Is He Your King?

Introduction

Luke 20:28–44 ESV

28 and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children. 30 And the second 31 and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died. 32 Afterward the woman also died. 33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife.” 34 And Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, 35 but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, 36 for they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. 37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. 38 Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.” 39 Then some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well.” 40 For they no longer dared to ask him any question. 41 But he said to them, “How can they say that the Christ is David’s son? 42 For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, 43 until I make your enemies your footstool.” ’ 44 David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son?”

Pray.

1. The Preparation for the King (vv. 28-34)

-The people were getting ready to celebrate the Passover

-Jesus was the real Passover Lamb

-The Scriptures had promised that the Messiah would come

Zechariah 9:9 ESV

9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

2. The Presentation of the King (vv. 35-38)

Psalm 118:26 ESV

26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord.

Jesus presented Himself to the people as the answer to their cries of Hosanna, which means God save.

Coats on the ground - humility

Palm branches - sign of national pride

3. The Response to the King (vv. 37-44)

-The Disciples rejoiced

-The People Amused

-The Pharisees Scorned and Rejected

Conclusion

The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem led to three responses from the people and those three responses are still the choices people make today.

The real question we have to ask ourselves is what is our choice?

Is He your king?

The Bible is very clear that one day every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of the Father. But, will you accept Him today?

Jesus told us to settle accounts quickly while we are on our way to the judge lest He throw us into prison until we have paid the last penny. Well, we owe a debt that we cannot pay.

Jesus is trying to say to us that now is the time to settle our debt by trusting Christ. Accept Him as your king and do not delay. You don’t know when it will be too late.

So for you, is Jesus your King? Trust Him today.