Your king is coming

YOUR KING IS YOUR KING IS COMING!COMING! (Matt. 21:1-(Matt. 21:1-

17)17) 

What do we learn What do we learn from the from the

Palm Sunday Palm Sunday story? story? Jesus came as a Jesus came as a KINGKING !!

King Jesus was not King Jesus was not your your ORDINARYORDINARY king king

or ruler. (vs. 5, 7)or ruler. (vs. 5, 7)

Most kings enjoy an aura Most kings enjoy an aura of of POWERPOWER , despite , despite

obvious weaknesses; obvious weaknesses; they seek to they seek to PRESERVEPRESERVE

power.power.

King Jesus rides a King Jesus rides a DONKEYDONKEY , to signify his , to signify his HUMILITYHUMILITY and style of and style of leadership and rejection leadership and rejection

of earthly kingship or of earthly kingship or power.power.

King Jesus King Jesus KNEWKNEW who he was and why who he was and why he was there. (vs. 9, he was there. (vs. 9,

10)10)

Most kings aren’t Most kings aren’t that certain about that certain about themselves or are themselves or are

PROUDPROUD ..

Jesus knew He was the Jesus knew He was the MESSIAHMESSIAH , foretold by , foretold by the prophets. He acted the prophets. He acted

the part on Palm Sunday the part on Palm Sunday to to PROVOKEPROVOKE the the

leaders in Jerusalem. leaders in Jerusalem.

King Jesus cared about King Jesus cared about the the HURTINGHURTING poor poor

and and LOSTLOST .. (Matt. (Matt. 23:37)23:37)

Worldly leaders Worldly leaders are expected to are expected to

be be STRONGSTRONG and manlyand manly..

Jesus was a King who Jesus was a King who CAREDCARED for people for people

and and WEPTWEPT for for Jerusalem. (Matt. Jerusalem. (Matt.

23:37) 23:37)

King Jesus wants to King Jesus wants to TRANSFORMTRANSFORM your your

life. (Isa. 53:3-7) life. (Isa. 53:3-7)

King Jesus warns of King Jesus warns of JUDGMENT JUDGMENT to come. to come. (Matt. 24:1-13, 44-51) (Matt. 24:1-13, 44-51)

His His compassion is compassion is

not self-not self-serving or serving or

gratuitous.gratuitous.

He says the wages of He says the wages of sin is sin is DEATHDEATH

He says you will stand He says you will stand accountable before accountable before

GODGOD ..

He predicts domestic He predicts domestic breakdown, breakdown,

catastrophes, and catastrophes, and WARWAR ..

King Jesus demands a King Jesus demands a RESPONSERESPONSE ..

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Hosannah Hosannah (21:9) = (21:9) = SAVESAVE us now!us now!

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Will you welcome Him Will you welcome Him as your King? as your King?