper.”
Then he made the application.
He said that in life we are often distracted by small, dot-like disappointments or painful experiences, and we are prone to forget the innumerable blessings we receive from the hand of the Lord.
But like the sheet of paper, the good things are far more important than the adversities that monopolize our attention.
This reminds me of a bit of verse which, though I admit is somewhat trite, does express good practical advice.
Someone has written: “As you travel down life’s pathway, may this ever be your goal:/ Keep your eye upon the doughnut, and not upon the hole!”
Yes, rather than concentrating on the trials of life, we should fix our attention upon is blessings.
Let us say with the psalmist, “Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits” (Psalm 68:19).
- R. W. D.
TRANS - The time of the Jesus was different.
Yet, God’s blessings are still amazing.
Let’s travel back to that day of Jesus’ teaching on earth and see for ourselves three aspects of blessing: believing, receiving, & becoming.
What does it say?
What does it mean?
Believing in Blessing
Where were Bethphage, Bethany, and the Mount of Olives in relation to Jerusalem?
The “Mount of Olives” is east of Jerusalem; its slopes provide a good view of the city.
“Bethany” was on the southeast slope about 2 miles from Jerusalem and out of sight.
The location of “Bethphage” is not certain; yet probably nearer Jerusalem.
Most Jerusalem is mentioned first because it is the goal whereas the other two are mentioned by their relationship to the great city.
POINT - If you were a pilgrim heading to Jerusalem, you anticipated the blessing that lied ahead.
Today, how do we view our Lord’s Day?
Myself, it’s my favorite day.
I get to worship my Lord with my family.
What is the significance of riding into Jerusalem on a colt?
Jesus didn’t catch a ride because He was tired; the rest of the journey was very short in comparison and all down hill.
Jesus didn’t walk into the city as pilgrims do.
The “never ridden” donkey serves a special purpose; it is unique.
It the intention of Jesus to enter Jerusalem as the King of Isreal.
Do you see it?
Can you see it?
Our gathering here is an amazing blessing!!!
It’s more than, “we get to gather for worship;” You get to gather for a football game.
It’s more than I get to see my friends; we can see one another anyplace.
It’s here we witness the coming together together and with God’s own Spirit in a way unlike any other event on the planet.
It’s this corporate worship that provides you and I an opportunity to see, hear, and be part of something so much bigger than anything else in which we might participate.
Do you believe that?
Receiving the Blessing
Why did people spread their coats and branches on the road before Jesus?
Spreading clothing before a monarch was an understood practice both biblically and even among the Hellenist culture.
A stone relief adorning the sarcophagus of Adelphia shows a man placing a garment under the beast on which Adelphia rides.
Receiving the blessing requires our participation.
Do you realize that when we sing, our praise and worship is to God and our songs of hymns are to one another?
That’s right, we sing to God and to one another.
Sadly, some fail to see this and more often play the part of critic.
They miss the blessing because they are not participating in worship, but coming to see “what they can get” not to see what they might give.
POINT - Getting up, getting ready, and going to church will get you hear, but unless you are prepared for worship, you will not be part of worship or part of the blessing.
What does “hosanna” mean?
At the time “hosanna” ment “save us” and might, also carry the idea of a prayer “save us we beseech thee.”
In Psalm 118:25:
Over time the word came to have a more emphatic meaning such as “Praise the Lord”
Today is often sung or said as more of a praise rather than in its original sense of asking for blessing.
Whether we ask for or seek to become a blessings, the focus must begin with “eyes on Jesus.”
After all, he is the reason for our hope, security, and ambition in ministry.
ILL - I like it when people talk back to me when I’m preaching.
Not like interruptions, that’s just rudeness, but as in taking part of the preaching.
I like to hear the, “Amen,” and, “Hallelujah.”
During my NOBTS class, I felt the other students getting sleepy.
I had to get them engaged.
You’ve seen me do this before.
I shared how when I raise this hand it means, “Hallelujah,” and when I raise this hand it means, “Amen!”
It may seem ironic that to give praise to God results in us receiving blessings.
Be engaged, part of, and participate in the preaching.
Don’t miss out on your blessing.
Anticipate and look for it.
Work for it.
Don’t forgo the blessing of corporate worship and preaching.
In order to receive, you got to give.
Don’t worry about what others think.
Consider what God thinks; this is His Day!!!
Do you sing, “Happy Birthday” to visitors at a party or to the person who you’re celebrating?
Try it one Sunday; really think hard about to whom you are singing, praying, and to who’s message you seek when the preacher speaks.
Then, give thanks and get blessed.
He set it up like that, not me, not Paul, not the church.
It’s all His.
It’s God’s system and you can’t out give God.
So give and get blessed just as He seeks to bless you every time we meet.
Becoming a Blessing
What messianic overtones do the crowd’s words in Mark 11:9–10 convey?
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord” was directed to pilgrims approaching the temple.
Here, it is applied to Jesus as the coming Messiah.
V.10 “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” clearly notes that Jesus is implementing the kingdom.
ILL - I believe that with God all things are possible.
That is, when you set out to do exactly as God has you do, you can’t fail.
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