11:4-10 4 They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, 5 some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6 They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,

“Hosanna![a]” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[b] 10 “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

14:12-26 12 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”

13 So he sent two of his disciples, telling them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. 14 Say to the owner of the house he enters, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 15 He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”

16 The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.

17 When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve. 18 While they were reclining at the table eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me.”

19 They were saddened, and one by one they said to him, “Surely you don’t mean me?”

20 “It is one of the Twelve,” he replied, “one who dips bread into the bowl with me. 21 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

22 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.”

23 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

24 “This is my blood of the[a] covenant, which is poured out for many,” he said to them. 25 “Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

26 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

I. Mistaken by the Community. (11:8-9) A. The community was looking for a Savior. 1. The Passover meal reminded of Moses’ deliverance. 2. It is customary today to leave an empty seat for the coming prophet. B. The community blinded by tradition. 1. It was a traditional celebration of the Passover. 2. Hosanna came from the Hallel Psalms 113-118. 3. A few days later the crowd would shout crucify him. 4. They shouted praises for a military hero. C. They saw Jesus as just another man. 1. They celebrated all who entered Jerusalem. 2. They did not recognize Jesus as Messiah.

II. Mistaken by His Followers. (11:4-7) A. They put him on a donkey, not a stallion. 1. Jesus himself ordered the donkey. 2. Jesus elevated Himself above the crowd. 3. Kings rode donkeys in times of peace. B. They wanted a military Jesus. 1. They wanted Jesus to be king but he came to be killed. 2. They wanted Jesus to rule but He came as a ransom. 3. They wanted Jesus to be all He could be but He sacrificed it all for you and me. 4. What does your Jesus look like? -Is He still Lord when your kingdom is in jeopardy? -Is He still Lord when your joy and security have been kidnapped? -Is He still Lord when your reality doesn’t match your dreams?

Challenge: Acknowledge Jesus as King.