Who Is This?

ENGAGE

Grab attention to set the stage for the encounter of the text

Review Sermon Theme - Unashamed - Building the Church through the Gospel

Review last weeks passage -

Review last weeks sermon in a sentence - God is FAITHFUL Even When You’re Not!

What’s next? Look at the text!

ENCOUNTER

Matthew 21:1–11 ESV

1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” 4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying, 5 “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’ ” 6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. 8 Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 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!” 10 And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” 11 And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”

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Walk through the CHUNKS of the passage (use good transitions)

1. When was the Triumphal Entry?

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2. What was the Triumphal Entry?

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3. Why was the city so open to the idea of Jesus as Messiah?

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4. If Sunday, why Friday?

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5. Who is this?

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EMPOWER

Combination of Exhortation, Animation, and ultimately Application of the preacher’s words to make space for God’s power to flow.

You don’t tell them about a truth: you give and experience of it.

Don’t turn into powerless moralism

In the life of Jesus, those hypotheticals become actuals

Jesus becomes the stories he tells

The message becomes about Jesus

Read Matt 20:1-11

Great question asked by the crowds the day of Jesus’ arrival into the city.

We are going to answer this question at the end of the sermon.

But first, let’s try and answer a few questions.

Connection Group Reflection Questions

1. What do these verses teach me about our character?

2. What do these verses teach me about God and his character?

3. Because these words are from God, they are TRUTH! What truth is he asking me to believe?

4. What do I need to do to obey him?

5. With whom can I share these truths?