Worship Guide
Message & Sermon Notes
The King on His Mission
Mark 11:1-11
Pastor Scott Roen
Mark 8:31
Mark 9:31
Mark 10:33
Mark 11:1-11
Zecheriah 9:9
Mark 11:9-10
The crowd “…ceremoniously cover the ground in ways that signal Jesus’ royal identity: with cloaks echoing the coronation of King Jehu of Israel (2 Kings 9:13) and with branches echoing the conquering of Jerusalem by Simon Maccabeus” (1 Maccabees 13:51).
Isaiah 9:6-7
Zecheriah 9:9
In the Triumphal Entry, Jesus gave God’s people assurance of a deliverance they were expecting while proclaiming another deliverance they were not expecting.
In the Triumphal entry Jesus prepared his followers for the cross.
In the cross, Jesus paid the penalty for sin and satisfied the wrath of God against sin (1 John 2:1-2)
In the cross, Jesus disarmed Satan and rendered him powerless over us. (Hebrews 2:14)
As we trust in the cross and resurrection, Jesus gives us his life - new life in Him. (John 11:25-26)
Mark 10:45
In the Triumphal Entry, Jesus gave God’s people assurance of a deliverance they were expecting while proclaiming another deliverance they were not expecting.
Jesus gives us assurance of a deliverance we are expecting but he also proclaims for us a deliverance we may not be expecting.
The Story of The Red Lizard – C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce
A Ghost of A Man
A Red Lizard
Flaming angel of God
Narrator who observes from a short distance (SR)
The good news – Jesus offers us newness of life, even when we are not expecting it.
Psalm 139:23-24
Sermon Discussion Questions
Questions for reflection:
1. Are you stuck in the status quo or are you expecting God to do something new in your life? Pray right now for an openness to respond to God, wherever he leads.
2. Do you have a Red Lizard? Will you ask God, by the power of his Spirit, to kill it? (Rom 8:13)
Questions for discussion:
Look up the verses after each of these statements and discuss the accomplishments of the cross.
1. There is the holy anger of God against sin, which necessarily requires his righteous judgment – 1 John 2:1-2
2. There is a relentless battle against Satan, and it is necessary for us to be freed from his power, his lies and his accusations – Heb 2:14
3. Adam and Eve died – spiritually and physically, and we as their descendants, inherit the same judgment - so it is necessary for us to be given new life – John 11:25-26
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