Sermon Tone Analysis
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The Triumphal Entry
Palm Sunday, March 16, 2008 Matthew 21:1-11
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Introduction
A Story – Familiar, Strange
Some Questions – Jesus’ Agenda and Ours
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A Royal Procession
/Every Detail of this Story has Royal Overtones/
Clothes (2 Kings 9:13)
Branches (2 Macc 10:7)
Chants
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A Counter Procession
/Jesus Procession More Like a Parody than a Military Threat/
Extra Roman Presence at Festivals
Donkey
Crowds of Commoners
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A Deliberate Showdown
/Jesus Must have Known the Outcome/
Tension During Ministry of Jesus
Roman Presence
Priestly Compromise
Zealot Enthusiasm
Religious Withdrawal
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Who is This?
What Kind of King? – Jesus and People’s Expectations ...
What Kind of Power?
– What Wins in the End ...
What Kingdom has your Allegiance? – Need for Retraining ...
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