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I. Jesus did not want to send mixed messages.
A. Jesus was specific in the animal he rode.
Illus: When Sennacherib and Assyria conquered Jerusalem he rode his chariot into the city.
Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians always wanted to be pictured as greater than those they conquered.
Cyrus and the persons wanted to be seen as godlike.
Alexander the great was always pictured on his horse.
Pompey coming into Jerusalem rode a gold plated white horse.
Jesus rode a donkey, hardly a symbol of power and might.
Instead he came in with the picture that he was a man coming in peace, subjected to the powers over him.
When you connect the symbol to God’s prophetic words from Zechariah, you come to understand fully who Jesus is.
B. Jesus was clear about what kind of king he came to be.
Illus: Jesus did conform to culture and he did not war against the people of the culture.
He became a martyr to the bloody roman soldiers.
A necessary death to keep the peace of Rome.
He was a scapegoat to the Jewish leaders.
His way threatened their power and they sent him to die.
He was failure to the people.
Their hope was in a warrior, and he laid down his life.
None of them should have been surprised.
As he rode his donkey down the mount of olives, he knew that his next steps would be his last.
He had spoken of God’s plan over and over.
He knew that the very people who celebrated his coming would shout for his death.
The only way for him to be the prince of peace, would be for him to come and die.
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People were looking for a different kind of saviour.
A. Are we shortsighted with God’s kingdom.
Illus: Let’s be honest, we would have been in this crowd.
We would have been laying our jackets under Jesus.
Truthfully, caught in the mob, we might have been in the very crowd that crucified Jesus.
When it comes to the kingdom of God we are short sighted.
We pursue a kingdom that is far less than God’s kingdom.
We pursue political kingdoms.
We pursue financial kingdoms.
We pursue kingdoms of safety and security.
Most of the decisions of our lives are wrapped up in the three previous kingdom.
Does this further my political cause, doe this further my financial cause, does this further my security and safety.
Jesus told the rich young ruler that he was not fit for the kingdom of God if he did not sell all that he had.
To gain God, he had to give up the financial kingdom.
Jesus taught that His kingdom was not of this world.
To gain God’s kingdom, you cannot invest your life in a political kingdom.
Jesus taught that to follow him you must take up your cross.
To gain God’s kingdom you must give up your safety and security.
Perhaps the greatest delusion we have fallen for is that we have believed that the furtherance of our wealth, power, and safety bring God’s kingdom forward.
That makes us no different than Esau who sold his birthright for a cup of soup or king Hezekiah...
B. To make God’s kingdom political would be to minimize what He came to do.
Illus: God is not limited to the political powers in this world.
In fact, God has be raising up nations and destroying them for his eternal plan.
He raised up Persia, Greece, Rome, and countless others to acomplish a plan far bigger than than a political kingdom.
Cesar, Alexander the great, Nebuchadnezzar, Cyrus, were all pawns in God’s great plan along with presidents, kings and the nations of the world today.
It worries me how easily we panic about the condition of our country and world.
Have we forgotten that the God who created the world is still in charge?
Jesus did not need to ride into jerusalem on a white horse, or chariot because he did not need to use political force to accomplish his plan.
His plan was to come and die… and he asks us to do the same.
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We need to be clear about what Jesus came to accomplish.
A. Are we really flowing Jesus, or have do we desire the messiah of the crowd?
Illus: Over and over crowds surrounded Jesus, and Jesus would define what he came to do.
Upon hearing Jesus’ honesty, they left.
Jesus came to seek and save the lost.
Jesus came to lay down his life for his enemies.
Jesus came to give grace to the wicked.
He calls us to do the same.
Do you genuinely desire to follow the donkey riding Jesus, or do you secretly hope for him to ride through Jerusalem on a chariot and draws sword in his hand calling you to pick yours up.
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