Hosanna! Maranatha! Hallelujah! Pastor Timothy Hinkle April 1, 201

John 12: The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 12 The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: "Hosanna! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!' The King of Israel!“ 13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: "Hosanna! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!' The King of Israel!“ 14 Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:

John 12: "Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey's colt." 16 His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.

Prophesy Zechariah 9:9 9 “ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey. 9 “ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.

Did not understand?  Many times God is doing something that He promised He would do, and we miss it!  Personal Suggestion for Encouragement and Awareness: Look at your life and see where God has done just as He said He would.  The World Today: What are the signs of the times? Are you aware of the hour in which we live?

Think About It …  The Religious Leaders of the day did not even realize the hour in which they were living because they were looking for the Messiah that their “religious tradition” said was coming IGNORING what God was ACTUALLY DOING

Think About It …  They forgot that Messiah was sent to “save the lost” 19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!“  How many people ignore what God is doing at church because “sinners” (hypocrites) go there?  The Pharisees were so “legalistic” that they ignored the miracles being done in their midst.  Do you ever ignore what God is doing?

Hosanna! Hosanna! ω ̔ σαννά ω ̔ σαννά ho-san-nah' ho-san-nah' Of Hebrew origin; oh save!; hosanna (that is, hoshia-na), an exclamation of adoration: - hosanna.

He Is Worthy!  The people were saying, “We Adore You!”  Do we, God’s people, knowing what Jesus has done for us, earnestly show ADORATION for our Lord?  What is the temperature of your worship?

"And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.“ This He said, signifying by what death He would die.

HE AROSE!  Next week, we will celebrate Resurrection Day— the anniversary of the day that Jesus arose from the grave and left an empty tomb!

Acts 1: And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Jesus Ascends to Heaven

Acts 1: Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, 11 who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.” 9 Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, 11 who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”

Maranatha! Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus! “This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”

HALLELUJAH! You’re Invited!