2019-03-20 Mark 11
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1 When they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples
2 and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.
3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here right away.’ ”
4 So they went and found a colt outside in the street, tied by a door. They untied it,
5 and some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”
6 They answered them just as Jesus had said; so they let them go.
7 They brought the donkey to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and he sat on it.
8 Many people spread their clothes on the road, and others spread leafy branches cut from the fields.
9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted: Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!
11 He went into Jerusalem and into the temple. After looking around at everything, since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
I. Jesus did not want to send mixed messages.
I. Jesus did not want to send mixed messages.
1 When they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples
2 and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.
3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here right away.’ ”
4 So they went and found a colt outside in the street, tied by a door. They untied it,
5 and some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”
6 They answered them just as Jesus had said; so they let them go.
A. Jesus was specific in the animal he rode.
A. Jesus was specific in the animal he rode.
1 When they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples
2 and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.
3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here right away.’ ”
4 So they went and found a colt outside in the street, tied by a door. They untied it,
5 and some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”
6 They answered them just as Jesus had said; so they let them go.
Illus: When Sennacherib and Assyria conquered Jerusalem he rode his chariot into the city. Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians always wanted to be pictured as greater than those they conquered. Cyrus and the persons wanted to be seen as godlike. Alexander the great was always pictured on his horse. Pompey coming into Jerusalem rode a gold plated white horse.
Jesus rode a donkey, hardly a symbol of power and might. Instead he came in with the picture that he was a man coming in peace, subjected to the powers over him.
When you connect the symbol to God’s prophetic words from Zechariah, you come to understand fully who Jesus is.
9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your King is coming to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem. The bow of war will be removed, and he will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
11 As for you, because of the blood of your covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless cistern.
B. Jesus was clear about what kind of king he came to be.
B. Jesus was clear about what kind of king he came to be.
1 When they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples
2 and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.
3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here right away.’ ”
4 So they went and found a colt outside in the street, tied by a door. They untied it,
5 and some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”
6 They answered them just as Jesus had said; so they let them go.
Illus: Jesus did conform to culture and he did not war against the people of the culture.
He became a martyr to the bloody roman soldiers. A necessary death to keep the peace of Rome.
He was a scapegoat to the Jewish leaders. His way threatened their power and they sent him to die.
He was failure to the people. Their hope was in a warrior, and he laid down his life.
None of them should have been surprised. As he rode his donkey down the mount of olives, he knew that his next steps would be his last. He had spoken of God’s plan over and over. He knew that the very people who celebrated his coming would shout for his death.
The only way for him to be the prince of peace, would be for him to come and die.
32 They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were astonished, but those who followed him were afraid. Taking the Twelve aside again, he began to tell them the things that would happen to him.
33 “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death. Then they will hand him over to the Gentiles,
34 and they will mock him, spit on him, flog him, and kill him, and he will rise after three days.”
II. People were looking for a different kind of saviour.
II. People were looking for a different kind of saviour.
7 They brought the donkey to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and he sat on it.
8 Many people spread their clothes on the road, and others spread leafy branches cut from the fields.
9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted: Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!
A. Are we shortsighted with God’s kingdom.
A. Are we shortsighted with God’s kingdom.
7 They brought the donkey to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and he sat on it.
8 Many people spread their clothes on the road, and others spread leafy branches cut from the fields.
9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted: Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!
Illus: Let’s be honest, we would have been in this crowd. We would have been laying our jackets under Jesus. Truthfully, caught in the mob, we might have been in the very crowd that crucified Jesus.
When it comes to the kingdom of God we are short sighted. We pursue a kingdom that is far less than God’s kingdom.
We pursue political kingdoms.
We pursue financial kingdoms.
We pursue kingdoms of safety and security.
Most of the decisions of our lives are wrapped up in the three previous kingdom. Does this further my political cause, doe this further my financial cause, does this further my security and safety.
Jesus told the rich young ruler that he was not fit for the kingdom of God if he did not sell all that he had. To gain God, he had to give up the financial kingdom.
Jesus taught that His kingdom was not of this world. To gain God’s kingdom, you cannot invest your life in a political kingdom.
Jesus taught that to follow him you must take up your cross. To gain God’s kingdom you must give up your safety and security.
Perhaps the greatest delusion we have fallen for is that we have believed that the furtherance of our wealth, power, and safety bring God’s kingdom forward.
That makes us no different than Esau who sold his birthright for a cup of soup or king Hezekiah...
16 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord:
17 ‘Look, the days are coming when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until today will be carried off to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the Lord.
18 ‘Some of your descendants—who come from you, whom you father—will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ ”
19 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good,” for he thought: Why not, if there will be peace and security during my lifetime?
B. To make God’s kingdom political would be to minimize what He came to do.
B. To make God’s kingdom political would be to minimize what He came to do.
1 When they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples
2 and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.
3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here right away.’ ”
4 So they went and found a colt outside in the street, tied by a door. They untied it,
5 and some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”
6 They answered them just as Jesus had said; so they let them go.
7 They brought the donkey to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and he sat on it.
8 Many people spread their clothes on the road, and others spread leafy branches cut from the fields.
9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted: Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!
Illus: God is not limited to the political powers in this world.
In fact, God has be raising up nations and destroying them for his eternal plan.
He raised up Persia, Greece, Rome, and countless others to acomplish a plan far bigger than than a political kingdom.
Cesar, Alexander the great, Nebuchadnezzar, Cyrus, were all pawns in God’s great plan along with presidents, kings and the nations of the world today.
It worries me how easily we panic about the condition of our country and world. Have we forgotten that the God who created the world is still in charge?
Jesus did not need to ride into jerusalem on a white horse, or chariot because he did not need to use political force to accomplish his plan.
His plan was to come and die… and he asks us to do the same.
6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time?”
7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
III. We need to be clear about what Jesus came to accomplish.
III. We need to be clear about what Jesus came to accomplish.
9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted: Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!
A. Are we really flowing Jesus, or have do we desire the messiah of the crowd?
A. Are we really flowing Jesus, or have do we desire the messiah of the crowd?
Illus: Over and over crowds surrounded Jesus, and Jesus would define what he came to do. Upon hearing Jesus’ honesty, they left.
Jesus came to seek and save the lost. Jesus came to lay down his life for his enemies. Jesus came to give grace to the wicked.
He calls us to do the same.
Do you genuinely desire to follow the donkey riding Jesus, or do you secretly hope for him to ride through Jerusalem on a chariot and draws sword in his hand calling you to pick yours up.
45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”