Hosanna!Hosanna!Maranatha!Maranatha!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Pastor Timothy Hinkle Pastor Timothy Hinkle

April 1, 201April 1, 201

John 12:12-16John 12:12-16 12 The next day a great 12 The next day a great

multitude that had come multitude that had come to the feast, when they to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,coming to Jerusalem,

13 took branches of palm 13 took branches of palm trees and went out to trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: meet Him, and cried out: "Hosanna! 'Blessed is He "Hosanna! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name who comes in the name of the LORD!' The King of of the LORD!' The King of Israel!“Israel!“

14 Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:

John 12:12-16John 12:12-16

15 "Fear not, daughter 15 "Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, King is coming, Sitting on a donkey's Sitting on a donkey's colt."colt."

16 His disciples did not 16 His disciples did not understand these understand these things at first; but things at first; but when Jesus was when Jesus was glorified, then theyglorified, then they

remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.

ProphesyProphesy

Zechariah 9:9Zechariah 9:9

        9 “ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! 9 “ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!       Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!       Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!       Behold, your King is coming to you;       Behold, your King is coming to you;       He       He isis just and having salvation, just and having salvation,       Lowly and riding on a donkey,       Lowly and riding on a donkey,       A colt, the foal of a donkey.       A colt, the foal of a donkey.              

Did not understand?Did not understand? Many times God is doing something that Many times God is doing something that

He promised He would do, and we miss He promised He would do, and we miss it! it!

Personal Suggestion for Encouragement Personal Suggestion for Encouragement and Awareness: and Awareness: Look at your life and Look at your life and see where God has done just as He said see where God has done just as He said He would. He would.

The World Today: What are the signs of The World Today: What are the signs of the times? the times? Are you aware of the hour in Are you aware of the hour in which we live? which we live?

Think About It …Think About It …

The Religious Leaders of the day did The Religious Leaders of the day did not even realize the hour in which not even realize the hour in which they were living because they were they were living because they were looking for the Messiah that their looking for the Messiah that their “religious tradition” said was coming “religious tradition” said was coming IGNORINGIGNORING what God was what God was ACTUALLY DOING ACTUALLY DOING

Think About It …Think About It … They forgot that Messiah was sent to They forgot that Messiah was sent to

“save the lost” 19 The Pharisees “save the lost” 19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "You therefore said among themselves, "You see that you are accomplishing nothing. see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!“Look, the world has gone after Him!“ How many people ignore what God is How many people ignore what God is

doing at church because “sinners” doing at church because “sinners” (hypocrites) go there? (hypocrites) go there?

The Pharisees were so “legalistic” that The Pharisees were so “legalistic” that they ignored the miracles being done in they ignored the miracles being done in their midst. their midst. Do you ever ignore what God is doing? Do you ever ignore what God is doing?

Hosanna!Hosanna!

ωσανναωσαννα ho-san-nah'ho-san-nah'

Of Hebrew origin; Of Hebrew origin; ohoh save!save!; ; hosannahosanna (that is, (that is, hoshia-nahoshia-na), an exclamation of ), an exclamation of adoration: - hosanna.adoration: - hosanna.

He Is Worthy!He Is Worthy!

The people were saying, “We Adore The people were saying, “We Adore You!” You!”

Do we, God’s people, knowing what Do we, God’s people, knowing what Jesus has done for us, earnestly show Jesus has done for us, earnestly show ADORATIONADORATION for our Lord? for our Lord?

What is the temperature of your worship? What is the temperature of your worship?

"And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will "And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.“ This He draw all peoples to Myself.“ This He

said, signifying by what death said, signifying by what death He would die.He would die.

HE AROSE! HE AROSE!

Next week, we will Next week, we will celebrate celebrate Resurrection Day—Resurrection Day—the anniversary of the anniversary of the day that Jesus the day that Jesus arose from the grave arose from the grave and left an empty and left an empty tomb!tomb!

Acts 1:7-11Acts 1:7-1177 And He said to them, And He said to them, “It is not for you to “It is not for you to know times or seasons know times or seasons which the Father has which the Father has put in His own put in His own authority. authority. 88 But you But you shall receive power shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and come upon you; and you shall be witnesses you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Jesus of the earth.” Jesus Ascends to HeavenAscends to Heaven

       

Acts 1:7-11Acts 1:7-11

       99 Now when He had Now when He had spoken these things, while spoken these things, while they watched, He was they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their received Him out of their sight. sight. 1010 And while they And while they looked steadfastly toward looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, them in white apparel, 11 11 who also said, “Men of who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? gazing up into heaven? This This samesame Jesus, who was Jesus, who was taken up from you into taken up from you into heaven, will so come in heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”Him go into heaven.”

Maranatha! Even so, Maranatha! Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus! come quickly Lord Jesus!

““This This samesame Jesus, Jesus, who was taken up who was taken up from you into from you into heaven, will so heaven, will so come in like come in like manner as you saw manner as you saw Him go into Him go into heaven.”heaven.”

HALLELUJAH! You’re HALLELUJAH! You’re Invited!Invited!