The Passion of Jesus
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And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’ ” So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them. And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” And they said, “The Lord has need of it.” And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”
And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”
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The Waltons
The Waltons
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As the show progressed and characters were no longer at the dinner table, it changed the feel of the show.
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And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’ ” So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them. And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” And they said, “The Lord has need of it.” And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”
And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”
This is God’s Word for His People. Hear It and believe.
This is God’s Word for His People. Hear It and believe.
The Passion Week
The Passion Week
Prophecy fulfilled, and prophecy spoken
Jesus instructs his disciples
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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.
Beginning of the Passion Week
Beginning of the Passion Week
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Jubilant, celebration
The real passion of Christ - weeping for Jerusalem
This day was a long time coming. Not only the celebration of the coming of King Jesus, but also the foretelling of the fate of Jerusalem.
Not just shedding a tear but wailing
saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
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Our choices have consequences.
Moses warned the people before they entered the promise land that they must stay true to Yahweh. If they kept His commandments then they would have many blessings.
The addict doesn’t set out to destroy their lives. The adulterer doesn’t start out to destroy relationships.
But they make a choice and then have to deal with the consequences.
Every choice we make, whether good or bad has consequences.
One of the worst things a parent can do is shield their child from the consequences of the the choice their child makes.
This creates adults who can’t handle the consequences of life.
In Exodus Pharoah hardens his heart. Then God hardened his heart. Ultimately Pharaoh's choices led to the death of his son. And it is then that he releases the Israelites.
Moses warned the people before they entered the promise land that they must stay true to Yahweh. If they kept His commandments then they would have many blessings.
But if they are disobedient, if they are faithless, if they become more like the people who already live in Canaan, then you will have many curses.
Hosea tells the story of his adulterous wife. In telling this his story, Hosea sees how the telling of his troubles with Gomer is a reflection of the relationship between Israel and their God. Israel chased Idols and would reap the consequences.
Hosea tells the story of his adulterous wife. In telling this his story, Hosea sees how the telling of his troubles with Gomer is a reflection of the relationship between Israel and their God. Israel chased Idols and would reap the consequences.
In , the prophet asks God to make his head waters and his eyes fountains so that he may weep day and night for Israel.
Oh that my head were waters,
and my eyes a fountain of tears,
that I might weep day and night
for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Then God hardened his heart.
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And now Jesus is weeping because it is now too late for Jerusalem
And now Jesus is weeping because it is now too late for Jerusalem.
But He is doing more than weeping. The term we wept carries the idea of wailing
Israel was to be the bride of God. Representing God’s presence on earth. And it had continued to become a harlot who had turned from their one true God. And now it is too late.
Isaiah tells us to seek the Lord while He may be found. This means that there will come a time when God will not longer be found.
The day is coming when people will realize that they need Jesus, but it will be too late.
Jesus tells us in Luke to strive to enter through the narrow door. Many will try to enter, but they will not be able because the master has shut the door.
Seek God now while you still can. There are seven days a week, and someday is not one of them.
For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”
Luke 19:
Not 40 years from when Jesus said these words, the Romans did just what Jesus said would happen.
The Roman legions surrounded Jerusalem in 70 AD and they began to starve the people of the city.
The Romans so wanted to make an example of Jerusalem that they literally did not leave one stone upon another.
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God gives us choices. We have free will.
If you go to Jerusalem today, you can visit the wailing wall which is the last part of the wall that is left from this time. Everything else is destroyed.
And around the corner is a pile of car size stones that have been thrown down from the temple mount.
Jerusalem would go through this and it broke Jesus heart.
Free Will
Free Will
God gives us choices. We have free will.
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Our choices have consequences.
The addict doesn’t set out to destroy their lives. They are just in pain and trying to get rid of the hurt.
The adulterer doesn’t start out to destroy relationships. They will say that it just happened.
But we make a choice and then have to deal with the consequences.
Every choice we make, whether good or bad has consequences.
One of the worst things a parent can do is shield their child from the consequences of the the choice their child makes.
This creates adults who can’t handle the consequences of life.
We have this false idea that Jesus is just waiting for us to make Him Lord of our lives. We think that He operates on our time schedule.
If we can just get through high school, through college, once I get my business off the ground, when I get married, when we have children, when our children leave for college, when I finally retire, I will get serious about my relationship with Jesus. As if He has nothing else to do but wait on us.
Isaiah tells us to seek the Lord while He may be found. The implication is that there will come a time when God will no longer be found.
The day is coming when people will realize that they need Jesus, but it will be too late.
Jesus tells us in Luke to strive to enter through the narrow door. Many will try to enter, but they will not be able because the master has shut the door.
Seek God now while you still can. There are seven days a week, and someday is not one of them.
Jerusalem refused to seek, and now they can’t.
Do you seek? Do you look around and notice those loved ones who are not there? Do you weep when you think about those around you who do not have Jesus as Lord of their life? Those in your Oikos who will not make it through the door.
Are we so caught-up in our lives in this world that we can’t see the empty chair of the person who will one day live with the eternal consequences of their choices.
This is what the prayer card we gave you last week is for. To help to remind you of those you know who are not seeking the Lord while He may be found.
Now I know that many of you will say, “Pastor, I just don’t know too many people who are not believers in Jesus. Most of my friends profess to be Christians.”
Well, let me first say that just because someone says they are a Christian does not mean that they have put Jesus first in their lives. They need you to pray for their walk and pray that they would make Jesus truly Lord.
Second, you can pray and tell Jesus you just don’t know where to start. I warn you thou, Jesus will think you are serious and you will find yourself in conversations with people that you never suspected.
You see, most of the time it is not that we don’t know if someone is truly a believer, but it is that we are oblivious to the fact that they are not.
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We don’t see the empty chair. We need to seek, we need to notice those around us that are not going to make it through the door before the master closes it. That is who Jesus will put in our path and we will find ourselves in conversations we never thought would happen.
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In Exodus Pharoah hardens his heart. Then God hardened his heart. Ultimately Pharoah’s choices led to the death of his son.