Restored Kingdom? No! (Mark 11:1-10)
Gary McManus, 03/29/2015Part of the Jesus Came to Restore series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
The Bible = God’s instruction book. . .
but much more.
The Bible = God’s agenda book. . .
The Bible tells us what God is doing.
God intends to SAVE this world.
(1 Timothy 2:4) God intends RESTORATION.
(Acts 3:18-21, 1 Peter 5:10, Mark 3:5, Galatians 6:1).
“Hosanna! Hebrew=“Save!”
It became an exclamation of praise.
Notice verse 10.
What WAS God’s agenda?
(See Luke 19:42)
The crowd’s agenda will be broken.
The crowd will then turn and break Jesus.
But the crowd’s agenda is to be
SUPERCEDED. . .Jesus brings NOT the Kingdom of David.
Jesus brings the Kingdom of God.
Jeremiah 31:31-34; That’s God’s agenda.
Often WE make plans; we have hopes or dreams.
The crowd that Palm Sunday thought they were on
God’s agenda... but things don’t turn out the way
we thought they were supposed to.
What then? The disciples had those same questions.
Remember, our Lord Jesus said,
ASK. . .SEEK. . .KNOCK. . .WATCH
Warren Wiersbe: “we don’t really need an
EXPLANATION from God, we need a revelation
from God. . .we need to see God’s view.”
Dr. Mary Neal. . she learned a God perspective on our lives.
God has a plan for all of us. . . .God . . .GUIDES us.
David Ring’s testimony:
No one knows why their plans, hopes, dreams,
and work DON’T WORK. David Ring asked the questions.
. . .Eventually, he stopped asking WHY and began asking
the question WHAT—“What, Lord, do you want me to do?”
The crowd in Jerusalem became disappointed.
Later they became angry. They called for crucifixion.
But 53 days later, thousands would decide for God’s plans. . .
their redemption, they would call Jesus’ name as savior.
That Holy Week long ago, even the disciples would have
to suffer terrible disappointment; a broken relationship
with Jesus, and grieve his death. Only then were
they restored by the risen Christ.
God has a plan. God has an agenda. We read some of it
in God’s Word. Let us get God’s perspective.
Faith is NOT resignation. Faith is active.
Faith is working with God’s agenda.
-----
To Heaven and Back, Mary C. Neal, M.D. WaterBrook Press, 2011. See davidring.org or look for him on youtube.com
Earlier: | Same day: | Later: |
---|---|---|
« Restoration for You | None | Completely Restored » |