Condemned By His Triumphal Entry

Things are often not what they seem. We can be surprised by people who we looked at one way but who then revealed themselves to be something else. Circumstances and events can also astonish us by being more, or less, than what they first appeared to be. Is the same true of the Passion Week? Most people today, in our post-Christian culture, don’t give the Passion a second thought. Others may see it, but only in terms of an annual religious observance. But could it be that the eight days starting with Palm Sunday through to Easter, and including Good Friday, are more than what most might think? Is it possible that the Passion of Jesus makes a way for anyone who believes to be saved from themselves (a genuine concern), from this world (truly a mess), from the judgment of God (whether you believe it or not)? Could it be that his passion could result in my salvation? If so, then what we observe in these eight days is much more than it seems. And it is worth a look.

Series: His Passion: My Salvation
Julian Freeman
Message: 1 – Condemned By His Triumphal Entry
Harvest Bible Chapel
Text: Matthew 21:1-17
April 13, 2025

Jesus’ passion to draw near exposes my dilemma…

Will I Crown Him as Hero? (v. 1-11)

Will I Crown Him as Commander? (v. 12-13)

Love can forbear, and Love can forgive… but Love can never be reconciled to an unlovely object… [God] can never therefore be reconciled to your sin, because sin itself is incapable of being altered; but He may be reconciled to your person, because that may be restored.
Traherne, Centuries of Meditation

Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot cease to will their removal.
C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

Will I Crown Him as Healer? (v. 14-17)

Matthew 20:17-19

He is exposing your dilemma.