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Palm Sunday
So called because of the palm branches used
The triumphal entry, Daniel’s amazing prophecy, 483 years (Dan.
9:25)
Recorded by all the Gospel writers
The Setting and the Scene
About five days before Passover, Jesus and disciples come from Bethany
Most important of the feasts is to begin, 300,000 visitors to the city
Past the Triumphal Entry to Palm Sunday’s Tears
Jesus weeping over Jerusalem
The lessons about our Lord
He Sees beyond the Pleasantries (v.
41)
“He beheld the city”
So much in the world is superficial -
Beautiful Jerusalem, the breathtaking view
Temple was one of the most magnificent places in the Roman Empire
The pomp and ceremony of the occasion (300,000 Jews, making a holy journey)
But Jesus sees beyond this outward beauty
What He sees makes Him weep
Even in the midst of the occasion, the location, and their celebration of His entry
He wept over them
Is He grieved at what He sees in your life?
So many Christians think that whatever they like is what Jesus likes
If not careful, we can define our Christianity by our goals and dreams
But, is Jesus pleased with the city we are building?
Or does He weep at our shallow lives of selfish shortsightedness?
He sees beyond the outward in a church, “I know thy works” (Rev.
2:2)
He sees beyond the outward in our lives
The facade that hides inward sin
The smile that hides inward tears
He Cares about our Pain (v.
41)
“… and wept over it”
Was not His primary concern over their sin?
Yes … but sin brings pain
From the first sin in the Garden of Eden
Every act of disobedience brings pain
All sin has negative consequences
and usually these consequences are contagious, they grow, and reproduce.
Do you think you are getting away with sin?
You cannot sin and win
The books you are reading, movies, music, the lust you tolerate
The words you say, the stories you tell, the lies
All these bring pain
He Knows our Full Potential (v.
42)
“If thou hadst known …”
What Jerusalem might have been: Imagine for a moment:
The City of Blessing
Instead it has become a city of war and grief
thousands of years of history and pain
Jesus knows your full potential
The saddest words of tongue or pen: “For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, It might have been”
He knows what you can achieve.
Don’t underestimate Him
If only we could see ourselves as Jesus does
He has created every one of us with purpose and potential.
You are a chosen generation
Do you feel like you have blown it?
A great future beats a great past every time
He Longs to Give us Peace (v.
42)
“The things which belong to thy peace”
Peace!
What a good word it is!
REPEAT IT!!!
Jerusalem means city of peace
But war was waiting in the wings (vv.
43, 44) … Titus and fulfillment of this prophecy
Conclusion
Preach the Gospel
Peace for Individuals … Come Now!
Your Tears can Change to Joy
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