A Crowd Meets a King

This morning, we’ll explore Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, a moment where multitudes welcomed him as their anticipated King. We’ll be challenged to consider not just this historical event, but how we personally welcome Jesus with our obedience, gifts, praise, and faith… and the profound consequences of either recognizing or rejecting God’s visitation.

Watch the full Sunday service and message by Pastor Dennis Jacobson below.

SERMON TEXT

Luke 19:28-44 (ESV)

And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them. And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” And they said, “The Lord has need of it.” And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”

And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”

SERMON NOTES

• Jesus entered Jerusalem, his final goal, for the Passover feast, as a prophetic prince of peace, not a warrior king.

• Four Ways to Welcome the King:
  • • Welcome Him with Our Obedience
    • Welcome Him with Our Gifts
      • The Colt
      • Cloaks
      • Palm Branches
      • Giving demonstrates our love and devotion; it’s not to earn salvation.
    • Welcome Him with Praise
    • Welcome Him with Faith

Jesus’ tears are a call to allow His heart to melt away your hardness and turn to Him.