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9/22/19
The King Brings a Gift Down to Earth -
ME:
Picture with me for a moment
What comes to mind when you think of Prince Charming?
Tall, dark, and handsome right?
Strapping guy, able to handle his own in battle
He is a prince so he probably has a crown
Set to inherit the throne and become king one day
Probably commands the attention of the room when he walks in
That is what you would expect when you think of Prince Charming
What you wouldn’t expect would be a short, heavy-set, bald man
With acne all over his face
Wheezing trying to walk up a small incline
Dressed all raggedly
That would be an unexpected prince charming
That’s what we do, right?
we have these assumptions, expectations that come to mind
certain pictures associate with certain words that we hear
Well, likewise, the Jews who lived in Jesus’ time had in their minds a picture of their king who would come down to earth and rescue them
A king who would kinda be like Prince Charming
A mighty king, heroic in battle, and commanding in his leading
Not only was this the king they pictured, but it was the king they were all longing for
It wasn’t just the king of their mind’s desire, it was the king of their heart’s desire as well
We are going to be in this morning
and in , the King presents Himself
but He rides in, not on a noble steed
but on a prophecy fulfilling colt
Because Jesus was not the King the people expected, we see the King is rejected
But despite this rejection, the King brought a gift down to earth
I would like to invite you all to join me in prayer, then we will look at our King in
Let’s begin by reading vs. 1-11 of where we see the gifts that are for the King
WE:
The Gift for the King ()
The passage begins with the same three siblings from the previous chapter;
Martha, Mary, and Lazarus
Again, these three siblings are examples for us
because we see them with their gift for the King
Take just a minute and think about what gifts have been the most meaningful to you
I’m willing the bet the gifts that have been the most personal or most sacrificial are the ones that have meant the most
Those gifts are greater than just the materials they are made from
or the actions that were displayed
or the event or activity that you participated in
The gift itself represents the gift of extravagant love
This is the gift we see given to the King by Martha and Lazarus in vs. 2
Martha demonstrates her extravagant love with humble service
Lazarus demonstrates his with the gift of presence
reclining at the table to be with Jesus
But then we get to vs. 3 and see Mary’s hospitality, selflessness, humble service, and extravagant love
displayed in her gift for the King
a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard
believed to be a myrrh perfume
applied to the feet of Jesus
then using her hair as a rag to wipe His feet
Not only is her selflessness an example of extravagant love and humble service
but we see the selfishness of Judas contrasted against her gift in vs. 4-6
He sees this selfless gift of extravagant love and humble service
and he criticizes her
He is downright cruel to her
Why would you waste this expensive ointment on the feet of Jesus?
We could sell that for three hundred denarii!
That’s almost a years worth of wages!
…and then put that money to good use....by donating it, yea donating it
....to ya know, the poor people, sure, let’s go with that!
And vs. 6 reveals his heart
He didn’t care about the poor, he wanted to get his hands on that money
in fact, the amount of money he accepts to betray Jesus is about a third of what he values the ointment as
Jesus affirms the example of Martha, Lazarus, and Mary because He received their gifts
But in vs. 7-8, He rebukes Judas, not only because Judas was being selfish
but also because in his selfishness, Judas was interfering with Mary’s gift for the King
And not only did Jesus rebuke Judas, but He also foreshadowed His death by referring to the ointment as perfume for His burial
So Mary is giving her gift of selfless extravagant love and humble service to the King
And by foreshadowing His death, Jesus is again revealing, He is not the King everyone expects Him to be
But we see His presentation as the King in vs. 12-35
GOD:
The Presentation of the King (5)
This is the beginning of what we refer to as Passion week
This passage is the beginning of what we refer to as Passion week
In the spring, when we celebrate Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, this is it
the days that lead up to Passover
and to Jesus’ crucifixion
and Passion week runs from John 12:12
Passion week runs in all four Gospels
in Matthew it is chapter 21-28, in Mark it is chapters 11-16 and in Luke it is -chapter 24
And Passion Week starts strong
With the Presentation of the King
Hosanna! the crowd is shouting
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord
This echoes
Coming in the name of the Lord means He is coming in the authority of the Lord
and just in case His presentation wasn’t clear enough
HE is declared at the end of vs. 13 as the King of Israel!
entering on a young donkey, fulfilling the prophecy quoted in vs. 15 from
which states;
which states;
Jesus Christ was declared King at his birth, He is from the royal line of David
and at the end of time He will rule the nations as King for all eternity
Here in , we see Him publically being presented as King
And even though they spent all this time with Him
the disciples didn’t understand the full extent of Jesus’ kingdom, until after He was glorified it says
The Jewish leaders, meanwhile, are growing increasingly concerned
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