Island Glades Gospel Centre 1st April 2010 Today is April 1st,
Regarded universally as April Fools Day. Today is also Palm Sunday,
Remembered by the Christian world as the Sunday before Jesus was
crucified. It commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Mk 11:111, Mt. 21:111, Lk 19:2844, Jn. 12:1219 Today is the Lords
Day, Palm Sunday and April Fools Day! Slide 2 Text: Professing
themselves to be wise, they became fools.Rom. 1:22 A. THE WISE WHO
WELCOMED JESUS AS KING INTO JERUSALEM. Matt. 21:1-11 1. The Two
Disciples were wise they Obeyed Jesus, and did as Jesus commanded
them. Mt. 21:1, 2 a. Jesus Instructed them:Mt. 21:2 Go into the
villageye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them,
and bring them unto Me. Slide 3 a. Jesus Instructed them:Mt. 21:2
b. It was according to the Inspired Word of God:Mt. 21:4, 5 All
this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the
prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King
cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the
foal of an ass. Zech. 9:9 Ct. Mk. 11:7; Lk. 19:35 - they cast their
garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. Jn. 12:14 -
Jesus, when He had found a young ass, sat thereon. Was Jesus
crucified on the 14 th of Nisan of AD30 Thursday to Friday sunset
(April 6 7)? Cf. Exo. 12:6 Did Palm Sunday fall on 10 th Nisan
April 2 nd, AD30? Would the Lamb be selected or rejected? Cf. Exo.
12:3 For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us (I Cor. 5:7)
Slide 4 A. THE WISE WHO WELCOMED JESUS AS KING INTO JERUSALEM.Matt.
21:1- 11 1. The Two Disciples were wise they Obeyed. 2. The
Multitudes were wise they made Obeisance to Jesus, the King.Jn.
12:13 a. They Accepted Him and took branches of palm trees, and
went forth to meet Him b.They Acclaimed Him as King and cried,
Hosanna [lit. = Save now, Psa. 118:25, 26]: Blessed is the King of
Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.Cf. Mt. 21:9 Slide 5 A.
THE WISE WHO WELCOMED JESUS AS KING INTO JERUSALEM.Matt. 21:1- 11
B. LATER, THEY BECAME APRIL FOOLS AND REJECTED JESUS AS KING IN
JERUSALEM. 1. The Pals (disciples) of Jesus Comprehended not these
things and forsook Him: Jn. 12:16; Mt. 26:56 These things
understood not His disciples at the firstall the disciples forsook
Him, and fled. 2. The Pilgrims in the City knew Him not: all the
city was moved, saying, Who is this? Mt. 21:10, 11 And the
multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
Slide 6 1. The Pals of Jesus Comprehended not 2. The Pilgrims in
the City knew Him not: 3. The People in Pilates Courtroom Cried
out, Away with Him, away with Him, crucify Him. Jn. 19:15 Pilate
saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests
answered, We have no king but Caesar. Ct. Blessed is the King of
Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.Jn. 12:13 4. The chief
Priests and officers wanted Him to be Crucified, saying, Crucify
Him, crucify Him. Jn. 19:16 Then delivered he [Pilate] Him
therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led
Him away. Jn. 19:16 Slide 7 C. TWO FOOLS WHO BECAME WISE AFTER KING
JESUS RESURRECTION: Lk.24:13, 25, 26 And, behold, two of them went
that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from
JerusalemThen He said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to
believe all that the prophets have spoken: Ought not Christ to have
suffered these things, and to enter into His glory? What have the
prophets spoken? I Pet. 1:10, 11 The prophets have inquired and
searched diligently beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the
glory that should follow. Slide 8 What have the prophets spoken? 1.
The Sufferings of Christ: Psa. 22:1-21 a. His Physical Suffer-
ings: They pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones;
they look and stare upon me.22:16, 17 All my bones are out of joint
22:14 ct. Jn. 19:36; Ex. 12:46 ; Num. 9:12 I am poured out like
watermy tongue cleaveth to my jaws.22:14, 15 Slide 9 What have the
prophets spoken? 1. The Sufferings of Christ: Psa. 22:1-21 b. His
Social Suffer- ings: I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men,
and despised by the people. 22:6 All they who see me laugh me to
scorn; 22:7a They shoot the lip, they shake the head, saying, He
trusted on the Lord let Him deliver him, seeing he delighted in
Him. 22:7b, 8 Slide 10 What have the prophets spoken? 1. The
Sufferings of Christ: Psa. 22:1-21 c. His Mental Suffer- ings : Be
not Thou far from me, O LORDhaste Thee to help me.22:19 Deliver my
life from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs.
22:20, NIV Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save me from the
horns of the wild oxen. 22:21, NIV Slide 11 What have the prophets
spoken? 1. The Sufferings of Christ: Psa. 22:1-21 d. His Spiritual
Suffer- ings : O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest
not; and in the night season, and am not silent. 22:2 Be not far
from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. 22:11 My
God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from
helping me, and from the words of my roaring? 22:1 Slide 12 What
have the prophets spoken? I Pet. 1:10, 11 1. The Sufferings of
Christ:Psa. 22:1-21 2. The Glory that should Follow: 22:27-30, NIV
27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD,
and all the families of the nations will bow down before Him, 28
for dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations. 29
All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down
to the dust will kneel before him 30 Posterity will serve Him;
future generations will be told about the Lord. 31 They will
proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn-- for He has done
it. Slide 13 What have the prophets spoken? I Pet. 1:10, 11 1. The
Sufferings of Christ: Cf. Phil. 2:5-8 Christ Jesus: Who, being in
the form of God, made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him
the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And
being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became
obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 2. The Glory that
should Follow: Cf. Phil. 2:9-11 Wherefore God also hath highly
exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name: that
at the name of Jesus every knee should bow and that every tongue
should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
Father. Slide 14 Conclusion: How the Two Fools became Wise: And it
came to pass, as He (Jesus) sat at meat with them, He took bread,
and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were
opened, and they knew Him. Lk. 24:30, 31 Pertinent Points to
Ponder: On this Lords Day-Palm Sunday-April Fools Day I Cor. 3:18
If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him
become a fool, that he may be wise. (I Cor. 3:18) Jim Elliot said:
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot
lose.
