
Disturbing the Peace
Matthew 21:1-17
Part of The Gospel of Matthew—King & Kingdom
March 18, 2022
The Gospel of Matthew — King & Kingdom
Disturbing The Peace
March 20, 2022
Chris Seidman, Lead Minister, The Branch Church
Matthew 21:1-7 (NIV)
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 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. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
“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.’”
The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on.
Matthew 21:8-9 (NIV)
A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 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!”
“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
Matthew 21:10-11 (NIV)
When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?” The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Matthew 21:12-13 (NIV)
Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. “It is written,” he said to them. “ ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it a den of robbers.’”
Matthew 21:14 (NIV)
The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.
Matthew 21:15-16 (NIV)
But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were indignant.
“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.
“Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read,
“ ‘From the lips of children and infants you, Lord, have called forth your praise’?”
Takeaway Questions
- Is there something we have tied down that we’re being called to release for the Lord to use?
- Will we call attention to Jesus when we see Him “in our own streets” this week?
- Will we surrender to Jesus’s work on us as His temples that we might be more of an opportunity and less of obstacle when it comes to others drawing near to Him?