WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:09.120 Well, good morning, everyone. Happy Palm Sunday. Did any of you guys get a palm or was that all just the kiddos? 00:00:09.119 --> 00:00:15.699 We should have some extra ones, so we'll be sure to distribute some of those palms to you guys. 00:00:16.619 --> 00:00:26.000 You know, it's a great time to be here, a great time to come to church and a great time for us to really just celebrate this wonderful time. 00:00:27.000 --> 00:00:34.219 We think of the words Hosanna, right? Hosanna to the King. Can we say the word Hosanna together? 00:00:34.219 --> 00:00:50.500 Hosanna, right? Hosanna. One more time. Hosanna, right? It's such we find in the gospel accounts, the triumphal entry where Jesus is riding in on a donkey. 00:00:51.099 --> 00:01:01.560 And this time what we're going to do, we're going to open the gospel of John and we're going to go into chapter 12, verses 12 through 19. 00:01:01.560 --> 00:01:09.460 And this is the John's account of what had happened. Some people use the gospel of Matthew. 00:01:09.579 --> 00:01:16.120 I realize I've used the gospel of Matthew for the past two years, but the gospel of John is actually a very interesting one. 00:01:16.200 --> 00:01:22.480 You know, it's great that we have four gospels giving us different perspectives of what was going on. 00:01:22.480 --> 00:01:32.120 Different perspectives. And so that's going to be on page 1068 here, the triumphal entry. 00:01:33.540 --> 00:01:37.920 And we're going to read the word together. 00:01:38.859 --> 00:01:41.980 And we're going to see something that's fascinating. 00:01:41.980 --> 00:01:47.579 Let's begin in prayer and we'll go right into it. 00:01:48.020 --> 00:01:53.680 Father God, we thank you for this time in this celebration where we say the words Hosanna. 00:01:54.340 --> 00:01:55.700 Hosanna to the King. 00:01:56.240 --> 00:02:03.380 It's a wonderful time for us to really reflect on the last days in which Christ was here on the earth. 00:02:03.379 --> 00:02:13.539 We think of the passion story and we think of how these people were laying down their palms as Christ was riding in on a donkey. 00:02:14.280 --> 00:02:21.719 It's a wonderful story for us to celebrate and for us to recognize that Jesus is the King of Kings. 00:02:22.180 --> 00:02:24.659 He is the Lord of all creation. 00:02:24.659 --> 00:02:32.079 And Father, we ask that as we open the word, that your word will speak to us this morning. 00:02:32.719 --> 00:02:39.079 We pray that there will be transformation, healing, as well as understanding. 00:02:39.219 --> 00:02:43.300 I pray that this message will be understood in such a clear way. 00:02:43.659 --> 00:02:50.219 And that it will motivate us to action, to live and love like your son, Jesus Christ, 00:02:50.400 --> 00:02:54.419 who is the way, the truth, and the life. 00:02:55.199 --> 00:02:56.500 Be with us together. 00:02:57.079 --> 00:02:59.180 Let there be transformation in our lives. 00:02:59.240 --> 00:03:02.539 It is in the name of Jesus that we pray and we all say together, amen, church. 00:03:03.359 --> 00:03:08.159 So this scene here, the crowd is crying Hosanna. 00:03:09.159 --> 00:03:15.859 And what's interesting as we'll see is you have Lazarus there in that scene. 00:03:16.539 --> 00:03:19.539 And there's something that is very special about that. 00:03:19.879 --> 00:03:21.659 The crowd crying Hosanna. 00:03:22.240 --> 00:03:24.019 Jesus riding in on a donkey. 00:03:24.659 --> 00:03:28.359 Jesus with Lazarus, the resurrected man beside him. 00:03:28.859 --> 00:03:32.099 And the people as they're proclaiming the word Hosanna. 00:03:32.240 --> 00:03:34.060 It is such a beautiful prayer. 00:03:34.759 --> 00:03:36.340 So let's turn to the text. 00:03:36.439 --> 00:03:41.460 It's going to be John chapter 12, verses 12 through 19. 00:03:41.460 --> 00:03:46.040 And that is found in page 1068 in your ESVP Bibles. 00:03:46.040 --> 00:03:47.620 Church, can we read this together? 00:03:48.600 --> 00:03:50.000 Let's read it together. 00:03:50.379 --> 00:03:52.560 Starting in verse 12, the triumphal entry. 00:03:52.560 --> 00:03:59.659 The next day, the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 00:03:59.659 --> 00:04:06.079 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, Hosanna. 00:04:06.520 --> 00:04:11.159 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the king of Israel. 00:04:11.159 --> 00:04:16.120 And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it just as it was written. 00:04:16.860 --> 00:04:18.680 Fear not, daughter of Zion. 00:04:19.259 --> 00:04:23.519 Behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt. 00:04:23.980 --> 00:04:27.259 His disciples did not understand these things at first. 00:04:27.259 --> 00:04:35.860 But when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. 00:04:36.480 --> 00:04:44.240 The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. 00:04:44.759 --> 00:04:50.259 The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. 00:04:50.759 --> 00:04:52.759 So the Pharisees said to one another, 00:04:52.759 --> 00:05:02.579 Now when's the last time you've read that particular account? 00:05:03.439 --> 00:05:04.939 It's kind of a different one, right? 00:05:05.420 --> 00:05:12.039 You have this scene where, again, Lazarus, the resurrected man, is there with Christ. 00:05:13.000 --> 00:05:15.399 And that's something that is very interesting, right? 00:05:15.399 --> 00:05:19.120 They're saying the words Hosanna, which, a fun fact, 00:05:19.120 --> 00:05:23.840 When you proclaim Hosanna, it's saying the words, save us. 00:05:25.139 --> 00:05:26.939 Save us, we pray. 00:05:28.000 --> 00:05:31.360 What a fascinating understanding of that. 00:05:32.340 --> 00:05:32.620 Right? 00:05:32.699 --> 00:05:36.019 They're saying, they're praising, they're laying their palms down. 00:05:36.939 --> 00:05:38.459 And they're saying, save us. 00:05:39.620 --> 00:05:44.120 Well, when we think about the fact that Lazarus was raised from the dead, 00:05:44.120 --> 00:05:47.439 And you, they had heard about it, 00:05:48.040 --> 00:05:49.280 Just think for a moment. 00:05:50.660 --> 00:05:51.980 Jesus, I want that too. 00:05:53.280 --> 00:05:54.480 You have power. 00:05:55.660 --> 00:05:56.959 And I want to come to you. 00:05:57.019 --> 00:05:59.519 I want to lay down my palms, as it were. 00:06:00.040 --> 00:06:05.139 I want to lay everything down at the foot of Jesus for your honor and for your glory. 00:06:06.220 --> 00:06:09.319 And then you also have this scene where the Pharisees, they saw it, 00:06:09.399 --> 00:06:12.500 And they're plotting, they're scheming against Christ. 00:06:12.500 --> 00:06:12.620 Christ. 00:06:14.040 --> 00:06:21.060 It's also interesting that the disciples didn't understand it until after the fact. 00:06:21.680 --> 00:06:22.579 Until the resurrection. 00:06:23.399 --> 00:06:26.379 I always love when things, little pieces like that are in there, right? 00:06:26.759 --> 00:06:30.579 Which goes to show the importance of how things happen, 00:06:31.319 --> 00:06:35.819 Not only in the gospel accounts, but things happen in our own lives. 00:06:36.459 --> 00:06:39.060 How many of us, we may go through a certain situation, 00:06:39.060 --> 00:06:40.720 And we don't understand it at the time. 00:06:40.720 --> 00:06:42.640 I mean, we can be honest here and raise our hand. 00:06:42.680 --> 00:06:43.820 I know many times. 00:06:44.540 --> 00:06:47.420 I don't understand what's going on, but after the fact, 00:06:47.820 --> 00:06:49.840 I understand more so. 00:06:51.280 --> 00:06:53.220 And when we think about it, 00:06:54.020 --> 00:06:55.160 We have to remember 00:06:55.160 --> 00:06:58.100 That earlier in the gospel account, 00:06:58.320 --> 00:06:59.820 You don't have to turn your Bibles here, 00:06:59.880 --> 00:07:01.540 But if you have it open, 00:07:01.600 --> 00:07:03.000 And you would like to, 00:07:03.000 --> 00:07:07.620 It's not that far back, 00:07:08.100 --> 00:07:12.100 Where Jesus is telling Lazarus to come out. 00:07:13.420 --> 00:07:15.839 And that's something that should be noted, right? 00:07:15.920 --> 00:07:19.660 This is where there's that command to come out, 00:07:19.759 --> 00:07:21.699 And this resurrection that's happening. 00:07:21.860 --> 00:07:22.339 And in fact, 00:07:22.339 --> 00:07:24.979 Even when you look a couple verses before, 00:07:26.519 --> 00:07:29.799 In John chapter 12, verse 9, 00:07:30.379 --> 00:07:35.000 It talks about the large crowd of Jews that were learning that Jesus was there, 00:07:35.120 --> 00:07:38.060 And there's the plot to kill Lazarus. 00:07:39.179 --> 00:07:42.519 So there's a lot of movement that's going on here. 00:07:42.519 --> 00:07:45.299 The power of Jesus Christ, 00:07:45.419 --> 00:07:49.199 Who has power and authority over death itself. 00:07:49.740 --> 00:07:51.519 And people hearing about it and saying, 00:07:51.639 --> 00:07:52.759 We've got to put a stop to this. 00:07:52.799 --> 00:07:53.899 That's what's going on, right? 00:07:53.959 --> 00:07:55.659 With the Pharisees here. 00:07:56.879 --> 00:07:57.419 And so, 00:07:57.560 --> 00:07:59.740 It is very interesting to see 00:07:59.740 --> 00:08:03.579 That kind of thing that's going on. 00:08:03.659 --> 00:08:05.240 And so we have to ask ourselves then, 00:08:05.299 --> 00:08:06.039 The question is, 00:08:06.099 --> 00:08:06.219 Well, 00:08:06.599 --> 00:08:08.359 Okay, what does the text say, right? 00:08:08.899 --> 00:08:09.899 The first thing 00:08:09.899 --> 00:08:12.039 We have to understand, right? 00:08:12.040 --> 00:08:13.240 As I was mentioning, 00:08:13.400 --> 00:08:15.260 The words Hosanna means, 00:08:15.700 --> 00:08:16.640 Save us, we pray. 00:08:17.540 --> 00:08:21.080 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, right? 00:08:21.540 --> 00:08:24.680 A large crowd gathering had come to the feast. 00:08:24.760 --> 00:08:27.280 They heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, right? 00:08:28.020 --> 00:08:29.400 They have the palm branches. 00:08:30.640 --> 00:08:34.720 And just that connection with the word Hosanna 00:08:34.720 --> 00:08:37.920 Is actually found within Psalm 118, 25. 00:08:38.259 --> 00:08:40.600 It is a prayer of desperation. 00:08:40.600 --> 00:08:44.100 It is crying out, as it were, to the Lord. 00:08:44.659 --> 00:08:45.759 And so in this sense, 00:08:46.100 --> 00:08:48.279 When you have the scene of these crowds of people, 00:08:48.379 --> 00:08:49.960 They are crying out to Jesus. 00:08:50.540 --> 00:08:54.580 Much like how we find within the Old Testament, 00:08:55.139 --> 00:08:56.639 Crying out to the Lord. 00:08:57.340 --> 00:08:58.899 Psalms is a very good example 00:08:58.899 --> 00:09:01.519 Where you see David constantly on the run. 00:09:02.080 --> 00:09:04.139 He's constantly crying out to the Lord, right? 00:09:04.300 --> 00:09:06.360 And we can see the humanity of that. 00:09:06.360 --> 00:09:08.100 We can even think of how, 00:09:08.580 --> 00:09:09.680 In our own situations, 00:09:09.980 --> 00:09:12.279 There may be times where we are in trouble, 00:09:12.360 --> 00:09:13.560 And we've got to cry out to Jesus. 00:09:13.700 --> 00:09:13.899 Amen? 00:09:14.379 --> 00:09:16.580 It's very important for us to understand that. 00:09:17.899 --> 00:09:18.419 And so, 00:09:19.240 --> 00:09:21.379 That psalm from Psalm 118, 00:09:22.039 --> 00:09:23.740 I want to read it to you where it says, 00:09:23.860 --> 00:09:26.100 Save us, we pray, O Lord. 00:09:26.539 --> 00:09:27.840 O Lord, we pray. 00:09:28.980 --> 00:09:31.500 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. 00:09:31.500 --> 00:09:34.399 We bless you from the house of the Lord. 00:09:35.259 --> 00:09:36.279 Isn't that fascinating? 00:09:36.919 --> 00:09:38.600 It's almost a direct quote 00:09:38.600 --> 00:09:41.779 That is coming from the Psalms 00:09:41.779 --> 00:09:46.059 When Jesus is riding on that donkey. 00:09:47.039 --> 00:09:48.019 How cool is that? 00:09:48.620 --> 00:09:50.980 Save us, we pray, O Lord. 00:09:52.879 --> 00:09:55.159 And so the king is on the donkey. 00:09:55.879 --> 00:09:59.980 We have this fulfillment of prophecy. 00:09:59.980 --> 00:10:03.039 It's a direct quote from Zechariah 9.9, 00:10:03.360 --> 00:10:04.259 Where it mentions, 00:10:04.420 --> 00:10:05.539 Your king is coming, 00:10:06.120 --> 00:10:07.639 Sitting on a donkey's colt. 00:10:07.659 --> 00:10:09.639 And I always love when you find these little, 00:10:09.639 --> 00:10:11.080 Little tidbits. 00:10:11.539 --> 00:10:13.620 These little details that are showing 00:10:13.620 --> 00:10:16.560 The fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. 00:10:18.080 --> 00:10:20.600 And so it's important for us to know, 00:10:21.320 --> 00:10:23.500 The king is coming on to the donkey, 00:10:24.399 --> 00:10:25.440 Riding on in, 00:10:25.860 --> 00:10:27.519 And the people they need, 00:10:27.519 --> 00:10:29.460 In this moment, 00:10:29.960 --> 00:10:31.019 For them, 00:10:31.539 --> 00:10:34.120 And even for us to understand Palm Sunday, 00:10:34.240 --> 00:10:36.360 We need to understand the full story. 00:10:36.919 --> 00:10:39.419 How connected Palm Sunday is 00:10:39.419 --> 00:10:40.699 With the passion story. 00:10:40.899 --> 00:10:42.939 With the final words of Christ, 00:10:43.480 --> 00:10:45.379 And Easter celebration as well. 00:10:46.319 --> 00:10:47.179 And so, 00:10:47.840 --> 00:10:48.639 His disciples, 00:10:49.139 --> 00:10:52.299 They did not understand these things at first. 00:10:52.299 --> 00:10:53.859 It took time. 00:10:54.579 --> 00:10:57.299 And I mentioned this fulfillment of prophecy 00:10:57.299 --> 00:10:58.519 From Zechariah 9. 00:10:58.679 --> 00:10:59.819 It's the same thing. 00:11:00.519 --> 00:11:01.500 Isn't it interesting? 00:11:02.359 --> 00:11:03.659 Throughout all of scripture, 00:11:04.479 --> 00:11:07.199 People are looking for Jesus, 00:11:07.699 --> 00:11:10.559 And they find him in an unusual form. 00:11:11.399 --> 00:11:12.079 For example, 00:11:12.199 --> 00:11:14.059 When Jesus is being born in a manger, 00:11:14.659 --> 00:11:16.740 Well, people were expecting something different. 00:11:16.740 --> 00:11:18.680 Or in the case of here, 00:11:19.100 --> 00:11:22.159 People were thinking of Jesus as a revolutionary. 00:11:22.840 --> 00:11:24.399 One that would overthrow the government. 00:11:25.539 --> 00:11:29.019 And then even when we've talked in our study of Revelation, 00:11:29.960 --> 00:11:34.340 There was the part where John was looking for a lion, 00:11:34.480 --> 00:11:35.879 And had found a lamb. 00:11:36.560 --> 00:11:38.480 So we just see that very often, 00:11:38.600 --> 00:11:39.480 There's these kind of, 00:11:39.759 --> 00:11:40.940 You're looking for something, 00:11:41.080 --> 00:11:42.139 But Jesus is there, 00:11:42.560 --> 00:11:44.000 In an unexpected manner. 00:11:44.000 --> 00:11:45.679 It's very, 00:11:45.799 --> 00:11:46.919 Very powerful. 00:11:48.220 --> 00:11:48.600 And so, 00:11:48.740 --> 00:11:51.460 The text talks about when Jesus was glorified, 00:11:51.500 --> 00:11:53.000 After the resurrections, 00:11:53.559 --> 00:11:56.879 The disciples had to walk through those moments of Palm Sunday 00:11:56.879 --> 00:11:59.919 Without understanding fully what was going on. 00:12:01.220 --> 00:12:01.639 And so, 00:12:02.480 --> 00:12:05.340 We go on then. 00:12:06.460 --> 00:12:09.139 It's kind of interesting at the end of, 00:12:09.139 --> 00:12:12.059 Of chapter 12. 00:12:12.059 --> 00:12:13.019 Well, 00:12:13.059 --> 00:12:14.179 Towards the end of chapter 12, 00:12:14.279 --> 00:12:15.219 In verse 19, 00:12:15.359 --> 00:12:16.899 The Pharisees said to one another, 00:12:17.559 --> 00:12:18.979 You see that you're gaining nothing. 00:12:19.159 --> 00:12:19.339 Look, 00:12:19.459 --> 00:12:21.000 The world has gone after him. 00:12:21.239 --> 00:12:22.239 And it's kind of interesting, 00:12:22.359 --> 00:12:24.179 Because this is a scene, 00:12:24.559 --> 00:12:26.000 Where they're kind of complaining, 00:12:26.139 --> 00:12:26.319 Right? 00:12:26.439 --> 00:12:27.500 They're kind of grumbling, 00:12:27.699 --> 00:12:28.379 And they're saying, 00:12:28.479 --> 00:12:29.379 This is a bad thing, 00:12:29.419 --> 00:12:31.079 That the world is going after him. 00:12:31.399 --> 00:12:33.699 But it's actually a fulfillment of prophecy, 00:12:34.459 --> 00:12:35.359 If you think about it. 00:12:35.859 --> 00:12:38.759 That people are coming to their Messiah. 00:12:38.759 --> 00:12:43.039 The one that is going to change the course of history. 00:12:43.039 --> 00:12:46.879 The one that is going to usher in from the old covenant, 00:12:46.879 --> 00:12:48.379 Into the new covenant. 00:12:49.460 --> 00:12:50.019 And so, 00:12:50.740 --> 00:12:53.240 They are stating the obvious fact. 00:12:53.299 --> 00:12:53.759 And we can, 00:12:53.939 --> 00:12:56.539 We have the blessing of seeing that. 00:12:57.039 --> 00:12:58.080 But in that moment, 00:12:58.200 --> 00:13:00.539 What's interesting is that these Pharisees, 00:13:00.620 --> 00:13:01.840 When they're talking about this, 00:13:01.919 --> 00:13:03.840 The plot to kill Jesus, 00:13:03.840 --> 00:13:06.320 The plot to kill Lazarus, 00:13:06.320 --> 00:13:10.519 Was all because they wanted to maintain their power. 00:13:12.460 --> 00:13:14.019 And that's very interesting. 00:13:15.300 --> 00:13:15.899 They weren't, 00:13:16.840 --> 00:13:19.720 They might have easily been convinced, 00:13:19.860 --> 00:13:22.340 But they wanted to maintain to the status quo. 00:13:23.320 --> 00:13:24.980 And that's something that we should note. 00:13:26.080 --> 00:13:27.500 How sad it is, 00:13:28.160 --> 00:13:30.820 To love your power so much, 00:13:30.820 --> 00:13:33.060 That you're not even recognizing, 00:13:33.060 --> 00:13:34.720 What is really going on here. 00:13:36.060 --> 00:13:38.860 So the crowd had been with Christ, 00:13:39.280 --> 00:13:41.840 When he called Lazarus out of the tomb, 00:13:41.920 --> 00:13:43.120 And raised him from the dead. 00:13:43.980 --> 00:13:45.879 And it mentions that this is the reason, 00:13:46.040 --> 00:13:48.000 Why the crowd went to meet him, 00:13:48.280 --> 00:13:49.580 When they had heard the sign, 00:13:50.120 --> 00:13:50.879 Had been done. 00:13:51.860 --> 00:13:52.740 We think about that. 00:13:52.820 --> 00:13:53.020 I mean, 00:13:53.560 --> 00:13:55.820 Can you imagine if you had heard about someone, 00:13:55.980 --> 00:13:57.180 Who had been raised from the dead? 00:13:57.179 --> 00:13:58.159 I mean, 00:13:58.199 --> 00:13:58.539 Nowadays, 00:13:58.739 --> 00:13:59.639 You'd have so many, 00:13:59.639 --> 00:14:01.539 Controversy, 00:14:01.739 --> 00:14:01.939 Is that, 00:14:02.039 --> 00:14:02.479 Is that, 00:14:02.539 --> 00:14:02.959 Is that, 00:14:03.079 --> 00:14:03.439 You know, 00:14:03.679 --> 00:14:05.099 A deep fake or not? 00:14:05.159 --> 00:14:06.439 You'd have all this kind of stuff. 00:14:06.719 --> 00:14:07.699 But in any sense, 00:14:07.799 --> 00:14:10.179 It would be a lot of discussion going on. 00:14:10.599 --> 00:14:11.639 A lot of talk, 00:14:11.719 --> 00:14:13.399 A lot of photos and videos, 00:14:13.639 --> 00:14:15.219 And people would be kind of wondering, 00:14:15.379 --> 00:14:16.079 What's going on? 00:14:16.139 --> 00:14:17.199 And quite frankly, 00:14:17.279 --> 00:14:18.379 A lot of people would want to see, 00:14:18.439 --> 00:14:19.120 What's going on. 00:14:20.079 --> 00:14:21.500 And so they go over, 00:14:21.679 --> 00:14:24.379 And we can see that Lazarus, 00:14:24.379 --> 00:14:25.979 Is this living proof. 00:14:25.980 --> 00:14:28.220 What's fascinating is, 00:14:28.700 --> 00:14:31.180 Knowing that Lazarus, 00:14:31.320 --> 00:14:33.580 Is being resurrected from the dead, 00:14:33.639 --> 00:14:36.480 It's showing Christ's power over death. 00:14:37.120 --> 00:14:39.060 And for the Jewish people, 00:14:39.659 --> 00:14:42.159 They understood the resurrection. 00:14:43.039 --> 00:14:46.080 And they wanted to be resurrected as well. 00:14:46.920 --> 00:14:51.039 And we can see as well Lazarus as the living proof. 00:14:51.039 --> 00:14:54.019 So the they wanted to destroy the evidence, 00:14:54.819 --> 00:14:56.199 Is the Pharisees talking. 00:14:56.759 --> 00:15:01.019 They wanted to put an end to the movement that was going on, 00:15:01.059 --> 00:15:01.699 As it were. 00:15:03.379 --> 00:15:04.399 Even when it says, 00:15:04.639 --> 00:15:07.360 A few verses earlier, 00:15:07.819 --> 00:15:09.419 When it says, 00:15:09.539 --> 00:15:12.719 The chief priests made plan to put Lazarus to death as well, 00:15:12.819 --> 00:15:13.980 Because on account of him, 00:15:14.319 --> 00:15:16.139 Many of the Jews were going away, 00:15:16.139 --> 00:15:17.500 And they were believing in Jesus. 00:15:18.460 --> 00:15:20.399 So it's saying right there within the text, 00:15:20.519 --> 00:15:21.299 What is going on? 00:15:21.340 --> 00:15:22.600 They are losing their power, 00:15:22.759 --> 00:15:25.139 And they are losing their influence there. 00:15:26.559 --> 00:15:27.019 And so, 00:15:28.019 --> 00:15:29.879 Yeah. 00:15:30.960 --> 00:15:32.539 Very interesting to see with, 00:15:32.600 --> 00:15:33.980 With all of this. 00:15:34.539 --> 00:15:36.500 We have to ask ourselves the question, 00:15:36.600 --> 00:15:36.759 Right? 00:15:36.860 --> 00:15:37.120 As, 00:15:37.480 --> 00:15:38.960 Here at Ontario Community Church, 00:15:38.960 --> 00:15:40.780 We want to read the text, 00:15:41.460 --> 00:15:43.080 And see what is initially going on. 00:15:43.680 --> 00:15:45.139 The second thing that we do, 00:15:45.220 --> 00:15:46.240 Is we interpret it. 00:15:46.340 --> 00:15:47.639 What does this mean? 00:15:48.400 --> 00:15:48.660 Right? 00:15:49.340 --> 00:15:50.920 That's very important for us. 00:15:50.980 --> 00:15:52.300 And then the third thing is, 00:15:52.680 --> 00:15:54.320 What do we do about it? 00:15:55.019 --> 00:15:58.100 So the people came to be saved like Lazarus. 00:15:58.620 --> 00:15:58.980 Right? 00:15:59.060 --> 00:16:00.200 They're shouting the words, 00:16:00.300 --> 00:16:00.759 Hosanna. 00:16:00.920 --> 00:16:01.120 Right? 00:16:02.440 --> 00:16:03.540 Second thing being, 00:16:03.660 --> 00:16:06.139 Those in power feared the movement of God. 00:16:06.139 --> 00:16:08.779 And the third is that God works in ways, 00:16:08.860 --> 00:16:12.159 We may not understand until later. 00:16:13.340 --> 00:16:14.779 And so for that first point, 00:16:15.399 --> 00:16:17.199 The crowd heard what Jesus did. 00:16:17.919 --> 00:16:19.580 They came because of a sign, 00:16:20.000 --> 00:16:22.120 And they saw a man that was dead, 00:16:22.179 --> 00:16:23.559 And was raised to life. 00:16:24.559 --> 00:16:25.379 And they're saying, 00:16:26.199 --> 00:16:27.399 Save me, Jesus. 00:16:28.080 --> 00:16:29.460 Save us, Jesus. 00:16:30.840 --> 00:16:32.259 You saved him. 00:16:32.960 --> 00:16:33.759 Save me too. 00:16:33.759 --> 00:16:36.100 And not only, 00:16:36.439 --> 00:16:38.620 What's wonderful about this is, 00:16:39.220 --> 00:16:41.100 Not only is this crying out, 00:16:41.600 --> 00:16:42.639 Physical saving, 00:16:43.259 --> 00:16:45.159 But also the spiritual saving. 00:16:45.980 --> 00:16:47.259 And so we have to think, 00:16:48.059 --> 00:16:49.919 When we are crying out to Jesus, 00:16:50.580 --> 00:16:52.399 It's important for us to recognize, 00:16:52.399 --> 00:16:54.980 That we need Christ in our lives. 00:16:55.960 --> 00:16:58.299 That we have to receive salvation, 00:16:58.480 --> 00:16:59.500 And make that decision, 00:16:59.720 --> 00:17:01.159 To receive the greatest gift, 00:17:01.259 --> 00:17:02.740 That has ever been given to humanity. 00:17:02.740 --> 00:17:04.920 And that not only affects, 00:17:05.000 --> 00:17:07.019 Our physical lives here on the earth, 00:17:07.120 --> 00:17:09.680 But it affects our spiritual lives. 00:17:10.200 --> 00:17:11.039 Do you realize, 00:17:11.200 --> 00:17:12.539 That that single decision, 00:17:13.400 --> 00:17:14.980 Affects two lives essentially. 00:17:16.299 --> 00:17:17.920 That's a very powerful decision. 00:17:18.640 --> 00:17:19.859 It's much bigger than, 00:17:20.200 --> 00:17:20.480 You know, 00:17:20.579 --> 00:17:22.039 What college you're going to go to, 00:17:22.180 --> 00:17:23.620 What kind of car you're going to buy. 00:17:23.660 --> 00:17:24.339 I have a friend of mine, 00:17:24.400 --> 00:17:25.660 That just bought a brand new car, 00:17:26.180 --> 00:17:27.240 And talking about how, 00:17:27.599 --> 00:17:29.500 All the decisions, 00:17:29.779 --> 00:17:29.900 You know, 00:17:29.940 --> 00:17:30.779 What kind of seats, 00:17:30.859 --> 00:17:31.460 And what color, 00:17:31.460 --> 00:17:32.160 And what not. 00:17:33.720 --> 00:17:34.460 It's nothing, 00:17:34.640 --> 00:17:36.840 Compared to the greatest decision, 00:17:36.840 --> 00:17:38.380 That will affect, 00:17:38.380 --> 00:17:40.019 Those two lives, 00:17:40.340 --> 00:17:41.779 On earth, 00:17:42.200 --> 00:17:43.200 And in heaven. 00:17:44.579 --> 00:17:46.059 And so every Hosanna, 00:17:46.640 --> 00:17:47.539 We have to think, 00:17:48.079 --> 00:17:49.759 Save us. 00:17:50.160 --> 00:17:51.279 It is answered, 00:17:51.700 --> 00:17:52.680 By the cross. 00:17:53.019 --> 00:17:54.120 By the death, 00:17:54.759 --> 00:17:55.420 The burial, 00:17:55.420 --> 00:17:57.080 And the resurrection, 00:17:57.080 --> 00:17:57.080 00:17:57.080 --> 00:17:58.240 Of Jesus Christ. 00:17:58.900 --> 00:17:59.700 That is just, 00:17:59.700 --> 00:18:01.240 Absolutely powerful. 00:18:02.800 --> 00:18:04.200 The second thing then, 00:18:04.820 --> 00:18:05.519 Is that, 00:18:05.800 --> 00:18:07.120 Those in power, 00:18:07.680 --> 00:18:08.580 They feared, 00:18:08.800 --> 00:18:09.440 The movement, 00:18:09.680 --> 00:18:10.380 Of God. 00:18:12.120 --> 00:18:12.720 Now, 00:18:13.060 --> 00:18:14.039 In that, 00:18:15.080 --> 00:18:16.460 It's important for us, 00:18:16.519 --> 00:18:17.100 To recognize, 00:18:17.200 --> 00:18:17.960 What is going on. 00:18:17.960 --> 00:18:20.240 In John, 00:18:21.240 --> 00:18:22.620 Chapter 11, 00:18:22.880 --> 00:18:23.799 Verse 48, 00:18:25.259 --> 00:18:26.279 You don't have to turn there, 00:18:26.360 --> 00:18:27.220 But it's very interesting, 00:18:27.400 --> 00:18:27.579 What the, 00:18:28.240 --> 00:18:28.880 There's the plot, 00:18:28.960 --> 00:18:29.680 To kill Jesus. 00:18:30.720 --> 00:18:31.940 In verse 47, 00:18:32.019 --> 00:18:32.759 The chief priests, 00:18:32.819 --> 00:18:33.539 And the Pharisees, 00:18:33.620 --> 00:18:34.480 Gathered the council, 00:18:34.600 --> 00:18:34.880 And said, 00:18:34.940 --> 00:18:35.620 What are we to do? 00:18:35.700 --> 00:18:36.460 This man, 00:18:36.460 --> 00:18:37.740 Is performing many signs, 00:18:37.920 --> 00:18:39.200 If we let him, 00:18:39.200 --> 00:18:40.100 Go on like this, 00:18:40.319 --> 00:18:41.860 Everyone will believe in him, 00:18:41.980 --> 00:18:42.680 And the Romans, 00:18:42.680 --> 00:18:43.200 Will come, 00:18:43.380 --> 00:18:44.019 And take away, 00:18:44.100 --> 00:18:44.700 Our place, 00:18:44.759 --> 00:18:45.380 In our nation. 00:18:46.380 --> 00:18:47.620 So when I'm talking about, 00:18:47.740 --> 00:18:48.600 The loss of power, 00:18:48.940 --> 00:18:50.140 They were truly afraid, 00:18:50.140 --> 00:18:51.560 That they would lose everything, 00:18:51.560 --> 00:18:53.200 That they had in place. 00:18:54.160 --> 00:18:55.520 A direct quote in that, 00:18:55.560 --> 00:18:56.960 And that's not even that far, 00:18:57.000 --> 00:18:57.900 From what we see, 00:18:58.200 --> 00:19:00.140 Within the triumphal entry. 00:19:01.460 --> 00:19:02.380 These people, 00:19:02.480 --> 00:19:04.340 Were afraid of losing their power, 00:19:04.440 --> 00:19:05.480 And it's interesting, 00:19:06.480 --> 00:19:07.580 Notice, 00:19:08.340 --> 00:19:10.380 The Pharisees do not deny, 00:19:10.980 --> 00:19:11.560 The miracles. 00:19:12.520 --> 00:19:14.320 They don't deny the signs. 00:19:15.380 --> 00:19:16.040 In fact, 00:19:16.220 --> 00:19:17.440 They recognize them. 00:19:19.180 --> 00:19:19.520 And, 00:19:19.640 --> 00:19:22.200 Despite that, 00:19:22.300 --> 00:19:23.080 They are fearing, 00:19:23.740 --> 00:19:24.640 The consequences, 00:19:24.640 --> 00:19:26.380 That will directly affect them. 00:19:27.340 --> 00:19:28.300 And I think that's something, 00:19:28.540 --> 00:19:29.460 That we should definitely, 00:19:29.460 --> 00:19:30.440 Take note of, 00:19:30.760 --> 00:19:32.220 When you have, 00:19:32.580 --> 00:19:33.820 The movement, 00:19:33.820 --> 00:19:35.580 Of the Holy Spirit, 00:19:35.700 --> 00:19:37.200 Movement in our own lives, 00:19:37.320 --> 00:19:38.660 Sometimes God works, 00:19:38.740 --> 00:19:40.500 In ways that is unfathomable. 00:19:41.660 --> 00:19:42.840 I know when I think, 00:19:42.880 --> 00:19:43.780 Of my own life, 00:19:43.840 --> 00:19:45.020 And how God has worked, 00:19:45.019 --> 00:19:46.779 Specifically in my life, 00:19:47.359 --> 00:19:48.859 The challenges, 00:19:49.619 --> 00:19:50.960 The people I've met, 00:19:51.599 --> 00:19:53.339 The journey, 00:19:53.759 --> 00:19:54.759 Has been remarkable. 00:19:55.759 --> 00:19:56.700 And when you think of, 00:19:56.859 --> 00:19:58.579 How God works in your life, 00:19:59.579 --> 00:20:00.879 There are going to be changes, 00:20:00.879 --> 00:20:02.000 That happen in your life. 00:20:02.619 --> 00:20:04.480 But when God is on your side, 00:20:04.920 --> 00:20:06.279 There is absolutely nothing, 00:20:06.279 --> 00:20:07.559 For you to be afraid of. 00:20:07.940 --> 00:20:08.819 And just know, 00:20:08.819 --> 00:20:10.439 You may very well change, 00:20:10.439 --> 00:20:12.139 The status quo in your own life, 00:20:12.139 --> 00:20:13.720 As well as other people. 00:20:14.619 --> 00:20:15.679 But there's nothing, 00:20:15.679 --> 00:20:17.599 For us to be afraid of. 00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:19.359 And in that sense, 00:20:19.419 --> 00:20:20.139 We can see, 00:20:20.879 --> 00:20:21.980 That these Pharisees, 00:20:22.659 --> 00:20:23.339 Are so, 00:20:25.099 --> 00:20:26.799 They're holding on, 00:20:27.240 --> 00:20:28.279 To their power, 00:20:28.359 --> 00:20:29.399 With everything that they have. 00:20:29.419 --> 00:20:30.839 And they care more about the power, 00:20:31.500 --> 00:20:33.359 Than the miracles that are happening. 00:20:34.059 --> 00:20:34.659 May we, 00:20:34.660 --> 00:20:36.720 Not be like that. 00:20:37.660 --> 00:20:39.440 When God is working in our lives, 00:20:39.519 --> 00:20:40.240 May we follow, 00:20:41.120 --> 00:20:42.540 Where he is calling us, 00:20:42.640 --> 00:20:43.980 What he would like for us to do, 00:20:44.040 --> 00:20:44.600 In our lives. 00:20:45.560 --> 00:20:46.820 And we have to think also, 00:20:47.000 --> 00:20:48.160 That specifically, 00:20:48.420 --> 00:20:49.620 I'm talking about power, 00:20:49.720 --> 00:20:50.640 That is depending, 00:20:51.220 --> 00:20:53.620 Not only on control, 00:20:53.779 --> 00:20:55.779 But resisting the movement of God. 00:20:56.620 --> 00:20:58.220 That's an important thing as well. 00:20:58.220 --> 00:21:01.240 Having hardened hearts, 00:21:01.240 --> 00:21:02.539 Is a very common thing, 00:21:02.539 --> 00:21:04.360 That many of the Pharisees had. 00:21:05.400 --> 00:21:06.500 And it's important for us, 00:21:06.559 --> 00:21:07.500 When we think of God, 00:21:07.579 --> 00:21:09.779 And how he calls us into salvation, 00:21:09.960 --> 00:21:11.319 He also calls for us, 00:21:11.960 --> 00:21:13.720 For our hearts to be softened, 00:21:13.980 --> 00:21:15.980 For our minds to be changed, 00:21:16.039 --> 00:21:18.279 And for our spirits to be renewed. 00:21:19.000 --> 00:21:20.720 All of these kind of things, 00:21:20.779 --> 00:21:21.880 It is part of, 00:21:22.339 --> 00:21:23.779 Being a new creation, 00:21:24.519 --> 00:21:27.200 And constantly being that work in progress. 00:21:28.200 --> 00:21:29.740 When we follow God, 00:21:30.319 --> 00:21:31.580 He is going to change us, 00:21:31.580 --> 00:21:33.600 In some remarkable ways. 00:21:34.799 --> 00:21:36.080 And the third thing then, 00:21:36.200 --> 00:21:37.940 Is that God works in ways, 00:21:38.039 --> 00:21:40.200 That we may not understand until later. 00:21:42.059 --> 00:21:43.819 How many of us wish we understood, 00:21:44.200 --> 00:21:44.460 Right? 00:21:44.539 --> 00:21:45.259 Then and there, right? 00:21:45.819 --> 00:21:46.500 Okay God, 00:21:46.539 --> 00:21:47.600 I know exactly what's going on, 00:21:47.740 --> 00:21:48.840 Everything will be good, right? 00:21:48.920 --> 00:21:51.220 I think at one point or another, 00:21:51.340 --> 00:21:53.080 We would all be raising our hands, right? 00:21:53.740 --> 00:21:55.900 I wish I understood what was going on, 00:21:55.960 --> 00:21:56.559 And then it's like, 00:21:56.559 --> 00:21:57.379 It's kind of like, 00:21:58.019 --> 00:21:59.940 Oh, wow. 00:22:01.859 --> 00:22:03.019 That's what you were doing? 00:22:05.059 --> 00:22:06.740 It's really remarkable in that. 00:22:08.059 --> 00:22:08.960 And as I mentioned, 00:22:09.019 --> 00:22:10.759 I keep going back to that verse 16, 00:22:10.859 --> 00:22:12.200 That the disciples didn't understand, 00:22:12.200 --> 00:22:13.119 These things at first, 00:22:13.259 --> 00:22:15.319 But when Jesus was glorified, 00:22:15.440 --> 00:22:16.339 They remembered, 00:22:17.220 --> 00:22:18.399 After the resurrection, 00:22:19.059 --> 00:22:21.960 They needed the full gospel story, 00:22:21.960 --> 00:22:23.740 To understand fully, 00:22:23.740 --> 00:22:23.740 00:22:23.799 --> 00:22:24.759 What was going on. 00:22:26.039 --> 00:22:27.460 That's important for us, 00:22:27.500 --> 00:22:28.340 In the same way. 00:22:30.100 --> 00:22:32.059 God will reveal things to us, 00:22:32.240 --> 00:22:33.240 In his time. 00:22:33.740 --> 00:22:35.559 Much like how God answers prayer, 00:22:35.620 --> 00:22:36.600 In his time, right? 00:22:36.599 --> 00:22:39.059 We want things to happen instantly, 00:22:39.179 --> 00:22:39.339 Right? 00:22:39.379 --> 00:22:40.799 How many of you guys have ordered, 00:22:40.939 --> 00:22:42.819 A three hour delivery from Amazon? 00:22:43.199 --> 00:22:44.359 Let's be honest here, right? 00:22:45.119 --> 00:22:46.639 You pay the extra five bucks, 00:22:47.419 --> 00:22:47.740 And you're like, 00:22:47.819 --> 00:22:48.019 Eh, 00:22:48.379 --> 00:22:50.240 But I get it in three hours though, 00:22:50.819 --> 00:22:52.139 And you wrestle with that. 00:22:52.959 --> 00:22:54.199 Or my favorite is, 00:22:54.200 --> 00:22:56.519 When you have your ramen noodles, 00:22:56.819 --> 00:22:57.660 Right? 00:22:57.860 --> 00:22:58.799 They say it's instant, 00:22:58.880 --> 00:22:59.740 But is it really instant? 00:23:00.740 --> 00:23:01.180 No. 00:23:02.460 --> 00:23:04.180 We have all of these things, 00:23:04.340 --> 00:23:06.039 In this kind of culture, 00:23:06.039 --> 00:23:06.960 That we live in, 00:23:07.059 --> 00:23:09.539 That's based upon, 00:23:09.539 --> 00:23:10.900 What we determine, 00:23:11.019 --> 00:23:11.840 And what we say. 00:23:12.400 --> 00:23:13.519 That's not how it works, 00:23:13.559 --> 00:23:14.360 In the eyes of God. 00:23:15.160 --> 00:23:15.720 It's all about, 00:23:16.019 --> 00:23:16.940 His divine timing, 00:23:17.080 --> 00:23:17.660 And purpose, 00:23:18.519 --> 00:23:19.840 And trusting in that. 00:23:20.400 --> 00:23:22.059 And we see within scripture, 00:23:22.220 --> 00:23:23.519 The fulfillment of prophecy, 00:23:23.519 --> 00:23:25.460 The time frame in which God is working, 00:23:25.639 --> 00:23:27.839 Is far beyond our understanding. 00:23:28.519 --> 00:23:29.500 And that's okay. 00:23:30.079 --> 00:23:32.099 The mind of God is certainly beyond, 00:23:32.680 --> 00:23:33.960 Any of us here in the room. 00:23:34.779 --> 00:23:37.200 And any of humanity for that matter. 00:23:38.579 --> 00:23:39.019 And so, 00:23:39.879 --> 00:23:42.660 In that capacity for, 00:23:43.359 --> 00:23:44.019 The people, 00:23:44.519 --> 00:23:45.900 They didn't fully understand, 00:23:46.039 --> 00:23:46.940 Until the proper time. 00:23:47.639 --> 00:23:49.099 And we can see a direct link, 00:23:49.240 --> 00:23:50.619 Into our own lives, 00:23:51.119 --> 00:23:52.599 Of how we may not understand, 00:23:52.599 --> 00:23:54.019 Until the proper time. 00:23:55.119 --> 00:23:55.519 And so, 00:23:55.619 --> 00:23:56.099 In this, 00:23:57.179 --> 00:23:57.959 You saved him, 00:23:58.079 --> 00:23:58.779 Save us too, 00:23:58.919 --> 00:23:59.159 Right? 00:23:59.279 --> 00:24:00.639 Physical and spiritual. 00:24:00.879 --> 00:24:01.519 I mentioned that, 00:24:01.599 --> 00:24:03.099 That is the beauty of salvation. 00:24:03.759 --> 00:24:05.759 I talked about the Pharisees. 00:24:05.759 --> 00:24:09.039 And so, 00:24:09.140 --> 00:24:10.319 This leads us then, 00:24:10.700 --> 00:24:12.279 To our application. 00:24:13.319 --> 00:24:14.879 In every sermon here, 00:24:15.400 --> 00:24:17.619 It's important for us to read the text, 00:24:18.519 --> 00:24:19.680 Look at what's going on, 00:24:20.079 --> 00:24:22.579 And to learn the underlying lessons. 00:24:22.700 --> 00:24:24.039 But the third thing, 00:24:24.099 --> 00:24:25.440 That's also important, 00:24:25.960 --> 00:24:28.700 Is for us to have the question, 00:24:28.839 --> 00:24:30.960 What do we do about this? 00:24:30.960 --> 00:24:31.799 Sometimes, 00:24:31.799 --> 00:24:33.519 Sometimes, 00:24:34.240 --> 00:24:36.600 You may have experienced, 00:24:36.740 --> 00:24:37.759 Or you may be someone, 00:24:38.240 --> 00:24:40.160 Who likes to read, 00:24:40.660 --> 00:24:41.660 And get a lot of knowledge, 00:24:41.740 --> 00:24:41.940 Right? 00:24:42.840 --> 00:24:44.600 But it's also important, 00:24:44.600 --> 00:24:46.140 To live out that knowledge, 00:24:46.880 --> 00:24:47.180 Right? 00:24:47.480 --> 00:24:49.200 To be able to embody it, 00:24:49.319 --> 00:24:50.340 In your very lives. 00:24:51.500 --> 00:24:52.059 Especially, 00:24:53.000 --> 00:24:54.140 When it comes to scripture. 00:24:56.140 --> 00:24:57.140 Read the text, 00:24:57.539 --> 00:24:59.480 Let it move within your heart, 00:24:59.480 --> 00:25:01.380 Let it transform your life, 00:25:01.440 --> 00:25:03.500 And then you've got to act upon this faith. 00:25:04.420 --> 00:25:05.819 You've got to be able to live, 00:25:05.900 --> 00:25:07.839 And love like Jesus Christ, 00:25:08.900 --> 00:25:09.740 Knowing, 00:25:10.500 --> 00:25:11.559 That we are a, 00:25:11.640 --> 00:25:13.220 Work in progress. 00:25:13.400 --> 00:25:13.599 Now, 00:25:14.120 --> 00:25:15.759 I want to show you something that's, 00:25:16.880 --> 00:25:17.839 Remember when I mentioned, 00:25:17.980 --> 00:25:18.960 The word Hosanna, 00:25:19.900 --> 00:25:20.680 Save us, 00:25:21.180 --> 00:25:21.839 We pray. 00:25:22.920 --> 00:25:24.380 Isn't that a proclamation? 00:25:26.240 --> 00:25:26.559 Right? 00:25:26.559 --> 00:25:28.119 And so, 00:25:28.240 --> 00:25:29.259 Our application, 00:25:29.639 --> 00:25:30.679 Is understanding, 00:25:31.299 --> 00:25:31.779 Hosanna. 00:25:32.940 --> 00:25:33.579 Number one, 00:25:34.319 --> 00:25:34.919 Save us. 00:25:35.480 --> 00:25:36.539 That we cry out, 00:25:36.679 --> 00:25:37.200 To the king. 00:25:38.019 --> 00:25:38.359 Right? 00:25:38.839 --> 00:25:40.119 That we cry out, 00:25:40.240 --> 00:25:40.679 To Jesus. 00:25:41.779 --> 00:25:42.819 We ask him, 00:25:42.899 --> 00:25:44.480 To come into our very lives. 00:25:44.579 --> 00:25:45.319 The second thing, 00:25:45.720 --> 00:25:46.759 Is that we pray, 00:25:46.980 --> 00:25:48.200 We worship the king, 00:25:48.299 --> 00:25:49.159 Who has come. 00:25:49.819 --> 00:25:50.940 And we proclaim, 00:25:51.559 --> 00:25:52.779 We tell the world, 00:25:53.099 --> 00:25:54.500 That he is here. 00:25:54.500 --> 00:25:57.839 To cry out to the king, 00:25:58.839 --> 00:25:59.880 Hosanna begins, 00:26:00.200 --> 00:26:00.380 As a, 00:26:00.380 --> 00:26:01.880 As a plea, 00:26:02.579 --> 00:26:03.200 Save us, 00:26:03.359 --> 00:26:03.539 Lord. 00:26:04.180 --> 00:26:05.200 And we speak, 00:26:05.279 --> 00:26:06.160 To the same Christ, 00:26:06.220 --> 00:26:07.019 That that crowd, 00:26:07.099 --> 00:26:08.039 Was speaking to. 00:26:08.940 --> 00:26:09.700 We speak, 00:26:09.799 --> 00:26:11.119 To the same Christ, 00:26:11.259 --> 00:26:12.059 Who raised, 00:26:12.420 --> 00:26:13.480 Lazarus from the dead. 00:26:13.660 --> 00:26:14.619 Who performed, 00:26:14.839 --> 00:26:16.059 These many miracles, 00:26:16.400 --> 00:26:17.200 Who spoke, 00:26:17.519 --> 00:26:18.099 In parables, 00:26:18.259 --> 00:26:18.819 And is, 00:26:18.920 --> 00:26:20.400 The fulfillment of prophecy. 00:26:20.680 --> 00:26:21.420 The constant, 00:26:21.619 --> 00:26:22.480 That we need, 00:26:22.619 --> 00:26:23.359 In our lives. 00:26:23.359 --> 00:26:24.479 And let me tell you something, 00:26:24.959 --> 00:26:25.959 When we think of, 00:26:26.259 --> 00:26:26.899 The world, 00:26:27.279 --> 00:26:28.059 As it is, 00:26:28.139 --> 00:26:30.079 The wars that are going on, 00:26:31.079 --> 00:26:32.779 The rising gas prices, 00:26:32.899 --> 00:26:33.619 The uncertainty, 00:26:33.619 --> 00:26:34.419 That's happening, 00:26:34.419 --> 00:26:35.319 Within the community, 00:26:35.319 --> 00:26:36.979 And even within this nation, 00:26:37.079 --> 00:26:37.939 And within this world, 00:26:38.500 --> 00:26:38.799 We, 00:26:39.000 --> 00:26:40.119 Place our trust, 00:26:40.279 --> 00:26:41.019 In the living God, 00:26:41.179 --> 00:26:42.979 Who is our firm foundation. 00:26:43.319 --> 00:26:44.500 It is a time for us, 00:26:44.740 --> 00:26:45.819 Not only to celebrate, 00:26:46.139 --> 00:26:47.879 But to trust in God, 00:26:48.139 --> 00:26:48.579 Fully. 00:26:49.299 --> 00:26:50.179 Knowing that he, 00:26:50.299 --> 00:26:51.259 Is our constant, 00:26:51.259 --> 00:26:52.339 No matter how much, 00:26:52.339 --> 00:26:53.299 We change, 00:26:53.519 --> 00:26:54.519 Or however much, 00:26:54.779 --> 00:26:55.720 The world changes. 00:26:55.859 --> 00:26:56.779 Now can I get an amen, 00:26:57.039 --> 00:26:57.400 For that? 00:26:57.640 --> 00:26:58.940 It's important for us, 00:26:59.019 --> 00:26:59.859 To recognize, 00:27:00.579 --> 00:27:01.379 In times, 00:27:01.480 --> 00:27:02.619 Such as this, 00:27:03.359 --> 00:27:05.599 That we cry out, 00:27:05.660 --> 00:27:06.140 To Jesus, 00:27:06.859 --> 00:27:08.339 And we trust in him, 00:27:08.779 --> 00:27:10.319 As that firm foundation, 00:27:10.599 --> 00:27:11.539 As the anchor, 00:27:11.539 --> 00:27:12.559 For our souls. 00:27:13.299 --> 00:27:14.599 And we also have, 00:27:14.660 --> 00:27:15.299 To think that, 00:27:15.519 --> 00:27:16.440 For those of you, 00:27:16.539 --> 00:27:17.660 Who are not Christian, 00:27:17.660 --> 00:27:19.860 There's an invitation, 00:27:19.860 --> 00:27:20.480 For you, 00:27:20.660 --> 00:27:21.980 To be saved. 00:27:23.040 --> 00:27:23.900 There's an invitation, 00:27:23.900 --> 00:27:25.440 For you to respond, 00:27:26.100 --> 00:27:27.840 By making that decision, 00:27:27.960 --> 00:27:28.920 The greatest decision, 00:27:29.080 --> 00:27:29.660 You can make, 00:27:30.160 --> 00:27:31.220 In this life, 00:27:31.900 --> 00:27:33.580 And directly affects the next. 00:27:35.160 --> 00:27:36.440 For those that, 00:27:36.660 --> 00:27:37.440 Are Christian, 00:27:38.860 --> 00:27:40.259 Or maybe you've been distant, 00:27:41.000 --> 00:27:42.519 Maybe you've had those moments, 00:27:42.620 --> 00:27:44.040 Where you just had life, 00:27:44.259 --> 00:27:45.320 Beating you down. 00:27:45.319 --> 00:27:45.399 And, 00:27:45.599 --> 00:27:48.179 It's still important, 00:27:48.919 --> 00:27:50.539 To cry out to the Lord. 00:27:50.960 --> 00:27:52.339 As I mentioned earlier, 00:27:52.759 --> 00:27:54.139 How David was constantly, 00:27:54.139 --> 00:27:54.839 On the run. 00:27:55.319 --> 00:27:56.439 He had armies, 00:27:56.639 --> 00:27:57.139 And enemies, 00:27:57.359 --> 00:27:58.659 Rising up against him. 00:27:59.159 --> 00:28:00.399 People that were plotting, 00:28:00.579 --> 00:28:01.139 Against him. 00:28:02.659 --> 00:28:04.139 He cried out to the Lord. 00:28:05.720 --> 00:28:07.059 Go through the Psalms, 00:28:07.139 --> 00:28:08.299 There's quite a few of them. 00:28:10.240 --> 00:28:11.740 Psalms of victory, 00:28:11.960 --> 00:28:12.700 And triumph. 00:28:13.779 --> 00:28:14.200 Fear, 00:28:14.200 --> 00:28:15.700 Abandonment, 00:28:16.559 --> 00:28:17.319 Confusion, 00:28:17.700 --> 00:28:18.420 Being alone. 00:28:19.380 --> 00:28:21.279 All of these types of emotions, 00:28:21.420 --> 00:28:23.500 No matter what you are going through, 00:28:24.500 --> 00:28:25.759 May you, 00:28:26.500 --> 00:28:27.819 Turn to the living Christ. 00:28:28.380 --> 00:28:29.259 The King, 00:28:29.620 --> 00:28:30.240 Of kings. 00:28:30.360 --> 00:28:31.080 The one that is, 00:28:31.160 --> 00:28:32.819 Riding on that donkey. 00:28:33.460 --> 00:28:34.779 The one that we say, 00:28:34.880 --> 00:28:35.779 Hosanna to. 00:28:37.200 --> 00:28:38.420 Remember the heart, 00:28:38.420 --> 00:28:39.100 Of Hosanna, 00:28:39.240 --> 00:28:40.019 And remember that, 00:28:40.120 --> 00:28:41.000 Jesus saves. 00:28:41.000 --> 00:28:42.980 And so, 00:28:43.079 --> 00:28:44.059 We think of this, 00:28:44.880 --> 00:28:45.720 In here. 00:28:47.680 --> 00:28:50.119 That famous Romans passage, 00:28:50.339 --> 00:28:51.319 Everyone who calls, 00:28:51.400 --> 00:28:52.380 On the name of the Lord, 00:28:52.460 --> 00:28:53.039 To be saved, 00:28:53.119 --> 00:28:53.839 To remind us, 00:28:54.039 --> 00:28:55.380 That Jesus saves, 00:28:55.460 --> 00:28:55.680 Right? 00:28:58.519 --> 00:28:59.400 In this, 00:28:59.559 --> 00:29:00.539 I want to go back actually, 00:29:00.539 --> 00:29:02.960 We pray, 00:29:02.960 --> 00:29:04.960 To worship, 00:29:05.619 --> 00:29:07.019 The King who has come. 00:29:08.379 --> 00:29:10.619 The crowd had laid palm branches, 00:29:11.119 --> 00:29:13.279 And they lifted up their voices. 00:29:13.980 --> 00:29:15.680 They're gathering together, 00:29:15.680 --> 00:29:17.279 As an assembly. 00:29:17.799 --> 00:29:19.220 They're gathering together, 00:29:19.720 --> 00:29:20.359 Publicly. 00:29:21.319 --> 00:29:22.359 In the same way, 00:29:22.920 --> 00:29:24.460 May we be encouraged, 00:29:24.579 --> 00:29:25.379 To come together, 00:29:25.500 --> 00:29:26.759 To worship the living God. 00:29:26.839 --> 00:29:27.059 Amen. 00:29:27.059 --> 00:29:28.940 It's so important, 00:29:28.940 --> 00:29:30.279 For us to gather together, 00:29:30.579 --> 00:29:32.059 And to make efforts, 00:29:32.279 --> 00:29:33.740 As best as we can, 00:29:33.819 --> 00:29:34.779 Because there is something, 00:29:34.980 --> 00:29:35.659 That is beautiful, 00:29:35.659 --> 00:29:38.059 When we all gather together. 00:29:41.179 --> 00:29:42.119 Not only, 00:29:43.119 --> 00:29:44.859 Is there transformation, 00:29:44.859 --> 00:29:47.399 That happens on an individual level, 00:29:47.980 --> 00:29:49.639 There is also transformation, 00:29:49.639 --> 00:29:51.899 That happens within churches, 00:29:52.500 --> 00:29:53.579 Within church bodies, 00:29:54.059 --> 00:29:55.220 Within households, 00:29:55.339 --> 00:29:56.960 And even within communities. 00:29:57.059 --> 00:30:01.299 For us to come together, 00:30:02.220 --> 00:30:03.220 Worshiping God, 00:30:03.740 --> 00:30:05.659 For us to sing songs, 00:30:05.759 --> 00:30:07.240 And to hear from the word of God, 00:30:08.440 --> 00:30:09.519 Also, 00:30:10.159 --> 00:30:11.519 For us to be present, 00:30:11.519 --> 00:30:12.399 With one another. 00:30:13.440 --> 00:30:15.099 I cannot tell you, 00:30:15.419 --> 00:30:16.579 In my own experience, 00:30:16.679 --> 00:30:17.440 And maybe you've had, 00:30:17.500 --> 00:30:18.619 A similar experience, 00:30:19.119 --> 00:30:20.679 The people that you meet, 00:30:21.440 --> 00:30:22.339 That help you, 00:30:22.339 --> 00:30:23.659 On your spiritual journey. 00:30:24.299 --> 00:30:25.940 The ones that can call, 00:30:25.940 --> 00:30:26.860 Or text you, 00:30:27.019 --> 00:30:28.519 Or visit with you, 00:30:28.960 --> 00:30:31.140 And check in on you, 00:30:31.940 --> 00:30:33.160 Celebrate with you. 00:30:34.059 --> 00:30:35.080 It's just like, 00:30:35.140 --> 00:30:35.960 When we celebrate, 00:30:36.059 --> 00:30:38.160 When someone makes a decision for Christ, 00:30:38.400 --> 00:30:40.100 Or when someone gets baptized, 00:30:40.500 --> 00:30:41.500 Or when someone, 00:30:41.680 --> 00:30:42.920 Is on the road, 00:30:43.000 --> 00:30:44.539 To recovery from addiction. 00:30:45.680 --> 00:30:47.160 Whatever it may be, 00:30:47.160 --> 00:30:49.880 We build up one another, 00:30:49.880 --> 00:30:53.320 Because we are part of the process. 00:30:53.860 --> 00:30:56.000 We are part of the process of being, 00:30:56.340 --> 00:30:57.720 We are in process, 00:30:58.220 --> 00:31:00.120 Of being transformed individually, 00:31:00.400 --> 00:31:02.580 As well as collectively. 00:31:02.579 --> 00:31:04.559 It's very important for us, 00:31:04.559 --> 00:31:05.619 To recognize that. 00:31:06.899 --> 00:31:07.559 And so, 00:31:07.799 --> 00:31:11.359 I want to tie in a little bit of revelation here, 00:31:11.419 --> 00:31:12.819 As we've gone over revelation, 00:31:13.019 --> 00:31:15.319 Just as those four living creatures, 00:31:15.500 --> 00:31:16.559 In Revelation 4, 00:31:17.500 --> 00:31:18.720 Were praising the Lord, 00:31:19.480 --> 00:31:20.819 They were praising God, 00:31:20.859 --> 00:31:21.659 Without ceasing, 00:31:21.799 --> 00:31:23.679 May we continue, 00:31:24.679 --> 00:31:25.980 To worship the Lord, 00:31:26.039 --> 00:31:26.939 And may our worship, 00:31:27.099 --> 00:31:28.939 Extend beyond Sunday, 00:31:28.940 --> 00:31:31.460 Into the words that we speak, 00:31:32.240 --> 00:31:32.519 Right? 00:31:32.620 --> 00:31:34.039 Our word and our deed, 00:31:34.180 --> 00:31:35.680 Our word and our action, 00:31:35.860 --> 00:31:37.600 What we say and what we do, 00:31:37.680 --> 00:31:38.600 May it be in alignment, 00:31:39.259 --> 00:31:41.720 Don't let it be not in alignment, 00:31:42.720 --> 00:31:44.539 That would be hypocritical. 00:31:45.640 --> 00:31:47.299 We've got to have our lives, 00:31:47.960 --> 00:31:50.840 In alignment with where God wants us to go. 00:31:51.340 --> 00:31:53.180 And it's important for us as well, 00:31:54.059 --> 00:31:55.779 We pray to the Lord, 00:31:55.880 --> 00:31:57.580 But we also pray for transformation, 00:31:57.579 --> 00:31:59.339 In our own lives, 00:31:59.939 --> 00:32:01.460 The people that we know, 00:32:02.019 --> 00:32:03.839 Certainly let this be a call for you, 00:32:03.919 --> 00:32:04.960 To pray for those, 00:32:05.879 --> 00:32:06.980 Pray for your community, 00:32:07.839 --> 00:32:08.779 Pray for your city, 00:32:08.879 --> 00:32:09.279 I love, 00:32:09.460 --> 00:32:10.859 I think it's in 2 Timothy, 00:32:10.980 --> 00:32:12.319 Where it says to pray for those, 00:32:12.379 --> 00:32:13.299 Who are in authority, 00:32:13.799 --> 00:32:15.659 Why is that in there? 00:32:16.460 --> 00:32:17.759 It's important, isn't it? 00:32:18.539 --> 00:32:19.559 Pray for those, 00:32:19.559 --> 00:32:20.539 Who are in authority, 00:32:20.779 --> 00:32:21.879 And it goes on, 00:32:21.960 --> 00:32:23.839 So that you may live a peaceful life, 00:32:24.319 --> 00:32:25.460 It actually explains, 00:32:25.599 --> 00:32:26.559 Why you want to do that, 00:32:26.619 --> 00:32:26.799 Right? 00:32:27.579 --> 00:32:29.019 We pray for those in authority, 00:32:29.159 --> 00:32:30.960 Whether that's city leaders, 00:32:31.220 --> 00:32:32.599 Those that are on the school board, 00:32:32.699 --> 00:32:34.019 It could be government, 00:32:34.659 --> 00:32:36.980 Could be your boss, 00:32:37.399 --> 00:32:38.319 It could be anybody, 00:32:38.720 --> 00:32:41.039 But it's important for us to continue to pray, 00:32:41.579 --> 00:32:42.480 Pray for your city, 00:32:42.619 --> 00:32:43.139 Your family, 00:32:43.319 --> 00:32:43.919 Your neighbors, 00:32:45.299 --> 00:32:46.839 Pray that there will be transformation, 00:32:47.519 --> 00:32:48.720 Do you realize, 00:32:48.879 --> 00:32:51.379 You can pray for the heart of the governor, 00:32:51.960 --> 00:32:53.500 Or pray for the heart of the mayor, 00:32:53.500 --> 00:32:56.460 Or pray for the heart of the representative, 00:32:56.660 --> 00:32:57.299 Whoever it is, 00:32:57.339 --> 00:32:59.019 And I'm not trying to call anybody out in this, 00:32:59.079 --> 00:32:59.660 I'm just saying, 00:33:00.359 --> 00:33:02.039 Recognize how important it is, 00:33:02.880 --> 00:33:03.480 I remember, 00:33:04.380 --> 00:33:05.420 It was a couple years ago, 00:33:05.460 --> 00:33:08.059 I went to a pastor's meeting, 00:33:08.519 --> 00:33:09.559 And they had this sheet, 00:33:10.319 --> 00:33:10.900 And it had, 00:33:11.140 --> 00:33:12.839 Your governor, 00:33:13.160 --> 00:33:13.859 Your representative, 00:33:14.160 --> 00:33:14.680 Your mayor, 00:33:14.880 --> 00:33:17.180 And it had a list of all of these people, 00:33:17.180 --> 00:33:18.140 And I'm like, 00:33:18.200 --> 00:33:19.140 I don't know, 00:33:19.299 --> 00:33:21.259 I don't know all the people, 00:33:21.620 --> 00:33:22.700 I don't know all their name, 00:33:23.200 --> 00:33:25.259 They wanted you to write their names down, 00:33:25.340 --> 00:33:27.340 So you specifically could pray for them, 00:33:27.700 --> 00:33:31.279 That God would influence their life, 00:33:32.000 --> 00:33:33.799 That if they weren't a believer, 00:33:34.400 --> 00:33:36.100 That their heart would be transformed, 00:33:36.620 --> 00:33:38.340 That they would receive salvation, 00:33:38.860 --> 00:33:41.160 And that they would make good godly decisions, 00:33:42.160 --> 00:33:43.660 It's important for that. 00:33:44.560 --> 00:33:45.980 The third thing then, 00:33:45.980 --> 00:33:47.519 We proclaim, 00:33:48.380 --> 00:33:50.160 Tell the world that he is here, 00:33:50.180 --> 00:33:51.880 And we think in this scene, 00:33:52.319 --> 00:33:55.420 Of how these people had heard about Lazarus, 00:33:55.480 --> 00:33:55.680 Right? 00:33:56.339 --> 00:33:58.740 You probably have people who were there in the moment, 00:33:59.680 --> 00:34:01.000 Seeing what's going on, 00:34:01.400 --> 00:34:03.299 And rushing off and telling everybody, 00:34:03.460 --> 00:34:03.660 Right? 00:34:04.019 --> 00:34:05.380 Because it's talking in the text, 00:34:05.559 --> 00:34:07.299 That the crowds were gathering, 00:34:07.460 --> 00:34:08.900 Because of what had happened, 00:34:09.500 --> 00:34:11.639 That kind of excitement, 00:34:11.639 --> 00:34:13.559 For that kind of miracle, 00:34:13.559 --> 00:34:16.019 Goes to show us, 00:34:16.019 --> 00:34:17.519 The kind of excitement, 00:34:17.519 --> 00:34:18.799 That we should have, 00:34:19.159 --> 00:34:20.460 For Jesus Christ, 00:34:21.299 --> 00:34:22.779 To not get caught up on, 00:34:22.900 --> 00:34:24.340 Things that divide us, 00:34:24.420 --> 00:34:25.739 But to get to the point, 00:34:26.139 --> 00:34:27.440 And the point being, 00:34:27.840 --> 00:34:30.219 We proclaim the name of Jesus Christ, 00:34:30.219 --> 00:34:32.219 We tell people, 00:34:32.219 --> 00:34:33.759 That Jesus is here, 00:34:33.759 --> 00:34:36.259 We tell people the gospel story, 00:34:36.480 --> 00:34:38.139 That Jesus died, 00:34:38.500 --> 00:34:39.099 Was buried, 00:34:39.179 --> 00:34:40.019 And he rose again, 00:34:40.459 --> 00:34:42.119 We tell people our testimony, 00:34:42.279 --> 00:34:44.579 And how God has transformed our lives, 00:34:44.579 --> 00:34:47.619 There's many different ways, 00:34:47.679 --> 00:34:48.359 And capacities, 00:34:48.599 --> 00:34:50.000 In which we can tell the world, 00:34:50.139 --> 00:34:50.879 That he is here, 00:34:50.880 --> 00:34:55.119 In John chapter 12, 00:34:55.240 --> 00:34:56.340 Verse 17, 00:34:57.780 --> 00:35:00.099 The crowd that had been with him, 00:35:00.220 --> 00:35:02.420 When he called Lazarus out of the tomb, 00:35:02.539 --> 00:35:03.860 And raised him from the dead, 00:35:04.320 --> 00:35:07.519 Continued to bear witness, 00:35:08.340 --> 00:35:11.079 What a wonderful example, 00:35:12.019 --> 00:35:13.160 What a wonderful story, 00:35:13.820 --> 00:35:14.880 They didn't stop, 00:35:15.400 --> 00:35:16.940 They had seen something, 00:35:17.380 --> 00:35:18.340 Life changing, 00:35:18.340 --> 00:35:19.980 I mean literally life changing, 00:35:20.099 --> 00:35:20.260 Right? 00:35:20.880 --> 00:35:23.820 They wanted to tell everybody about it, 00:35:24.340 --> 00:35:25.700 And that's important, 00:35:26.420 --> 00:35:27.519 The crowd came, 00:35:27.599 --> 00:35:29.000 Because somebody told them, 00:35:29.180 --> 00:35:31.539 What Jesus did for Lazarus, 00:35:31.800 --> 00:35:33.320 And in the same way, 00:35:34.500 --> 00:35:35.740 Think about the power, 00:35:35.920 --> 00:35:37.220 Of the gospel message, 00:35:37.519 --> 00:35:38.700 Think about the power, 00:35:38.900 --> 00:35:39.599 Of your testimony, 00:35:40.200 --> 00:35:41.320 Your story, 00:35:41.820 --> 00:35:43.880 What Christ has done in your life, 00:35:44.640 --> 00:35:46.480 Think of that as the palm branch, 00:35:46.740 --> 00:35:48.400 That you lay before him, 00:35:49.019 --> 00:35:50.440 You're laying down, 00:35:50.440 --> 00:35:52.940 For him, 00:35:52.940 --> 00:35:52.940 00:35:53.480 --> 00:35:55.360 And when we think, 00:35:55.480 --> 00:35:56.780 That the Pharisees had said, 00:35:56.860 --> 00:35:58.500 The world has gone after him, 00:35:58.820 --> 00:36:00.320 That's the point, 00:36:00.840 --> 00:36:02.320 That's the mission, 00:36:02.320 --> 00:36:03.980 We are called, 00:36:03.980 --> 00:36:04.480 We are called, 00:36:04.480 --> 00:36:07.080 To make disciples, 00:36:07.559 --> 00:36:08.740 To tell the world, 00:36:08.920 --> 00:36:10.140 That Jesus is here, 00:36:10.440 --> 00:36:12.000 And that we proclaim, 00:36:13.039 --> 00:36:15.180 The name of Jesus, 00:36:15.539 --> 00:36:16.860 Ask yourself the question, 00:36:17.059 --> 00:36:19.180 Who will hear the name of Jesus, 00:36:19.780 --> 00:36:20.640 This week? 00:36:20.860 --> 00:36:22.360 What an amazing time, 00:36:23.019 --> 00:36:23.800 For us to, 00:36:23.800 --> 00:36:25.039 Invite people, 00:36:25.039 --> 00:36:27.740 To church, 00:36:28.420 --> 00:36:29.180 Invite people, 00:36:29.380 --> 00:36:30.680 To an Easter Sunday, 00:36:31.400 --> 00:36:32.560 It is really, 00:36:32.800 --> 00:36:34.460 A wonderful time, 00:36:34.580 --> 00:36:35.400 And opportunity, 00:36:35.640 --> 00:36:36.600 For you to do that, 00:36:36.600 --> 00:36:39.160 And so, 00:36:39.780 --> 00:36:40.880 Isn't that fascinating? 00:36:42.300 --> 00:36:43.560 The actions, 00:36:43.760 --> 00:36:44.500 That we can do, 00:36:45.180 --> 00:36:46.700 Come from the simple word, 00:36:47.140 --> 00:36:47.600 Hosanna, 00:36:49.140 --> 00:36:49.940 Proclaiming it, 00:36:49.940 --> 00:36:51.840 And asking God, 00:36:52.519 --> 00:36:53.420 To save us, 00:36:53.920 --> 00:36:54.920 And to continue, 00:36:55.119 --> 00:36:56.119 To pray to the Lord, 00:36:56.900 --> 00:36:57.599 And so, 00:36:57.960 --> 00:36:58.639 In closing, 00:36:59.679 --> 00:37:00.360 Lazarus, 00:37:00.920 --> 00:37:02.280 The resurrected man, 00:37:03.420 --> 00:37:04.159 He walked, 00:37:04.659 --> 00:37:05.440 With Jesus, 00:37:05.619 --> 00:37:06.440 Into Jerusalem, 00:37:07.440 --> 00:37:08.820 If I was raised from the dead, 00:37:09.400 --> 00:37:10.579 I'd be following Jesus, 00:37:10.700 --> 00:37:11.860 All the way over there, 00:37:12.300 --> 00:37:12.860 Absolutely, 00:37:13.159 --> 00:37:13.619 You bet, 00:37:13.840 --> 00:37:15.400 He better be following Jesus, 00:37:15.519 --> 00:37:16.159 Into Jerusalem, 00:37:16.440 --> 00:37:18.960 And the crowd laid palms, 00:37:18.960 --> 00:37:20.579 And they cried out, 00:37:20.639 --> 00:37:21.119 Hosanna, 00:37:21.760 --> 00:37:22.679 Save us, 00:37:23.039 --> 00:37:23.720 To the king, 00:37:24.179 --> 00:37:25.559 Who is riding on the donkey, 00:37:26.240 --> 00:37:27.420 And the Pharisees, 00:37:27.500 --> 00:37:28.199 They panicked, 00:37:28.699 --> 00:37:29.740 They're freaking out, 00:37:30.059 --> 00:37:31.199 They're freaking out, 00:37:31.260 --> 00:37:32.280 Because their hearts, 00:37:32.400 --> 00:37:33.280 Are more focused, 00:37:33.400 --> 00:37:34.199 On power, 00:37:34.380 --> 00:37:35.880 They even recognize, 00:37:36.400 --> 00:37:36.960 The miracles, 00:37:37.159 --> 00:37:37.740 That are happening, 00:37:38.240 --> 00:37:39.559 But they're not willing, 00:37:39.679 --> 00:37:40.220 To give up, 00:37:40.699 --> 00:37:41.559 That control, 00:37:42.659 --> 00:37:44.500 The disciples, 00:37:45.599 --> 00:37:45.880 Well, 00:37:45.960 --> 00:37:46.880 They didn't understand, 00:37:47.380 --> 00:37:48.440 Really any of it, 00:37:48.440 --> 00:37:49.599 Until after the resurrection, 00:37:50.039 --> 00:37:51.679 But it's in there, 00:37:52.320 --> 00:37:53.400 And we gotta recognize, 00:37:53.720 --> 00:37:54.720 God will reveal, 00:37:55.420 --> 00:37:56.460 In the proper time, 00:37:57.420 --> 00:37:58.900 The king has come, 00:37:59.659 --> 00:38:01.240 And he is still here, 00:38:01.800 --> 00:38:03.200 And this Palm Sunday, 00:38:03.720 --> 00:38:05.260 We cry out the word, 00:38:05.840 --> 00:38:06.380 Hosanna, 00:38:06.940 --> 00:38:08.000 Save us Lord, 00:38:08.619 --> 00:38:10.300 We pray the name, 00:38:10.300 --> 00:38:10.980 Of Jesus, 00:38:11.200 --> 00:38:12.220 And we proclaim, 00:38:12.720 --> 00:38:13.300 We lift, 00:38:13.619 --> 00:38:14.300 His name, 00:38:14.440 --> 00:38:15.019 On high, 00:38:15.019 --> 00:38:16.019 Hosanna, 00:38:16.019 --> 00:38:16.300 So in closing, 00:38:16.440 --> 00:38:17.320 Can we say the word, 00:38:17.420 --> 00:38:18.280 Hosanna together, 00:38:18.820 --> 00:38:19.619 Hosanna, 00:38:19.739 --> 00:38:20.519 Let's say it again, 00:38:20.900 --> 00:38:21.539 Hosanna, 00:38:21.800 --> 00:38:22.679 One more time, 00:38:22.920 --> 00:38:23.539 Hosanna, 00:38:23.679 --> 00:38:24.480 Let's pray together, 00:38:24.639 --> 00:38:25.280 Father God, 00:38:25.559 --> 00:38:26.800 We proclaim the name, 00:38:26.880 --> 00:38:27.480 Hosanna, 00:38:28.059 --> 00:38:29.059 We proclaim, 00:38:29.059 --> 00:38:30.099 Your name, 00:38:30.659 --> 00:38:31.460 We lift, 00:38:31.460 --> 00:38:32.599 Your name on high, 00:38:33.300 --> 00:38:34.539 And we mean, 00:38:34.619 --> 00:38:35.440 Those words, 00:38:36.000 --> 00:38:37.579 That you save us, 00:38:37.579 --> 00:38:40.340 For those of us, 00:38:40.380 --> 00:38:41.619 Who have not made a decision, 00:38:42.059 --> 00:38:43.559 Have not received salvation, 00:38:44.440 --> 00:38:46.500 We pray a movement, 00:38:46.980 --> 00:38:48.219 A stirring of the heart, 00:38:48.480 --> 00:38:49.860 A changing of the mind, 00:38:50.420 --> 00:38:51.679 To receive salvation, 00:38:51.840 --> 00:38:52.619 To believe in the death, 00:38:52.759 --> 00:38:52.980 Burial, 00:38:53.019 --> 00:38:53.599 And resurrection, 00:38:54.440 --> 00:38:55.799 May we be, 00:38:56.360 --> 00:38:57.059 In prayer, 00:38:58.360 --> 00:39:00.079 Praying for change, 00:39:00.119 --> 00:39:01.079 Within this community, 00:39:02.159 --> 00:39:03.139 Praying for change, 00:39:03.179 --> 00:39:04.139 Within our families, 00:39:04.139 --> 00:39:06.519 And certainly, 00:39:07.139 --> 00:39:08.519 That people will come to know, 00:39:08.599 --> 00:39:09.799 Your son Jesus Christ, 00:39:10.440 --> 00:39:12.119 And certainly, 00:39:12.839 --> 00:39:13.879 May we proclaim, 00:39:14.039 --> 00:39:15.139 Your son's name, 00:39:16.039 --> 00:39:18.019 In this Easter season, 00:39:18.819 --> 00:39:20.400 May we lay down, 00:39:20.519 --> 00:39:22.019 Our palm branches, 00:39:22.659 --> 00:39:23.759 At the foot of the king, 00:39:24.279 --> 00:39:25.739 And may we recognize, 00:39:26.659 --> 00:39:28.839 That you reveal, 00:39:29.799 --> 00:39:31.500 A full understanding, 00:39:31.659 --> 00:39:33.400 Of things in the proper time, 00:39:33.400 --> 00:39:36.500 We're so grateful, 00:39:36.500 --> 00:39:38.260 For your son, 00:39:38.940 --> 00:39:40.180 We're so grateful, 00:39:40.180 --> 00:39:41.240 For who he is, 00:39:41.360 --> 00:39:44.019 And what he continues, 00:39:44.019 --> 00:39:45.079 To do in our life, 00:39:45.460 --> 00:39:47.260 I pray that this message, 00:39:47.260 --> 00:39:48.980 Was preached clearly, 00:39:49.480 --> 00:39:51.260 That it may be understood, 00:39:51.480 --> 00:39:52.039 But also, 00:39:52.200 --> 00:39:53.840 That it may stir our hearts, 00:39:54.559 --> 00:39:55.180 To live, 00:39:56.139 --> 00:39:57.420 To receive salvation, 00:39:58.019 --> 00:39:59.240 To grow in you, 00:39:59.579 --> 00:40:00.559 And to be moved, 00:40:00.960 --> 00:40:02.200 To live and love, 00:40:02.199 --> 00:40:03.439 Like your son Jesus, 00:40:04.099 --> 00:40:05.919 We love you, 00:40:06.139 --> 00:40:06.899 So much, 00:40:07.739 --> 00:40:08.739 And we thank you, 00:40:09.199 --> 00:40:10.079 For this time, 00:40:10.699 --> 00:40:11.619 And this opportunity, 00:40:11.799 --> 00:40:12.879 For us to gather together, 00:40:13.259 --> 00:40:14.099 It is, 00:40:14.719 --> 00:40:15.919 In the name of Jesus, 00:40:16.079 --> 00:40:16.719 That we pray, 00:40:16.799 --> 00:40:17.659 And we all say together, 00:40:17.739 --> 00:40:17.960 Amen, 00:40:18.460 --> 00:40:19.119 Amen, 00:40:19.119 --> 00:40:19.259 Amen,