April 13, 2025 · Pastor Jesse Stokes
Pastor Jesse Stokes
Matthew 21:1-8
God's Plan
Good News
Hope
Prophecy
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"A Donkey Ride"
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Sermon Notes
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50% John
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40% Matthew
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60% Mark
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33% Luke
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Are all about the last week of Jesus’ life.
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500 Years before
“Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey,...” – Zechariah 9:9
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5 Lessons from “A Donkey Ride”
1- Obey then understand
2- First the Donkey, then the horse
3- Lay down your cloak
4- Don’t let people silence your praise
5- Don’t be offended at Messiah’s Ways
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Lesson 1- Obey then understand
“Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,...” – Matthew 21:1
‘“...saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.”’ – Matthew 21:2
‘“If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.”’ – Matthew 21:3
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‘Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.”’ – John 13:7
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Lesson 2 - First the donkey, then the horse
“Say to the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold, your king is coming to you,
humble, and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.” – Matthew 21:5
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“Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.” – Revelation 19:11
“His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself.” – Revelation 19:12
“He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God.” – Revelation 19:13
“And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses.” – Revelation 19:14
“From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.” – Revelation 19:15
“On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.” – Revelation 19:16
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Lesson 3- Lay down your cloaks
“They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them.” – Matthew 21:7
“Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.” – Matthew 21:8
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Lesson 4- Don’t let people silence your praise
‘“He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”’ – Luke 19:40
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Lesson 5- Don’t be offended at Messiah’s ways
“And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it,..” – Luke 19:41
“saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.”’ – Luke 19:42
“For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side…” – Luke 19:43
‘“and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”’ – Luke 19:44
