Overview:

When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the crowds laid palm branches and cloaks on the road, signaling honor and reverence for a king. Though Jesus was not the kind of king they expected, His entry symbolized uniting God’s heavenly kingdom with people on earth – a kingdom of peace, humility, and righteousness.

Notes/Outline:

Our Creator delights in doing the

with the

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“Kangaroo Court” comes from 3 ideas:
1. “Jumped up” out of nowhere like a kangaroo. “Jumped up” or convened quickly to deal with an immediate issue. (Mark 14:46,53,55,64 and 15:13-14)
2. “By leaps” like a kangaroo. “Leaping over” (intentionally ignoring) evidence that would be in favor of the defendant. (Mark 14:56-57)
3. “The pouch” of a kangaroo. The court is in someone’s pocket. Someone paid to make the court happen. (Matthew 26:14-16; Mark 14:44-45)

The kangaroo court in Jerusalem, on that Friday nearly 2,000 years ago, led to the killing of an accused person by mob action without evidence for capital punishment.

Jesus was being killed for

He was, not

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He had done.

God is the author of this incredible plan of

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and the inventor of this grand act of redemption. (Acts 2:23)

One thing that limits God’s plan is the

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of men and women. (Matthew 18:14; 2 Peter 3:9)

The sad walk to Calvary was a necessity because God was not willing that any should

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but have

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life. (John 3:16)