Friday March 30, 2012 Triumphal Entry 3

Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" "I tell you," He replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out." As He approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it and said, "If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace but now it is hidden from your eyes. The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. They 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's coming to you."

Good Friday Morning, my dear brothers and sisters. (Ok, Thursday evening for some of you.) The day we pray for all those going into the fields of Harvest for our Lord Jesus. Also please keep praying for all those on our prayer list and please remember Allison who is making her walk in faith. I will keep you updated as I receive them. By the way, for all of you who are praying to God for help to win that big, big jackpot, and telling Him you will give Him 20% or more of that 550 million dollars, please remember us if you win... (I just had to say that).

Dear Father in Heaven, thanks for all Your help in all we do, thanks for the great deal You found for us on chicken on Thursday Morning, Lord. Lord, please help us as we have families in on Saturday for food. And Lord, help us as we work the fields of Harvest in our local areas by feeding the hungry. Help us to do this according to Your will. Please answer all our prayers according to your will. In Jesus' name, Amen.

March 30: Triumphal Entry 3: Luke 19:39 - Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" 40 "I tell you," He replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out." 41 As He approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it 42 and said, "If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace but now it is hidden from your eyes. 43 The 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 They 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's coming to you." (NIV)

Ok, let's get going. We see in verse 39 that some of the Pharisees wanted Jesus to rebuke His disciples, in other words, they wanted Jesus to tell His disciples to be quiet when they were shouting and singing joyfully. You can tell that Jesus wanted His disciples to be joyful and since Jesus is the same today, He wants us to be the same way. And Jesus to this day will not rebuke us if we are speaking out for Him. Remember that Jesus is one friend that you can always count on to be there for you. You are a friend of Jesus, right? (Yes, I had to ask.) Now let's move on, when Jesus saw all the excitement when He came to Jerusalem, He wept! Now men, those of you who are like me, and sometimes the tears flow fast. When you are happy, or maybe even a little sad that little bitty tear lets you down. Well brothers, Jesus set the example for us, it is ok for we men to cry... No man who ever walked this earth was stronger and tougher than our Lord Jesus, and He cried. So brothers, it is ok, don't be afraid, and if someone tells you about shedding that tear, just tell them "Jesus wept."

Now let me take a fast look at the rest of this scripture on the Triumphal Entry, the part we most often don't hear about. Even with all those people praising Jesus He is giving this warning, He really is. Read the scripture again, here it is. 43 - The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side.

Luke 19:44 - "They 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's coming to you." (NIV)

Folks, dear brothers and sisters, most often we just see the joy on Palm Sunday, but we must take time to look at this. We must know our Lord Jesus as our personal Savior so we will be "out of here" before all of this happens. So folks, I must do this as I close for today.

Do you know Jesus as your personal Savior? If your answer is yes, pray for your sins to be forgiven and get that fresh start. But if your answer is no, then pray today for Jesus to come into your heart, confess you love Him, and then after that go to work for Him.

I nor no one else can pray you into heaven after your eyes have closed. No one can ask Jesus to save you, while we can ask Him to hear your prayers, Salvation is one on one, Jesus and you. No we in this one, for I am saved and I pray all of you are also. So let me get you started by praying a sinner's prayer, now I can only lead you. So let's pray again.

Dear Father in Heaven, please forgive me of my sins, and Lord, I confess that I love You, and I ask that You forgive me of my sins. I know You died for me, and You were risen from the dead. Please, dear Lord, come into my heart today. In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Now, folks, you are started, now you must get to work for Jesus. If you need help in this, you may call me... If you need a church, please let me know and also where you live, I will help you find a GOOD ONE.

Now go forth and share your blessings (that is needed also) and remember this... Jesus really does love you, enough to die for you... and yes, I love you also. Pastor Dan.