March 24, 2024 · Pastor Matt Stokes
Mark 1:1-11
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This Sunday at Coastal Christian, for Palm Sunday, Pastor Matt Stokes taught on Mark 11:1-11. Here are the notes that accompanied the sermon:
Mark 11
1 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, 2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him. 3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither. 4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him. 5 And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt? 6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go. 7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him. 8 And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way. 9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: 10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. 11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
Where is the Lord longing to see humble, beautiful brokenness, in your life?
Where am I letting my stubbornness cause me to resist where the Lord wants to lead?
“If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.”
- Luke 19:42
How clear are you on where God is leading you?
What personal expectations have you placed before the Lord?
Did you ever “draw a line in the sand” with God?
What do you do when God’s sovereign plan comes into conflict with your own?
How should you respond when God doesn’t meet your personal expectations?
Don’t stop crying, “Hosanna”!
Is the bitterness of your past hijacking the joy of your present?
There is not one moment that stands outside of God’s sovereign will!
Have the strength to look at your sin and say, “Christ paid for that.”
Are you trusting Christ for your forgiveness and your future?