Sunday, March 29, 2015

20150329 HOW


Palm Sunday

29 March 2015
Wesley Methodist Church
Rev Dr Tan Siang Yang
Text Matt 21:1-11
Entering Jerusalem
HOW will you respond to Jesus the Messiah

HUMILITY
HOW?
HUMILITY
Humility was the mark of Jesus
Humility is an important central part of Christian life


Success, wealth, education
Danger of pride and materialism

vs The way of the cross
Brokeness
At the end of the rope


When you say
"I can't do it"
you become a conduit for God

God can take over

not for the proud
OBEDIENCE

OBEDIENCE
Obedience of faith by grace


Key is not knowledge
but transformation
obedience

NOT the obedience of self effort

John 15:5
Without me you can do nothing

Self-sufficient is playing at religion
Stop trying so hard (in your own strength)


Give up control
Give up self
Surrender
"Please help me"
"Fill me with your presence"
Be powered by Holy Spirit

Exchanged life principle
(Hudson Taylor)
Not I but God

A happened life
God gives us by grace

WORSHIP
WORSHIP
Hosanna
God saves
Hurray
Thousands and thousands greeted Jesus

Who is this Jesus?
Prophet
King of Kings
Messiah

But soon their worship weakened
to weak worship
then to waffling
then to wickedness and rejection


FALSE GOD/  FALSE TEMPLES


FALSE TEMPLES
FALSE TEMPLES
three major false temples
not sinful in themselves
but so easily we replace Jesus with these

Temple of PLEASURE
-food
-sex
-entertainment

Temple of POWER
-success
-money
- achievement

Temple of LOVE
-romance
-family
-me

HOW will you respond to Jesus the Messiah?
With Humility
With Obedience
With Worship




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