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