Jesus Christ is Lord, King, and Savior

Ballard Campus 6-26-11 Pastor Mark Driscoll
Tags: Wedding, Funeral, Prophesy
Luke 19:28-44
Jesus Christ is Lord, King, and Savior
Kids are innately desiring of being a prince or a princess/queen
Then they graduate to loving a wedding
The biggest moment for the bride is when the doors open and she sees the groom and knows he is there for her
The Brits were really into the royal wedding
+18million watched on the internet, 40 million on TV, 500,000 on the street
The Story fo theBible is that Jesus the prince of peace came to take a bride for himself
The entry of Jesus to Jerusalem as a prince riding in his processional to claim his bride
The day when the wedding finally happens is coming and the World will erupt in joy
Jesus Christ is Lord
Jesus says get the colt and say the LORD needs it
This procession is on the eve of the big holiday of Passover
Jesus chooses a lowly pack animal as his royal entry vehicle
The King of Kings rides into town on a beater Kia
He continually chose humility when he could have used his infinite power to live a life of grandeur and wealth and comfort, yet he rides a Kia
Jesus calling himself Lord was treason against Rome
Jesus calling himself Lord would be blasphemy to the Jews, He is saying "I am God" and he got kiled for that statement
Prophesy
Zacheriah 9 said that Jesus' entry will be at Jerusalem and there will be shouting even though he rides a colt the foul of a donkey in humility
The crowd knew this verse well and then they see Jesus and they flip out
The feeling of the crowd was like a bride who had been promised a husband and waited and waited and loses hope, then one day she meets him and walks toward her and she knows, "Oh here he is!"
+This is the feeling in Jerusalem they see it and the very stones of the city is ready to sing out
This is why we love weddings, processionals, why little girls like t dress up for a wedding, it's an echo of the Gospel.
Jesus Christ is King
At this time Jesus has ministered in more than 35 locations and here he comes into the city
Jesus is soo poor that he doesn't even have a saddle so his disciples offer they coats
+This is huge generosity
+Most folks only had one cloak and they need it, yet they are generous
The disciples go first by raising up Jesus and exalt him, then other people join in and praise Jesus
+Would I throw my most important possesion on the ground for Jesus to trample in worship?
Jesus' red carpetentry is one the coats of the poor giving they most vital possesion to worship God
David, a loved king, he rode a lowly donkey around his kingdom showing he was a humble king
+Later other kings rode more regal animals fit for a king and Jesus shows up back on a donkey's colt
Psalm 118 - a Psalm sung for a King riding out to kill the enemies of Israel "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord"
+This song is the same one that was sung as the King goes out to war
+this is fitting because Jesus is coming to wage war and conquer our enemies of Satan, Sin, Death, and to bear the wrath of God
Peace in heaven means that Jesus actually brings peace with God
+Before this time God was at war and we had no peace with God
+Only in Jesus will the wrath passover me because it would be unjust to punish both me and Jesus
The People want Peace and so they sing to the only one who can bring it
There are two Kings, two Kingdoms, two color Black and White.
+Jesus will deal justly with his enemies
The crowd is rejoicing because God is bringing Peace between Man and God
+Appart from Jesus that peace is not possible, without Jesus to show up and reconcil there will be eternal consequence for the rejection of God
Mars Hill Church
Do we get really excited about Jesus like at a concert and sporting event?
All of creation was made to worship Jesus, and it is yearning to cry out in worship to it's creator
Charismatic - The responce to the wedding monent of Knowing Jesus is loving "Jesus loves me unconditionally"  Yeah!!
Mars Hill & Me - More of a funeral Chirstian "Oh I killed God" Oh Shit!
Mars is just a bunch of People gathered around Jesus rejoicing around how awesome he is
Jesus Christ is Savior
All of a Christian life is a series of weddings and Funerals
Jesus weeps over his City of Jerusalem who is blind to its only hope and misses the precious moment
People closed their eyes spiritually speaking
Real men don't cry except for what breaks the heart of God
It's only recorded three times where Jesus wept
1 - His buddies funeral, Lazarus
2 - Over Jerusalem
3 - In the garden before his dies
While the crowd enjoys a wedding moment, Jesus weeps because the people are missing the moment and that the City will be judged in destruction
It's a lot easier to criticize how people worship than to worship