1. The document summarizes a sermon given on Palm Sunday about Jesus' entry into Jerusalem as described in Mark 11:1-11. It discusses the key events - Jesus sending disciples to retrieve a colt, people praising Jesus as he rides into Jerusalem, and Jesus' significance as the Savior. 2. The sermon emphasizes four main points: the request of Jesus we need to hear, the miracle we need to see, the praise we need to give, and the Savior we need to know. It encourages examining these aspects of the Palm Sunday story in order to strengthen one's faith. 3. The conclusion reiterates that the events of Holy Week should not be questioned but declared with

1. MARK 11:1-11
SSMC
SUNGAI WAY-SUBANG
METHODIST
C H U R C H
REV DR NG SWEE MING
9 April 2017

2. What’s this ….
EXCLAMATION
MARK
QUESTION
MARK

3. What’s this ….
EXCLAMATION
MARK
QUESTION
MARK
INTERROBANG

4. Palm Sunday
Mark 11:1-11
Exclamation
or
Question Mark

5. Mark 11:1-11
1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to
Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of
Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples,
2 saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of
you, and just as you enter it, you will find a
colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden.
Untie it and bring it here.
3 If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?'
tell him, 'The Lord needs it and will send it
back here shortly.'"

6. Mark 11:1-11
4 They went and found a colt outside in the
street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it,
5 some people standing there asked, "What
are you doing, untying that colt?"
6 They answered as Jesus had told them to,
and the people let them go.
7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and
threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it.
8 Many people spread their cloaks on the
road, while others spread branches they
had cut in the fields.

7. Mark 11:1-11
9 Those who went ahead and those who
followed shouted, "Hosanna!"
"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the
Lord!"
10 "Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father
David!“ "Hosanna in the highest!"
11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the
temple. He looked around at everything, but
since it was already late, he went out to
Bethany with the Twelve.

8. Home of Martha, Mary & Lazarus
Miracle of Lazarus’s Resurrection

9. Major Jewish Festivals - Deut 16:16-17
FEASTS RELIGIOUS
SIGNIFICANCE
ECONOMIC
SIGNIFICANCE
Time of the
Year
Passover /
Unleavened
Bread (8 days)
Exodus from
Egypt Barley harvest
Mar/Apr
10-18th Apr 2017
Weeks
(Pentecost) (1 day)
Giving of the
Law
End of early
wheat/grain
harvest
7 weeks
later
30th May-1st June 2017
Booths /
Tabernacles
(8 days)
Wandering &
God’s
provision
End Harvest
Festival
Sept/Oct
4-11th Oct 2017

10. Major Jewish Festivals - Deut 16:16-17
FEASTS RELIGIOUS
SIGNIFICANCE
ECONOMIC
SIGNIFICANCE
Time of the
Year
Passover /
Unleavened
Bread (8 days)
Exodus from
Egypt Barley harvest
Mar/Apr
10-18th Apr 2017
Weeks
(Pentecost) (1 day)
Giving of the
Law
End of early
wheat/grain
harvest
7 weeks
later
30th May-1st June 2017
Booths /
Tabernacles
(8 days)
Wandering &
God’s
provision
End Harvest
Festival
Sept/Oct
4-11th Oct 2017

11. Major Jewish Festivals - Deut 16:16-17
FEASTS RELIGIOUS
SIGNIFICANCE
ECONOMIC
SIGNIFICANCE
Time of the
Year
Passover /
Unleavened
Bread (8 days)
Exodus from
Egypt Barley harvest
Mar/Apr
10-18th Apr 2017
Weeks
(Pentecost) (1 day)
Giving of the
Law
End of early
wheat/grain
harvest
7 weeks
later
30th May-1st June 2017
Booths /
Tabernacles
(8 days)
Wandering &
God’s
provision
End Harvest
Festival
Sept/Oct
4-11th Oct 2017

12. Palm Sunday
Q: What is the significance of Palm Sunday ?
Triumphal entry into Jerusalem ….
Beginning of the Final Week ….
Culminating in His Crucifixion…
Followed by His Resurrection

16. 1. The REQUEST ….
Mark 11:1-6
Matt 21:1-6
Luke 19:28-34
John 12:12…
} Sent TWO disciples …
Side Lesson
• The Principle …
Ecc 4:10
• The Practice…
Mk 6:7 the twelve
Lk 10:1 the seventy two

17. 1. The REQUEST ….
Mark 11:1-6
Matt 21:1-6
Luke 19:28-34
John 12:12…
} “The Lord needs it …”
Went … Found…Untied ….
Questioned …. Answer …. Brought…..

18. “The Lord needs it …”
Q. Why a ‘colt’, a young donkey ?
Q. Why not a horse, more majestic ?
Zechariah 9:9
“… See, your king comes to you,
righteous and having salvation,
gentle and riding on a donkey, on
a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
1. The REQUEST ….

19. “The Lord needs it …”
Q. Why a colt …
‘which no one has ever ridden’… ?
Ancient ‘rule’ :
“only animals that had not been
used for ordinary purposes were
appropriate for sacred purposes”
Eg Num 19:2; Deut 21:3; 1 Sam 6:7
1. The REQUEST ….

20. “The Lord needs it …”
The same question is asked of you and me TODAY
What’s ‘it’ ? - possession ….
- time ….
- service, ministry, …
- Reading His Word …
Q. How will you reply ?
Q. What will be your reply ?
1. The REQUEST we need to HEAR

21. “The Lord needs ‘you’ …”
“you” - Yourself…
- Relationship with Him…
- Love & Adoration of Him…
Q. How will you reply ?
Q. What will be your reply ?
1. The REQUEST we need to HEAR

22. PAUSE for REFLECTION
1. The REQUEST we need to HEAR
“The Lord needs it (you) …”

23. • Triumphal entry of Jesus ….
• What is the ‘miracle’ ?
• Do you see any ‘miracle’ ?
2. The Miracle ….

25. 2. The Miracle ….
Answer : The ‘Miracle’ is in v2
‘… which no one has ever
ridden…’
So, What’s the ‘miracle’ ?
Jesus sat on an ‘un-broken’
donkey !

26. 2. The Miracle we need to SEE
We can read God’s Word ….
We can hear God’s Word ….
And yet miss the ‘miracle’….
Same with everyday life…
We take a lot of things for granted …
We forget God is continually at work –
Col 1:17 ‘in him all things hold together.’

29. The Human Body

30. The Human Body
Q: What’s the
resolution of the
human eye ?
A: 576 Megapixels

31. The Human Body
Q: What’s the
resolution of the
human eye ?
A: 576 Megapixels
Beats 100,000 x/day
2.5 billion x/avg lifespan
Pumps 1.5 gallon of
blood per minute…

32. The Earth

33. PAUSE for REFLECTION
2. The MIRACLE we need to SEE
What ‘MIRACLE’ do you need to
THANK GOD for TODAY !

35. 3. The PRAISE…
"Hosanna!”
"Blessed is he who
comes in the name
of the Lord!"
"Blessed is the coming
kingdom of our father David!”
"Hosanna in the highest!”
Ps 118:25-26
25 O Lord , save us; ….
26 Blessed is he who
comes in the name
of the Lord ….

36. 3. The PRAISE…
"Hosanna!”
"Blessed is he who
comes in the name
of the Lord!"
"Blessed is the
coming kingdom of
our father David!”
"Hosanna in the
highest!”

37. 3. The PRAISE…
"Hosanna!”
"Blessed is he who
comes in the name
of the Lord!"
"Blessed is the
coming kingdom of
our father David!”
"Hosanna in the
highest!”
Psalms 118
Middle Chapter –
594 chps before & after
Total No. chapters = 1188
(excld 118)
Middle Verse : Psa 118:8
“It is better to take
refuge in the Lord than to
trust in man.”
*MESSIANIC PSALM

38. 3. The PRAISE we need to GIVE
John 12:19 – A very, very large crowd...
Luke 19:39 – The Pharisees were upset…
BUT no matter what …
PRAISE needed to be DECLARED…
PRAISE was DECLARED ….
PRAISE will continue to be DECLARED …

39. 3. The PRAISE we need to GIVE
Q: Why were the people PRAISING JESUS ?
Psalms 118 – a Messianic Psalm
Messiah …
Savior …
Deliverer …

40. 4. The SAVIOR …
Messiah – the ‘Anointed One’
People’s Expectation Vs God’s Plan
People’s Expect. = God’s Plan
People’s Expect.  God’s Plan
May explain why only 5 days later
“Crucify him, crucify him ….”

41. 4. The SAVIOR ….
• Jesus came to be the Savior of all men & all time…
BUT
not a physical salvation
/ deliverance
RATHER
a Spiritual salvation
/ deliverance
Servitude …
Temporary…
SIN…
Eternal …

42. 4. The SAVIOR we need to KNOW
Q: Who is Jesus to you ?
Q: Is He your Savior ?
Q: Is He only a Savior ?
Is He also your Master ?
Is He also your Lord ?
In this season ….

43. Exclamation or Question Mark
• The REQUEST we need to HEAR
• The MIRACLE we need to SEE
• The PRAISE we need to GIVE
• The SAVIOR we need to KNOW

44. PALM SUNDAY Declaration
"Hosanna!"
"Blessed is he who comes in the
name of the Lord!"
"Blessed is the coming kingdom of
our father David!"
"Hosanna in the highest!"

45. Exclamation or Question Mark
"Hosanna ?"
"Blessed is he who
comes in the name of
the Lord ?"
"Blessed is the coming
kingdom of our father
David ?"
"Hosanna in the
highest?"
"Hosanna!"
"Blessed is he who
comes in the name of
the Lord!"
"Blessed is the coming
kingdom of our father
David!"
"Hosanna in the
highest!"1 2

46. Exclamation or Question Mark
"Hosanna ?"
"Blessed is he who
comes in the name of
the Lord ?"
"Blessed is the coming
kingdom of our father
David ?"
"Hosanna in the
highest?"
"Hosanna!"
"Blessed is he who
comes in the name of
the Lord!"
"Blessed is the coming
kingdom of our father
David!"
"Hosanna in the
highest!"1 2

47. Exclamation or Question Mark
Where God has put an
EXCLAMATION MARK ….
Do Not change to a
QUESTION MARK.

48. Exclamation or Question Mark
Even as we approach …
Holy Week …
Good Friday …
Easter Sunday …
Key dates, Key events …
in our Christian faith journey …
It is NOT the time to change punctuation marks….

51. Exclamation or Question Mark
• The REQUEST we need to HEAR
• The MIRACLE we need to SEE
• The PRAISE we need to GIVE
• The SAVIOR we need to KNOW