“Jesus’ Triumphant Entry” Mark 11:1-26

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Date: March 19, 2023 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

Contrary to what is taught in evangelical churches today, there is no such thing as trusting Christ as Savior without at the same moment submitting to Him as Lord. Whereas the believer was once under the lordship of Satan, through saving faith he eagerly places himself under the lordship of Jesus Christ. Whereas he was once the enemy of God and the slave of sin, he is now the loyal subject of his Lord and Master. Clearly many Christians have not embraced the fact that Christians must be committed to Christ and His teachings. They may have mentally assented to certain gospel facts…joined a church…repeated a prayer…walked forward at an evangelistic meeting. But by any biblical measurement they were never converted. There was no transforming conviction of sin, no repentance, no commitment to Christ’s lordship, no love for those who love Christ. He is Lord, and those who refuse Him as Lord cannot use Him as Savior. Everyone who receives Him must surrender to His authority, for to say we receive Christ when in fact we reject His right to reign over us is utter absurdity. It is a futile attempt to hold onto sin with one hand and take Jesus with the other. What kind of salvation is it if we are left in bondage to sin? We will explain this further in our next sermon from the gospel of Mark, “Jesus’ Triumphant Entry”

Contrary to what is taught in evangelical churches today, there is no such thing as trusting Christ as Savior without at the same moment submitting to Him as Lord.

Clearly many Christians have not embraced the fact that Christians must be committed to Christ and His teachings. They may have mentally assented to certain gospel facts…joined a church…repeated a prayer…walked forward at an evangelistic meeting. But by any biblical measurement they were never converted. There was no transforming conviction of sin, no repentance, no commitment to Christ’s lordship, no love for those who love Christ.

He is Lord, and those who refuse Him as Lord cannot use Him as Savior. Everyone who receives Him must surrender to His authority, for to say we receive Christ when in fact we reject His right to reign over us is utter absurdity. It is a futile attempt to hold onto sin with one hand and take Jesus with the other. What kind of salvation is it if we are left in bondage to sin?

We will explain this further in our next sermon from the gospel of Mark, “Jesus’ Triumphant Entry”

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Old Testament Reading – Zechariah 9:9-10 New Testament Reading – Luke 19:28-48

Church historians refer to Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem as “The Lord’s Triumphal Entry.”

Jesus and His disciples camped at Bethpage, which is on the Mount of Olives, overlooking Jerusalem.

Jesus sent two of the disciples to another village to find a specific colt of a donkey and bring it to Him.

As Jesus entered the city, the people cried out:

Having witnessed the resurrection of Lazarus, and knowing it was the time of Passover, the people had concluded that Jesus was the Messiah who had come to restore the nation to its former glory – Jesus was going to be their King.

When the Pharisees heard the crowds praising Jesus as their King, they asked Him why He had not stopped them.

The Bible says Jesus WEPT over the city of Jerusalem because they rejected Him as the Messiah: The Savior sent from God, and He knew what was going to happen to them.

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