Luke 19:28-40

Master and King

Luke 19:28-40

Ruth 4:17

The women of the neighbourhood named the boy Obed. They told everyone, "A son has been born to Naomi!" Obed became the father of Jesse, who was the father of David. (use)

2 Kings 9:6

Then the two of them went indoors, and the young prophet poured the olive oil on Jehu's head and said to him, "The LORD , the God of Israel, proclaims: ‘I anoint you king of my people Israel’". (use)

2 Kings 12:2

Throughout his life he {King Joash of Judah} did what pleased the LORD , because Jehoiada the priest instructed him. (use)

2 Kings 13:11

He {King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz} too sinned against the LORD and followed the evil example of King Jeroboam, who had led Israel into sin. (use)

2 Kings 14:26-27

The LORD saw the terrible suffering of the Israelites; there was no one at all to help them. But it was not the LORD 's purpose to destroy Israel completely and for ever, so he rescued them through King Jeroboam II. (use)

Search the scriptures, with a sincere intention to put in practice what you read.

Whitefield, G., 1839. The Duty of searching the Scriptures. (use)

Luke 19:29

As he came near Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples ahead (use)

Philippians 2:14

Do everything without complaining or arguing, (use)

Unlike Facebook, a church tells us that we are not at the centre of the world.

Ormerod, P., 2017. Mark Zuckerberg, the Church of Facebook can never be. the Guardian. (use)

It is therefore faith alone which justifies, and yet the faith which justifies is not alone.

Calvin, J., 1547. Antidote to the Council of Trent. (use)

Lord, let me not live to be useless! (22 December 1763).

Wesley, C., 1763. Journal. (use)

Only one life, 'twill soon be past, Only what's done for Christ will last.

C.T. Studd (use)

Matthew 28:19

Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples: baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, (use)

When Christ calls people into His kingdom, He doesn’t pull them out of the world forever. He sends them back out with the gospel.

Sproul, R.C. 2014. Into the World. (use)

Matthew 28:18

Jesus drew near and said to them, "I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth". (use)

Luke 19:31

If someone asks you why you are untying it, tell him that the Master needs it. (use)

God always has his man to match the hour. He prepares him in secret and then manifests him in the hour of crisis. God is never without his witness. There is always a Luther or a Calvin, a Wesley or a Whitefield, a Moody or a Torrey or a Graham. [pg. 138]

Sanders, J.O., 1962. On to maturity. (use)

2 Kings 7:1

Elisha answered, "Listen to what the LORD says! By this time tomorrow you will be able to buy in Samaria three kilogrammes of the best wheat or six kilogrammes of barley for one piece of silver." (use)

I. Good works are only such as God hath commanded in his holy Word, and not such as, without the warrant thereof, are devised by men out of blind zeal, or upon any pretense of good intention.

Westminster Divines,. 1646. The Westminster Confession of Faith. (use)

Take heart, Christian. We are sent into enemy territory by the One who has all power and authority. He will not let your foot slip. The victory is certain, Satan’s demise is sure, and Jesus is on His throne. We have been entrusted with the gospel; let us therefore faithfully proclaim it—so that others may live.

Struyk, K. 2015. That Others May Live. (use)

Psalm 103:19

The LORD placed his throne in heaven; he is king over all. (use)

If you want an outwardly engaged church, you must continually emphasize the fact that the church’s upward engagement, not its outward engagement, is ultimate.

Leeman, J., 2018. How the Nations Rage: Rethinking Faith and Politics in a Divided Age. Thomas Nelson, Nashville, TN. (use)

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice, rejoice, people of Zion! Shout for joy, you people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you! He comes triumphant and victorious, but humble and riding on a donkey — on a colt, the foal of a donkey. (use)

Luke 19:38

God bless the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory to God! (use)

But let this city {The city of God} bear in mind, that among her enemies lie hid those who are destined to be fellow-citizens, that she may not think it a fruitless labour to bear what they inflict as enemies until they become confessors of the faith. So, too, as long as she is a stranger in the world, the city of God has in her communion, and bound to her by the sacraments, some who shall not eternally dwell in the lot of the saints.

Augustine of Hippo. 426. City of God. (use)

Jesus did not come to add to our comforts. He did not come to help those who were already helping themselves or to fill life with more pleasant experiences. He came on a deliverance mission, to save sinners, and to do so He had to destroy the works of the Devil

Ferguson, S., 2007. In Christ Alone: Living the Gospel Centered Life. (use)

Christ is not callous toward earthly needs. But he is even more passionate about eternal needs. The reason he came was to reconcile people to God. He came not just to give the poor drinking water for their bodies but to give people living water for their souls.

Platt, D., 2017. Counter Culture: Following Christ in an Anti-christian Age. (use)

Fear not, I have redeemed thee. I have called thee by My name; thou art Mine.

Bonar, A. 2016. Memoir and Remains of the REV. Robert Murray M'Cheyne. (use)

Philippians 2:8-11

He was humble and walked the path of obedience all the way to death — his death on the cross. For this reason God raised him to the highest place above and gave him the name that is greater than any other name. And so, in honour of the name of Jesus all beings in heaven, on earth, and in the world below will fall on their knees, and all will openly proclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (use)