KingsGate Community Church
A King Like No Other
with Jeff Lucas
A King Like No Other
with Jeff Lucas
Matthew 21:1-11 NLT
1 - JESUS IS THE LORD OF HISTORY
This took place to fulfill the prophecy that said, “Tell the people of Jerusalem, ‘Look, your King is coming to you...
– Matthew 21:4-5 NLT
2 - REDISCOVER THE REAL JESUS
Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
– Matthew 21:8 NLT
“The people wanted a prophet, but this prophet would tell them that their city was under God’s imminent judgment . They wanted a Messiah, but this one was going to be enthroned on a pagan cross. They wanted to be rescued from evil and oppression, but Jesus was going to rescue them from evil in its full depths, not just the surface evil of Roman occupation and the exploitation by the rich”
Tom Wright – Bishop and Theologian
3 – JESUS COMES TO STIR US
The entire city of Jerusalem was in an uproar as he entered…
– Matthew 21:10 NLT
Matthew 2:3 NIVUK
4 – JESUS CAME IN HUMILITY
They brought the donkey and the colt to him and threw their garments over the colt, and he sat on it.
– Matthew 21:7 NLT
Servants are people of active helpfulness.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer - Theologian (paraphrased)
5 – SHARE THE NEWS ABOUT CHRIST
…“Who is this?” they asked. And the crowds replied, “It’s Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
– Matthew 21:10-11 NIVUK