Most people live their lives to gain more power and authority. Despite language that speaks of other’s good, people often desire power to better themselves. This reality bears out in the rise up the corporate ladder. We also see this as people seek higher and higher political office. But Christ presents a different model. He didn’t come to earth to be served but to serve and to give His life for others. When Jesus rode into Jerusalem, it wasn’t to grasp at glory, although that glory was His right. Although we’ve moved away from our series in Luke for the passion week, it couldn’t have happened at a better time. As we walk through a section of Luke that addresses religious pride, we again see Christ who humbled Himself. Part of that humility is in His riding on a donkey. He didn’t choose the elegant white horse that so many previous and following rulers would use. He wasn’t about gaining political power for His own advantage. Instead, He chose to come to others, for the salvation of others. The praise Jesus received on the original Palm Sunday was a foretaste of the exaltation that God is giving Him now in heaven. And points to a future day when every knee will bow and tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord and King. When He came, He humbled Himself; He became man; He became a servant; and He died in our place. It doesn’t get much lower, but His work raised us higher. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! – Pastor Rory
Sunday at Liberty
8:45AM: Palm Sunday Breakfast
10AM: Pastor Nate–The Humble King: Forever Triumphant–Zechariah 9:9-10 (sermon notes)
6PM: Evening Gathering–Pastor Nate–Psalm 118:19-29
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