Oh Give Thanks To The LORD
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· 8 views1st Person sermon of the experience of seeing Jesus' Triumphant Entry after growing up in a religious context that continually prepared you for the long awaited king's arrival.
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How did the people know what to do when Jesus rode in on the donkey?
The knew their peoples history, prophetic scriptures, and songs of hope
Introduction
Introduction
1st Person Stance:
That of a participant or observer Jesus’ Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem- having been taught the meaning, significance, and relationship of 1 Chronicles 16 & Psalm 118 & Mark 11:1-11 to the long awaited arrival of Davidic King- the Messiah
While growing up in a religious home, our parents often reminded us to give thanks to the LORD
Transition To Body
Transition To Body
1 And they brought in the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
4 Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel.
Body
Body
We publicly appreciated the LORD’s presence (1 Chronicles 16:7-36)
We publicly appreciated the LORD’s presence (1 Chronicles 16:7-36)
We offer sacrifices before the LORD
We offer sacrifices before the LORD
1 And they brought in the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
2 “Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
Seeking he LORD’s “Strength & Presence Continually
Seeking he LORD’s “Strength & Presence Continually
11 Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
Present performing miracles- everyone publicly praise him
Present performing miracles- everyone publicly praise him
Present during deliverance- his chosen people publicly praise
Present during deliverance- his chosen people publicly praise
Present in creation- publicly praised by creation
Present in creation- publicly praised by creation
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
We powerfully experienced the LORD’s Love (Psalm 118)
We powerfully experienced the LORD’s Love (Psalm 118)
Enemies Surround Me Trying To Knock Me Down
Enemies Surround Me Trying To Knock Me Down
12 They surrounded me like bees; they went out like a fire among thorns; in the name of the Lord I cut them off! 13 I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the Lord helped me.
The is my Strength & my song- the LORDm became my Salvation
The is my Strength & my song- the LORDm became my Salvation
14 The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. 15 Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the Lord does valiantly, 16 the right hand of the Lord exalts, the right hand of the Lord does valiantly!”
The Stone the Builders Rejected has become the marvelous Cornerstone
The Stone the Builders Rejected has become the marvelous Cornerstone
17 I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the Lord. 18 The Lord has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death. 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. 20 This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it. 21 I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. 22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. 23 This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. 24 This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
We passionately prepared the LORD’s Reception (Mark 11:1-11)
We passionately prepared the LORD’s Reception (Mark 11:1-11)
We were trained, prepared to know what to do when he came through
We were trained, prepared to know what to do when he came through
6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
The palm branch is a symbol of victory, triumph, peace, and eternal life
Blessed Is He Who Comes In the LORD’s Name!
Blessed Is He Who Comes In the LORD’s Name!
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord. 27 The Lord is God, and he has made his light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar! 28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you. 29 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!
Submit To The LORD- Cloaks on the road symbolized the crowd’s submission to Jesus as king (2 Kings 9:13)
Branches (palms) symbolizes Jewish nationalism and victory (John 12:13)
Celebrate Your Victories- Connected with prominent Jewish victories and with the Festival of Tabernacles
11 When Jehu came out to the servants of his master, they said to him, “Is all well? Why did this mad fellow come to you?” And he said to them, “You know the fellow and his talk.” 12 And they said, “That is not true; tell us now.” And he said, “Thus and so he spoke to me, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, I anoint you king over Israel.’ ” 13 Then in haste every man of them took his garment and put it under him on the bare steps, and they blew the trumpet and proclaimed, “Jehu is king.”
1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples 2 and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. 3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’ ” 4 And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. 5 And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” 6 And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go. 7 And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. 8 And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields.
Prince of Peace
Prince of Peace
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
A Sign of the Reversal of Fortunes
A Sign of the Reversal of Fortunes
In Judaism, the lulav, a closed frond of the date palm is part of the festival of Sukkot (booth or Tabernacle). A palm branch was awarded to victorious athletes in ancient Greece, and a palm frond or the tree itself is one of the most common attributes of Victory personified in ancient Rome.
The victory of the spirit over the flesh
The victory of the spirit over the flesh
9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
Transition To Close- Triumphant Entry Of Jesus Christ
Transition To Close- Triumphant Entry Of Jesus Christ
Psalm 118:26 (Psalms 73-150 (NAC)): When the psalmist is described as “he who comes in the name of the Lord,” that could have the general sense of one who comes according to the norm of the Lord’s character, that is, as a righteous person. However, in several biblical passages coming in a person’s name means to come with designated authority from that person. If the psalmist is the Davidic king, then he is the Lord’s designated representative in Zion. Significantly, these are the words proclaimed by the crowd who welcome Jesus in his triumphal entry to Jerusalem in Matt 21:9; Mark 11:9; Luke 19:38; and John 12:13.
9 And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! 10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”
Mark 11:9–10 (Mark (NAC)): “Hosanna” literally means save us, we pray
Close- Ride On King Jesus
Close- Ride On King Jesus
Ride on King Jesus,
No man can a-hinder thee.
Ride on King Jesus,
No man can a-hinder thee.
In that greatness of morning
Fair thee well, fair thee well.
In that greatness of morning
Fair thee well, fair thee well.
When I get to heaven gonna' wear a robe,
(No man can a-hinder thee.)
Gonna' walk all over those streets of gold.
(No man can a-hinder thee.)
When King Jesus sittin’ on the throne,
(No man can a-hinder thee.)
Joy to a man when the devil goes.
(No man can a-hinder thee.)
11 And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever;
11 Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. 13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. 15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.