1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:18,920 I want to talk this morning about Palm Sunday from a donkey. 2 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:28,000 Palm Sunday from a donkey. 3 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:36,000 Today on the Christian calendar is Palm Sunday. 4 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:49,320 A day that the church around the world celebrates what has come to be called Jesus' triumphant 5 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:55,880 entry into the city of Jerusalem. 6 00:00:55,880 --> 00:01:10,840 God's Messiah, the Son of David, confronts the powers of a wicked government in collusion 7 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:27,280 with a tarnished religion, and their temporary victory will presage their eternal defeat. 8 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:40,560 His entry into Jerusalem on a donkey was a combination of meekness and majesty. 9 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:55,040 He enters Jerusalem in abject humility on a lowly animal, staging a prophetic symbolic 10 00:01:55,040 --> 00:02:04,440 action to proclaim his messianic intentions. 11 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:09,040 It's an acting parable. 12 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:21,120 The crowds were engaging in unwise political enthusiasm, but Jesus came to Jerusalem not 13 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:31,240 to lead a revolt against Rome, but as the king of peace. 14 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:42,640 They are thinking of the conquering victor, while Jesus intends it of the suffering servant. 15 00:02:42,640 --> 00:02:52,800 He will become David's Messiah not on the battlefield, but on the cross. 16 00:02:52,800 --> 00:03:02,960 This narrative, this entry into Jerusalem is recorded in all four gospel accounts. 17 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:12,360 And in each of the synoptics and the gospel of John, we hear from everyone except the 18 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:20,200 one who shares the spotlight with Jesus. 19 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:28,380 We know what the disciples did when Jesus gave them instructions. 20 00:03:28,380 --> 00:03:38,840 We know what the owner, or owners of the animals willingly did when they released the donkeys. 21 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:42,760 We know what the crowds did. 22 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:53,640 They cut down olive and palm branches and carpeted the road with their clothing. 23 00:03:53,640 --> 00:04:04,880 We hear their loud shouts of Hosanna, which is the transliteration of the Aramaic translated 24 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:11,640 as a prayer, which literally means save now. 25 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:20,840 We hear the sneers of the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders saying to Jesus, 26 00:04:20,840 --> 00:04:26,520 make this crowd be quiet. 27 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:38,800 And we hear Jesus answering them, if these should hold their peace, the rocks would cry 28 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,840 out. 29 00:04:41,840 --> 00:04:50,960 We've heard from everybody but the donkey. 30 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:59,760 The only one who shares the spotlight with Jesus is a donkey. 31 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:07,480 The Bible makes reference to donkeys 74 times. 32 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:17,480 In Scripture, donkeys are always depicted as work animals or as riding animals. 33 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:25,880 The Hebrew word translated donkey as a matter of fact literally means animal under the yoke. 34 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:34,240 It is the image of an animal that has been brought under control and is governed by the 35 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:38,760 will of its master. 36 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:47,240 But a king on a donkey was almost a contradiction in terms. 37 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:55,880 That Jesus rode into the city of Jerusalem in the way that he did was a significant affirmation 38 00:05:55,880 --> 00:06:01,520 of his character and his purpose. 39 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:12,080 Because in antiquity, a king would not normally ride into his capital on a donkey. 40 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:18,920 He would ride in proudly on a war horse. 41 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:28,240 Perhaps he would be marching or riding in a chariot going ahead of his soldiers, but 42 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:38,080 certainly a king would never lower himself to ride in the city on a jackass. 43 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:52,800 As a matter of fact, world leaders, world leaders today travel much differently to demonstrate 44 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:57,760 and showcase their power. 45 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:07,720 The North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un rides in a bulletproof train stocked with wine and 46 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:08,720 cheese. 47 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:15,680 I know some of y'all like to get a ride with him. 48 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:30,720 Vladimir Putin likes to ride shirtless on a war horse to show his power and might. 49 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:42,880 Our American presidents have Air Force One, Marine One, and armored limousine so protective 50 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:48,240 of him that it is nicknamed the beast. 51 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:57,440 And he is constantly surrounded with armed secret service whose job it is to take a bullet 52 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:00,560 for the president. 53 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:12,840 But Jesus, king of kings, lord of lords, pharise of ten thousand angels, bright and the morning 54 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:23,600 star, rose of Sharon and Lillia the Valley rides not in a beast, but on a beast. 55 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:31,840 And when he comes in to Jerusalem, they are shouting, Hosanna! 56 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:32,840 Hosanna! 57 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:42,160 Blessed is he who comes not in a bulletproof train. 58 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:48,080 That shirtless on a horse, not on Air Force One or Marine One, but blessed is he that 59 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:55,240 comes in the name of the Lord. 60 00:08:55,240 --> 00:09:03,120 The people are calling out divine blessings on their expected deliverer, but they will 61 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:12,320 be delivered by the suffering servant rather than by a conquering king. 62 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:23,920 Jesus rides a donkey, which is the symbol of peace rather than a war horse signifying 63 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:26,360 the sword. 64 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:34,240 Mark's Gospel tells us that the animal had never been ridden, and Matthew's Gospel indicates 65 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:43,240 that it was still with its mother whose presence would help to calm the coat, being ridden 66 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:54,320 for the first time and then being ridden for the first time in the middle of a noisy demonstration. 67 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:58,000 And we've heard the crowd shout, Hosanna! 68 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:03,120 We've heard the chief priests and the elders tell Jesus make these people be quiet. 69 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:08,880 We've heard Jesus said if these hold their peace, the rocks will cry out. 70 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:12,040 They've taken off their clothes and thrown them and carpeted the streets. 71 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,480 They've cut down olive and palm branches. 72 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,960 The tumult, the noise is deafening. 73 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:25,080 There are almost a million people in the city of Jerusalem, and Jesus at one point stopped 74 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:33,880 them from making him king, but now he rides in as a king. 75 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:37,040 But he doesn't ride on a chariot. 76 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:40,400 He doesn't ride on a war horse. 77 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:43,600 He does not ride on a steed. 78 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:49,480 He rides on the foal of a donkey. 79 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:55,880 He rides on the offspring of a donkey. 80 00:10:55,880 --> 00:11:06,800 And the donkey is underneath a load with a word for us this moment. 81 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:14,600 Now donkey is first of all a beast of burden. 82 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:19,400 He carries things. 83 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:23,440 He can hold weight. 84 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:29,920 He's sturdy and gets under a load. 85 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:39,240 No matter how much they put on him, he can bear it. 86 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:45,520 No matter how thick the load, no matter how many articles are placed on him, no matter 87 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:51,880 how long the road is, no matter how hot the temperature is, no matter how many people 88 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:57,200 are around him, no matter what's going on with him, whatever they put on him, he can 89 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,360 handle it. 90 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,640 No matter how they burden him with, he can carry it. 91 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:10,920 And what that donkey is saying to us this morning is that you got somebody who can carry 92 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:13,520 your load. 93 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:18,480 No matter what you put on him, Jesus can take it. 94 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:23,840 No matter how many people put it on him, Jesus can handle it. 95 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:34,240 Every last one of us in here can pray right now and he'll hear everybody. 96 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:42,240 What a friend we have in Jesus. 97 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:50,440 All our sins and griefs to bear. 98 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:54,440 What a privilege. 99 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,440 I wish I had some noise here. 100 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:00,600 It is to carry. 101 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:05,320 Not something. 102 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:08,440 Not a few things. 103 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:11,520 Not I'm going to keep this and I'm going to give him that. 104 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:13,760 But everything. 105 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,800 I wish I had somebody who's been in trouble. 106 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:20,600 I wish I had somebody whose back has been up against the wall. 107 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:25,920 I wish I had somebody who made some decisions you wish you hadn't made and you brought it 108 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:31,720 to Jesus in prayer and he made a way out of nowhere. 109 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:33,720 Is there a witness here? 110 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:38,360 He can carry it. 111 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:53,560 I don't ascribe to this saying too much because I hear it too much. 112 00:13:53,560 --> 00:13:56,040 But it goes right here. 113 00:13:56,040 --> 00:14:00,520 So I might as well say it. 114 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:11,440 Why are you trying to figure it out? 115 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:18,920 He's already worked it out. 116 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:21,560 Somebody ought to help me testify. 117 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:29,960 Have you ever gone to bed worried and woke up the next morning with a song in your heart? 118 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,720 It's why you were sleeping. 119 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:37,320 Have I got a witness all night? 120 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:40,360 All day? 121 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:47,560 God's got angels watching over you moving stones away. 122 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:52,280 Opening doors that will close. 123 00:14:52,280 --> 00:15:03,920 He will bear your burden. 124 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:13,080 Some of y'all here like me who was raised in the church, you can still hear those old 125 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,920 deacons praying. 126 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:23,120 He's a burden bearer and a heavy load shell. 127 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:26,720 We used to laugh at that when we were growing up. 128 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:32,000 But now that we've had some burden, I wish I had a witness. 129 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:39,680 Now that we've been through some tears and some trials and some setbacks in our lives, 130 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:47,200 he's a burden bearer. 131 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:55,120 He's a heavy load sharer. 132 00:15:55,120 --> 00:16:01,200 Whatever you're going through, just give it to Jesus. 133 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:07,000 Oh, thank you, Jesus. 134 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:11,160 I read this this week and I almost forgot it and the Holy Ghost just gave it back to 135 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:13,520 me. 136 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:18,680 You know what prayer is? 137 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:26,800 Prayer is nothing more or nothing less than transferring a burden. 138 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:33,600 I can't handle it. 139 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,480 You take it. 140 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:39,360 I can't do nothing with it. 141 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:41,840 I'm giving it to you. 142 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:47,400 And when you give it to him, don't take it back. 143 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:55,280 Give it to him and shout like it's already done. 144 00:16:55,280 --> 00:17:01,600 He's a burden bearer and a heavy load sharer. 145 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:03,680 Have I got a witness here? 146 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:12,680 Just give it to him, take your burdens to the Lord and leave it there. 147 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:20,640 If you trust and never doubt, somebody ought to help me preach here. 148 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,000 He will. 149 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,000 He will. 150 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:29,000 Yes, he will. 151 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,000 Surely. 152 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:44,080 I've seen the lightning flash. 153 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:48,720 I've heard thunder roll. 154 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:56,240 I felt sins breakers dashing trying to conquer my soul. 155 00:17:56,240 --> 00:18:03,600 I heard the voice of Jesus beating me still. 156 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:10,640 He promised. 157 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:16,360 He promised never to leave me. 158 00:18:16,360 --> 00:18:17,360 Never. 159 00:18:17,360 --> 00:18:18,360 Never. 160 00:18:18,360 --> 00:18:19,360 Never. 161 00:18:19,360 --> 00:18:20,360 Never. 162 00:18:20,360 --> 00:18:21,360 Never. 163 00:18:21,360 --> 00:18:28,360 Never. 164 00:18:28,360 --> 00:18:31,360 Hallelujah. 165 00:18:31,360 --> 00:18:49,480 He's a burden bearer and a heavy load sharer. 166 00:18:49,480 --> 00:19:15,360 Not only is that donkey a beast of burden, but that donkey is faithful though fearful. 167 00:19:15,360 --> 00:19:21,960 He's faithful though fearful. 168 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:26,920 Maybe somebody have told you this or you've told this to somebody. 169 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:37,680 You are as stubborn as a mule. 170 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:41,240 This is not in my notes. 171 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:42,240 It just came in my head. 172 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:50,200 I don't know how all this stuff gets in my head. 173 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:59,840 In some instances, it's not bad to be stubborn as a mule. 174 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:09,560 Because in 1 Corinthians chapter 15, around about verse 58, when the scripture says, therefore 175 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:16,560 my beloved brethren, be steadfast. 176 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:22,520 That means stubborn. 177 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:27,360 You can't make me doubt him. 178 00:20:27,360 --> 00:20:32,960 Because I know too much about. 179 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:37,720 Know Jehovah's Witness going to knock on my door and make me change my mind about the 180 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:40,080 144,000. 181 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:44,280 I know that 144,000 are going to be in heaven. 182 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:47,840 That's just the tribes of Israel. 183 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:55,400 But John said, I saw another number that no man could number. 184 00:20:55,400 --> 00:21:04,760 I believe that and I'm stubborn about that. 185 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:11,960 I came here this morning to shout because I'm stubborn about God answering my prayers. 186 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:15,600 I'm stubborn about God making the way out of no way. 187 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:19,160 If he doesn't do it today, I'm stubborn enough to pray again tomorrow. 188 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:31,960 If he doesn't do it tomorrow, I'm stubborn enough to pray next week. 189 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:50,280 When doggies are stubborn, cantankerous, strong-willed, and they have a mind of their own. 190 00:21:50,280 --> 00:22:01,200 But apparently when doggies stop, it is because they are safety conscious. 191 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:07,560 Which means that they are good traveling partners. 192 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:17,480 They may see something in the road that the rider don't see. 193 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:21,400 Can I make that make sense? 194 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:34,160 In the book of Numbers, there is a seer, a prophet named Balaam. 195 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:43,480 And Balaam has been hired to prophesy against Israel. 196 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:51,240 God has given him the ability to see visions and to see things before they happen. 197 00:22:51,240 --> 00:23:01,360 And he's using his gift for God's glory, but he's been paid to prophesy against Israel. 198 00:23:01,360 --> 00:23:08,360 He's on his way to prophesy against Israel. 199 00:23:08,360 --> 00:23:19,960 But while he's headed that way, God has sent an angel to kill Balaam. 200 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:22,200 Stay with me. 201 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:29,680 Balaam is on his donkey riding to disobey God. 202 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:41,300 And the donkey sees the angel in the middle of the road that Balaam can't see. 203 00:23:41,300 --> 00:23:51,880 And when the donkey sees that angel, he goes in a field, Balaam strikes him and makes him 204 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:54,360 get back on the road. 205 00:23:54,360 --> 00:23:55,360 Stay with me. 206 00:23:55,360 --> 00:23:57,320 I'm on my way somewhere. 207 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:05,200 But the donkey still sees the angel and he refuses to go forward. 208 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:13,000 Balaam strikes him again and the donkey just stands still. 209 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:22,000 Balaam is kicking him and nudging him, but the donkey still sees that angel in the road 210 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:30,960 and the donkey lays down in the middle of the road and Balaam hits him with his staff 211 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:33,280 a third time. 212 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:44,680 And it was that third time that the Lord opened that jackass mouth. 213 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:54,960 If God can speak through a jackass, we preachers ought not get too happy. 214 00:24:54,960 --> 00:25:02,600 You Sunday school teachers ought not pat yourself on the back because God can take a jackass 215 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:05,040 and put him in his pulpit. 216 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:20,240 Matter of fact, he got one in here right now. 217 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:25,960 What I'm trying to say is you ain't got to be the best for God to use you. 218 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:32,280 Just do your best and God will open your mouth. 219 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:34,360 You don't have to be the prettiest. 220 00:25:34,360 --> 00:25:36,440 You don't have to sing the best. 221 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:38,400 You don't have to talk the best. 222 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:49,000 You don't have to preach the best if when you give the best of your say. 223 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:53,480 Tell in the world that the Savior has come. 224 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:58,280 Be not dismayed if men don't believe you. 225 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:03,040 They'll understand and say, well done. 226 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:15,280 God opened that donkey's mouth and a talking donkey said, Balaam, haven't I been faithful 227 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:18,920 to you? 228 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:22,840 Haven't I gone everywhere you told me to go? 229 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:29,120 Were you said G, I, G, were you said hard, I, hard? 230 00:26:29,120 --> 00:26:30,520 And now you're striking me. 231 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:32,440 What are you hitting me for? 232 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:35,600 Why are you being so brutal towards me? 233 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:42,120 And the Bible says God then opened Balaam's eye. 234 00:26:42,120 --> 00:26:46,440 And Balaam saw what that donkey saw. 235 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:51,760 An angel with a sword getting ready to kill him. 236 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:58,560 And Balaam got off that donkey, fell on his face and praised God and said these words, 237 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:05,480 the donkey took the curse that was meant for me. 238 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:13,040 One Friday on a hill called Calvary. 239 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:17,440 They struck him three times. 240 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:24,400 A nail in his hand, a nail in his hand, a nail in his feet. 241 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:29,760 And he took a curse that was meant for me. 242 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:41,720 I should have died on the cross, but Jesus died in my place. 243 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:46,760 Hear me. 244 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:55,840 The donkey in numbers 22 is the Christ figure. 245 00:27:55,840 --> 00:28:01,640 He stopped Balaam from being killed. 246 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:14,360 A donkey, a jackass, a talking donkey, stopped Balaam from going all the way to destruction. 247 00:28:14,360 --> 00:28:20,640 But this last word, donkey is not only a beast of burden. 248 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:23,600 He's not only faithful, but fearful. 249 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:29,080 A donkey is a beast of rescue. 250 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:32,880 Let me see if I can help you from the script. 251 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:42,080 Samson, who was a Nazarite from his birth, made some serious errors in judgment as do 252 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:45,160 we all. 253 00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:56,640 But God equipped Samson with such might and power that he was about to be attacked by 254 00:28:56,640 --> 00:29:01,960 a thousand Philistines. 255 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:11,080 Samson just so happened to look to his left and he saw the jawbone of a jackass. 256 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:21,160 And he picked up the jawbone of a donkey and killed a thousand Philistines. 257 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:30,720 God can do anything, even with a donkey. 258 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:38,560 Abigail, who was married to a man named Nabal. 259 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:43,760 The name Nabal means fool. 260 00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:50,400 And Abigail is not only beautiful, but she's intelligent. 261 00:29:50,400 --> 00:29:51,760 Read it when you get home. 262 00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:58,460 In First Samuel, the Bible says that Abigail and Nabal are married. 263 00:29:58,460 --> 00:30:04,120 But Nabal insults King David. 264 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:09,800 And to insult the King means certain death. 265 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:20,960 So Abigail gets her donkey, put some grain, some figs, and some grapes on the donkey, 266 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:24,360 and bring the donkey to David. 267 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:32,640 David takes that as an apology and spares Nabal's life. 268 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:35,720 Nabal is still acting a fool. 269 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:44,520 But Abigail said, I'm going to get rid of this fool because I have pleased the King 270 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:48,440 with a donkey full of grain, grapes, and figs. 271 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:58,400 She gets on her donkey, rides to King David, and becomes David's wife. 272 00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:04,440 God can do anything on a donkey. 273 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:15,600 In Genesis chapter 22, God calls Abraham to take his only begotten son, his uniquely born 274 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:21,880 son Isaac, and sacrifice him on Mount Moriah. 275 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,280 You're going to help me close this, won't you? 276 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:28,000 And they are headed up to Mount Moriah. 277 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:31,000 There are some servants who are with him. 278 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:34,120 There's a donkey who is with him. 279 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:38,120 There's some wood and some fire. 280 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:40,240 You're going to help me close this, won't you? 281 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:48,160 The Bible says when they get to the mountain that God shows Abraham, which is Mount Moriah, 282 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:51,920 he tells the servants, y'all stay right here. 283 00:31:51,920 --> 00:32:00,040 And he takes the donkey with Isaac and they head up to Mount Moriah. 284 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:07,920 While they are walking up Mount Moriah, the donkey is carrying young Isaac. 285 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:10,720 They are going up Mount Moriah. 286 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:14,200 There's some wood that's on that donkey. 287 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:18,200 There's a fire that's in Isaac's hand. 288 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:27,000 There's a blade that in Abraham's hand, but that donkey, silent like he was on Palm Sunday, 289 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:31,400 is silent on the way up to Mount Moriah. 290 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:34,960 They go a distance up Mount Moriah. 291 00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:38,120 Isaac doesn't say anything. 292 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:40,440 Abraham doesn't say anything. 293 00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:45,400 The donkey is just doing what donkeys do. 294 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:49,800 Bring that burden up to Mount Moriah. 295 00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:56,160 And then all of a sudden, Isaac is struck with something. 296 00:32:56,160 --> 00:33:02,680 And he says to his father Abraham, I see the wood. 297 00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:06,280 I see the fire. 298 00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:12,240 But where is the lamb for the burnt offering? 299 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:24,960 Abraham says, my son, God will provide himself a lamb. 300 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:27,280 You gonna help me close this, won't you? 301 00:33:27,280 --> 00:33:31,200 And they go up on Mount Moriah. 302 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:37,320 Isaac is taken down from the donkey, laid down on the sacrifice. 303 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:39,760 The fire is lit. 304 00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:47,360 Abraham is about to come down with his knife to kill his only son. 305 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:56,960 And when God sees Abraham's faith, an angel stops his hand and said, Abraham, do the lad 306 00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:58,960 know harm? 307 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:04,800 Now I know that you fear God. 308 00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:07,400 Look behind you. 309 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:10,640 There's a ram caught in the thicket. 310 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:14,240 And Isaac is now taken off the altar. 311 00:34:14,240 --> 00:34:21,120 And there is a substitute sacrifice in Isaac's place. 312 00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:30,200 Just like that donkey carried Isaac upon Mount Moriah, that donkey is carrying another Isaac 313 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:33,120 upon Mount Moriah. 314 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:39,320 Not the son of Abraham, but the son of the living God. 315 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:46,640 And he's going up on Mount Moriah, but no angel is gonna stay God's hand. 316 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:52,920 Because when Jesus goes up Mount Moriah, he dies for my sins. 317 00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:55,840 He dies for your sin. 318 00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:59,640 That's the reason why we get up on Sunday morning. 319 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:05,760 That's the reason why we come in church and lift our hands, open our mouths and give God 320 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:06,760 praise. 321 00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:10,840 I hope you're not here for somebody else. 322 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:14,160 I hope you're not here for something else. 323 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:20,720 I hope you came here because you serve a living Savior. 324 00:35:20,720 --> 00:35:24,960 You serve a righteous redeemer. 325 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:31,120 You serve the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. 326 00:35:31,120 --> 00:35:34,640 You don't mind if I thank Him for the sacrifice. 327 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:41,400 You don't mind if I tell Him how glad I am that He died in my place. 328 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:44,760 You don't mind if I shout about His goodness. 329 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:48,840 You don't mind if I lift my hands over His grace. 330 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:51,320 He's Adam's redeemer. 331 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:53,680 He's Abel's vindicator. 332 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:56,280 He's Abraham's sacrifice. 333 00:35:56,280 --> 00:35:58,960 You don't mind if I call the role, do you? 334 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:01,160 He's David's music. 335 00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:03,360 He's Solomon's wisdom. 336 00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:05,720 He's Jeremiah's balm. 337 00:36:05,720 --> 00:36:08,040 He's God's only son. 338 00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:10,400 He's married baby boy. 339 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:13,200 He's James and Jude's older brother. 340 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:15,360 He's Matthew's king. 341 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:17,760 He's Mark's suffering servant. 342 00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:20,040 He's Luke's great physician. 343 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:22,480 He's John's word made flesh. 344 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:24,880 He's the exact coming of the Holy Ghost. 345 00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:27,520 He's the only begotten of the Father. 346 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:30,320 He's the blessed and the only potentate. 347 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:33,120 He's the faithful and the true witness. 348 00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:35,800 He's Alpha and Omega. 349 00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:38,320 He's the beginning and the end. 350 00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:41,720 He's the shepherd and the bishop of my soul. 351 00:36:41,720 --> 00:36:44,360 He's the resurrection and the life. 352 00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:46,640 He's the bread of life. 353 00:36:46,640 --> 00:36:48,960 He's the water of life. 354 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:52,160 He's the one that was living and was dead. 355 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:55,040 Behold, he's alive forevermore. 356 00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:57,240 He's a burden-barrier. 357 00:36:57,240 --> 00:36:59,480 He's a heaven-loved sharer. 358 00:36:59,480 --> 00:37:01,640 He's a friend in trouble. 359 00:37:01,640 --> 00:37:04,240 He's a bridge over troubled water. 360 00:37:04,240 --> 00:37:06,600 He's a mother when you're marvelous. 361 00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:08,960 A father when you're fatherless. 362 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:11,840 He's a friend in trouble. 363 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:14,040 Y'all know him, don't you? 364 00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:19,000 If the Lord opened doors for you 365 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:22,080 and you're not ashamed to testify, 366 00:37:22,080 --> 00:37:26,880 if the Lord answered your prayers 367 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:29,760 and you don't care who's looking at you, 368 00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:34,000 if the Lord brought you out 369 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:36,520 and you don't mind testifying, 370 00:37:36,520 --> 00:37:39,120 why don't you grab somebody? 371 00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:41,600 Why don't you hurt somebody? 372 00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:46,560 Tell them you don't know like I know. 373 00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:48,920 You can't tell it. 374 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:51,200 Let me tell it. 375 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:53,520 Let me tell you. 376 00:37:53,520 --> 00:38:00,400 Let me tell you what the Lord has done for me. 377 00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:02,800 Has he been good to you? 378 00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:05,560 I said, has he been good to you? 379 00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:08,040 Has he made a way for you? 380 00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:10,640 Has he answered your prayers? 381 00:38:10,640 --> 00:38:13,080 Has he dried your tears? 382 00:38:13,080 --> 00:38:15,240 Say, yes. 383 00:38:15,240 --> 00:38:16,920 Yes. 384 00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:18,640 Yes. 385 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:20,320 Yes. 386 00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:24,320 I know he's all right. 387 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:26,320 Yeah. 388 00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:42,320 Yeah. 389 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:44,320 Hosanna. 390 00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:46,320 Hosanna. 391 00:38:46,320 --> 00:38:48,320 Hosanna. 392 00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:52,320 Right on, King Jesus. 393 00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:56,320 Right on, conquering King. 394 00:38:56,320 --> 00:39:00,320 Right on, King Jesus. 395 00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:05,320 I want to go to heaven in the morning. 396 00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:09,320 If you miss me from singing down here, 397 00:39:09,320 --> 00:39:12,320 you can't find me. 398 00:39:12,320 --> 00:39:14,320 Nowhere. 399 00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:16,320 Come on up. 400 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:18,320 Come on up. 401 00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:20,320 Come on up. 402 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:24,320 I know he's all right. 403 00:39:40,320 --> 00:39:44,320 I know he's all right. 404 00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:48,320 I know he's all right. 405 00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:52,320 I know he's all right. 406 00:39:52,320 --> 00:40:15,320 I know he's all right. 407 00:40:15,320 --> 00:40:21,320 Blessed is he. 408 00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:27,320 Who comes in the name of the Lord. 409 00:40:27,320 --> 00:40:30,320 Hosanna. 410 00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:52,320 In the highest heaven.