Who Is Jesus To You? Sermon Notes

Sermon 3 in our Easter Series, “Crucified To Live”

Matthew 21:1-11 - (1) 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, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.” (4) This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: (5) “Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and 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 and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. (8) 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!”“Hosannain the highest heaven!”  (10) When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”  (11) The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

Luke 19:39-40 - (39) Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”  (40) “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”

Some people ____________ Jesus.

John 12:12-13 - (12) The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival 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!”

Some people ____________ ____________ ____________ Jesus.

Luke 19:37 - (37) When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: 

Some people ___________ ______ Jesus.

John 11:45 - (45) Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. (46) But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.

Some people ____________ Jesus.

John 6:68-69 - (68) Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. (69) We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”

Some people ____________ Jesus.

WHO IS JESUS TO YOU?