Jesus: Coming King

MARK 1:1-11
1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 3 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’”...

4 They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, 5 some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6 They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in 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 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

Reader: This is the Word of the Lord

PEOPLE: THANKS BE TO GOD

Jesus: Coming King

Johnny and June Carter Cash

OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN

Expectations / Projections

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1. More than meets the eye about Christ's entrance
(v 1-7)

THIS IS NEW:

• low profile ...
• always walking ...

ENTERING JERUSALEM:

• Solomon (1 Kings 1)
• OT prophecy (Zech 9)

ZECHARIAH 9:9
"Rejoice greatly, O people of Zion! Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious, yet he is humble, riding on a donkey -- even on a donkey's colt."

2. More than meets the eye about the crowd's reaction
(v 8-10)

WHAT WAS IMPORTANT:

• What crowd SAID
• What crowd DID

Simon Maccabeus

"As long as Jesus held the expectation of salvation from Roman oppression, the crowd would receive Him with shouts of jubilation. As long as He fulfilled their expectation, ...

"they would follow Him. Was their reception a commitment to Him and to His Kingdom? It certainly was not."
- David Hoke

What do you do when you meet Jesus ... ?

[ what we want ... ]

3. More than meets the eye about Christ's response to all this
(v 11)

LUKE 19:41-44
As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, 'If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace -- but now it is hidden from your eyes. ...

The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God's coming to you."

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Follow the expected or the real

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