1. Our Face in the Crowd Matthew 21 ?

2. The Wave!

3. Our Face in the Crowd Matthew 21 ?

4. Matthew 21:1-7 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying 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. 3 If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right

5. Matthew 21:1-7 away." 4 This 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.' " 6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.

6. John 12:12-13 The next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna! " "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Blessed is the King of Israel!"

7. Matthew 21:8-11 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The 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!" 10 When Jesus entered

8. Matthew 21:8-11 Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is this?" 11 The crowds answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee."

9. Remember, you are in the crowd. Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the King of Israel!

10. Matthew 21:14-16 The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them. 15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple area, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they were indignant. 16 "Do you hear what these children are saying?" they asked him. "Yes," replied

11. Matthew 21:14-16 Jesus, "have you never read, " 'From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise' ?"

12. Political change isn’t the answer to every problem.

13. What do we do when God doesn’t do what we think He should? What’s our response when God doesn't move the way we think He should? What’s our response when God doesn't move the way we think He should? God’s plan for our lives should be our hope! God’s plan for our lives should be our hope! There is a very real danger! There is a very real danger!

14. Mark 15:6-15 Now it was the custom at the Feast to release a prisoner whom the people requested. 7 A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the uprising. 8 The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did. 9 "Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?" asked

15. Mark 15:6-15 Pilate, 10 knowing it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas instead. 12"What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?" Pilate asked them. 13 "Crucify him!" they shouted. 14 "Why? What crime has he committed?" asked Pilate.

16. Mark 15:6-15 But they shouted all the louder, "Crucify him!" 15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.

17. Remember, you are in the crowd. Crucify Him!

18. Luke:23:26 As they led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.

19. What face in the crowd are you? Are you just looking for Jesus to fix your problems? Are you just looking for Jesus to fix your problems? Are you the one who is upset that things don’t seem to be going your way? Are you the one who is upset that things don’t seem to be going your way? Are you the one who just picked up His cross and followed? Are you the one who just picked up His cross and followed?

20. Mark 8:34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

21. Matthew 10:38 and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

22. We have been called to come out of the crowd! To pick up our cross and follow! To pick up our cross and follow! We might feel like a face in the crowd, just a small part. We might feel like a face in the crowd, just a small part. With Jesus you’re not just another person in the crowd. You’ve been chosen for more! With Jesus you’re not just another person in the crowd. You’ve been chosen for more!

23. Our Face in the Crowd Matthew 21 ?