THE KING IS HERE NOTES

INTRO

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A MOMENT WHERE YOU EXPECTED ONE THING, BUT GOT SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT?

THEY WANTED A KING, BUT NOT THE KIND OF KING HE CAME TO BE.

MAIN IDEA

JESUS MAY NOT BE THE KING WE EXPECT, BUT HE IS EXACTLY THE KING WE NEED.

1. THE KING CAME IN HUMILITY

Matthew 21:5 NLT

“Tell the people of Jerusalem, ‘Look, your King is coming to you. He is humble, riding on a donkey— riding on a donkey’s colt.’ ”

A. HE DIDN’T COME WITH “POWER”, BUT WITH PEACE.

THE KING OF HEAVEN CHOSE A DONKEY OVER A THRONE.

HIS POWER WAS REVEALED THROUGH HIS HUMILITY.

B. HE DIDN’T DEMAND ATTENTION, HE INVITED HEARTS.

Zechariah 9:9 NLT

Rejoice, 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— riding on a donkey’s colt.

GOD DOESN’T FORCE HIS WAY IN, HE INVITES HIS WAY IN.

JESUS ISN’T LOUD, HE IS LIFE-CHANGING.

THE KING YOU CAN TRUST IS THE KING WHO IS GENTLE.

C. HE DIDN’T CONQUER ROME, HE CAME TO CONQUER SIN.

John 18:36 NLT

Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world.”

THE WANTED POLITICAL FREEDOM, JESUS BROUGHT SPIRITUAL FREEDOM.

THE REAL ENEMY WASN’T ROME, IT WAS SIN.

JESUS DIDN’T COME TO FIX YOUR SITUATION FIRST, HE CAME TO SAVE YOUR SOUL.

2. THE CROWD MISSED THE MOMENT

Luke 19:41–42 NLT

But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep. “How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes.

A. THEY PRAISED HIM WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT NOT THEIR LIVES.

Matthew 21:8–9 ESV

Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 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!”

VOLUME DOESN’T EQUAL SURRENDER.

YOU CAN CELEBRATE HIM AND STILL NOT FOLLOW HIM.

B. THEIR EXPECTATIONS LIMITED THEIR REVELATION.

IF YOU DEFINE JESUS BY YOUR EXPECTATIONS, YOU’LL MISS HIS REALITY.

A SMALL VIEW OF JESUS LEADS TO MISSED ENCOUNTER WITH JESUS.

GOD WON’T FIT IN YOUR BOX, BUT HE WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

C. THEY WANTED TO SEE WHAT HE COULD DO, NOT WHO HE WAS.

MANY WANT A SAVIOR, BUT NOT A LORD.

FOLLOWING JESUS MEANS SURRENDERING CONTROL.

IF JESUS IS ONLY USEFUL TO YOU, HE’S NOT TRULY LORD OF YOU.

3. THE KING IS STILL HERE TODAY

Revelation 3:20 NLT

“Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.

A. HE COMES TO YOUR PERSONALLY.

JESUS DIDN’T JUST ENTER JERUSALEM, HE WANTS TO ENTER YOUR LIFE.

THIS ISN’T JUST A STORY, IT’S AN INVITATION.

THE KING IS NOT DISTANT, HE IS NEAR.

B. HE BRINGS PEACE INTO CHAOS.

John 14:27 NLT

“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.

YOU CAN HAVE CALM IN THE MIDDLE OF CHAOS.

WHEN THE KING IS PRESENT, PEACE IS POSSIBLE.

C. HE DESERVES MORE THAN A MOMENT, HE DESERVES YOUR LIFE.

Romans 12:1 NLT

And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.

DON’T JUST HAVE A PALM SUNDAY MOMENT, HAVE A SURRENDERED LIFE.

JESUS DIDN’T COME TO BE PART OF YOUR LIFE, HE CAME TO LEAD IT.

PARTIAL SURRENDER LEADS TO MISSED TRANSFORMATION.

CONCLUSION/CLOSE

THE SAME CROWD THAT SHOUTED “HOSANNA!” ON SUNDAY…WAS SILENT ON FRIDAY.

JESUS MAY NOT BE WHAT YOU EXPECTED…BUT HE IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED.

THE KING IS HERE AND WHEN THE KING IS IN YOUR LIFE, EVERYTHING CHANGES.