Pericope: Matt 21: 1 – 11 - Now when they drew near to
Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two
disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and
immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and
bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord
needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” 4 This took place to fulfill what
was spoken by the prophet, saying,
5 “Say
to the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold,
your king is coming to you,
humble, and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt,[a] the foal of a beast of
burden.’”
6 The
disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. 7 They brought the donkey
and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. 8 Most of the
crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees
and spread them on the road. 9 And the crowds that went before him and that
followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who
comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” 10 And when he entered
Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” 11 And the
crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Sermon
Text: Matt 21: 1a And they
approached Jerusalem
Sermon
Title: A Parade of Feelings
Point
1: Fan Feelings Vs. 1
As they approached Jerusalem…
a) Fickle…fans
are with you as long as you are winning. If you start losing to long they will
dump you…
b) Fanatical…the
word fan comes from the word fanatical. They don’t think things through.
c) Frenzy…lately
there has been a succession of fans going into a frenzy when their team wins
the championship. They act like they were the ones who did it.
Point
2:
Follower Feelings Matt 20: 29 – 34
- 29 And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him. 30 And behold,
there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that
Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord,[e] have mercy on us, Son of
David!” 31 The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried
out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” 32 And stopping,
Jesus called them and said, “What do you want me to do for you?” 33 They said
to him, “Lord, let our eyes be opened.” 34 And Jesus in pity touched their
eyes, and immediately they recovered their sight and followed him.
John 6:
60 – 68 - 60 When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard
saying; who can listen to it?” 61 But Jesus, knowing in himself that his
disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at
this? 62 Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was
before? 63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The
words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. 64 But there are some of
you who do not believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who
did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.) 65 And he said, “This is
why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the
Father.” 66 After this many of his
disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. 67 So Jesus said to the
twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” 68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord,
to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life,
Point
3:
Finisher John 19: 25, 39 – 42 - but
standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary
the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 39 Nicodemus also, who earlier had come
to Jesus by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about
seventy-five pounds in weight. 40 So they took the body of Jesus and bound it
in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. 41 Now in
the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new
tomb in which no one had yet been laid. 42 So because of the Jewish day of
Preparation, since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.
