Jesus sends two disciples ahead to retrieve a donkey and a colt to ride into Jerusalem, fulfilling a prophecy. The disciples do as Jesus instructed and lay cloaks on the animals for Jesus to sit upon. Crowds wave palm branches and shout praises for Jesus as he enters Jerusalem, but their understanding of who he is remains unclear. Jesus warns that his return will be unexpected, emphasizing the need for constant readiness.

2. Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and
came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives,
then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them,
“Go into the village in front of you, and
immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a
colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.
If anyone says anything to you, you shall say,
‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at
once.”

3. This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the
prophet, saying,
“Say to the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold, your king is coming to you,
humble, and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”

4. The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed
them. They brought the donkey and the colt and
put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. Most
of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and
others cut branches from the trees and spread
them on the road. And the crowds that went before
him and that followed him were shouting,
“Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who
comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the
highest!”

5. And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city
was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” And the
crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from
Nazareth of Galilee.”
Matthew 21:1-11 (ESV)

6. Most of us want Jesus as King, but
we want Him as King on our terms!

7. “Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps
burning, and be like men who are waiting for
their master to come home from the wedding
feast, so that they may open the door to him at
once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are
those servants whom the master finds awake
when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress
himself for service and have them recline at
table, and he will come and serve them.

8. If he comes in the second watch, or in the third,
and finds them awake, blessed are those
servants! But know this, that if the master of the
house had known at what hour the thief was
coming, he would not have left his house to be
broken into. You also must be ready, for the Son
of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
Luke 12:35-40 (ESV)

9. I. We expect Him when our timing
is right.

10. I. We expect Him when our timing
is right.
II. We expect Him when we’re in
“spiritual” settings.

11. I. We expect Him when our timing
is right.
II. We expect Him when we’re in
“spiritual” settings.
III. We expect Him when it “makes
sense.”