Breakthrough From The Grave! Series

Opening Illustration: What is Easter all About? Skit Guys!

Sermon: Breakthrough from The Grave!

Series: Breakthrough 2020

Tag line: “Aint no Grave going to hold my body down!”

Theme Song: “Aint no Grave!” Bethel and Molly Skaggs

Thesis: The Palm Sunday parade of Jesus entering the city reveals a lot of faces – a lot of stories – a lot heartache – a lot of deception - a lot of miracles – a lot of testimonies – but few really understood what the parade was all about – they had their own ideas but few knew the historic connection of this parade in the History of Heaven and to Resurrection power from sin and death. It was all found in Jesus!

Scripture Text: Luke 19:28-44: The Triumphal Entry

28After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

29As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them,

30“Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

31If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

32Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them.

33As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

34They replied, “The Lord needs it.”

35They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it.

36As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road.

37When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:

38“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!”“Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

39Some 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.”

41As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it

42and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.

43The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side.

44They 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.”

Matthew 21:1-11: The Triumphal Entry

1As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,

2saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me.

3If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

4This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

5“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

6The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.

7They brought the donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.

8A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

9The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

10When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

11The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

Please note: The main idea for this sermon taken from sermoncentral.com “The Crying That Stopped the Parade” Contributed by Eugene Morell on Mar 29, 2012

Introduction:

The Scene of Psalm Sunday:

The beginning of the breakthrough from the grave to resurrection power and victory over sin and death starts with a parade on the outskirts of Jerusalem – We have a donkey (or two). We have Jesus riding on the colt – we have disciples making pronouncements of Jesus – we have Jesus disciples and followers walking with him praising Him – in the entourage there is James and John, Peter, Thomas, Andrew, Judas, Mary and Martha and their brother who Jesus had just raised from the dead – Lazarus – there are victory shouts for all the miracles – blind healed, deaf hear, dead raised to life, people delivered from demons, lepers made whole to name just a few – there are shouts echoing through the crowd, there is a lot of singing, high fiving, there is a lot of chanting (Jesus – Jesus – Jesus).