The King

Published: April 15, 2019, 10 a.m.

Luke 19: 28-36\n28\xa0After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29\xa0As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30\xa0\u201cGo to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31\xa0If anyone asks you, \u2018Why are you untying it?\u2019 say, \u2018The Lord needs it.\u2019\u201d 32\xa0Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. 33\xa0As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, \u201cWhy are you untying the colt?\u201d 34\xa0They replied, \u201cThe Lord needs it.\u201d35\xa0They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36\xa0As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road.\n\nZechariah 9:9\n9\xa0Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!See, your king comes to you,\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0righteous and victorious,lowly and riding on a donkey,\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0on a colt, the foal of a donkey.\n\nPhilippians 2: 6-8\n6\xa0Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7\xa0rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature[b] of a servant, being made in human likeness.8\xa0And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself\xa0by becoming obedient to death\u2014\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0even death on a cross!\n\nLuke 19: 37-40\n37\xa0When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: 38\xa0\u201cBlessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!\u201d \u201cPeace in heaven and glory in the highest!\u201d 39\xa0Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, \u201cTeacher, rebuke your disciples!\u201d 40\xa0\u201cI tell you,\u201d he replied, \u201cif they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.\u201d\n\nPsalm 118:21-29\n21\xa0I will give you thanks, for you answered me; \xa0you have become my salvation. 22\xa0The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; 23\xa0 the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. 24\xa0The Lord has done it this very day;\xa0\xa0let us rejoice today and be glad. 25\xa0Lord, save us! Lord, grant us success! 26\xa0Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. From the house of the Lord we bless you. 27\xa0 The Lord is God, and he has made his light shine on us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up to the horns of the altar. 28\xa0You are my God, and I will praise you; you are my God, and I will exalt you. 29\xa0Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.\n\nLuke 2: 14\n14\xa0Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.\u201d\n\nLuke 19: 41-44\n41\xa0As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42\xa0and said, \u201cIf you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace\u2014but now it is hidden from your eyes. 43\xa0The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. 44\xa0They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God\u2019s coming to you.\u201d\n\nMark 1: 14-15\n14\xa0After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15\xa0\u201cThe time has come,\u201d he said. \u201cThe kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!\u201d\n\nPhilippians 2: 5-11\n5\xa0In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6\xa0Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7\xa0rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant \xa0being made in human likeness. 8\xa0And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death\u2014 even death on a cross! 9\xa0 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place\xa0and gave him the name that is above every name, 10\xa0that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11\xa0and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.