Kingdom Way Church
March 29, 2026 - The Humble King Arrives
  • Praise You Anywhere
  • I Thank God
  • Lay It All Down (At The Feet Of Jesus)
  • Who You Say I Am
  • Build My Life
  • Make Room
  • I Speak Jesus
  • At Your Name
  • The Road to the Resurrection Part 1

    Introduction

    Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Passion Week.
    Matthew 21:1–11 NASB95
    1 When they had approached Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied there and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to Me. 3 “If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.” 4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: 5 “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold your King is coming to you, Gentle, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’ ” 6 The disciples went and did just as Jesus had instructed them, 7 and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their coats on them; and He sat on the coats. 8 Most of the crowd spread their coats in the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in the road. 9 The crowds going ahead of Him, and those who followed, were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David; Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest!” 10 When He had entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, “Who is this?” 11 And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”
    Pray
    Jesus enters Jerusalem not as a conquering warrior, but as a humble King. The crowd had expectations but its easy for us to see that many misunderstood His mission.
    even thoughs who were closest to Him, didn’t quite understand what He intended to do!
    This moment forces a question:

    What kind of King are we expecting?

    We’ve all been in that place when you expected something, only to be let down
    or am I the only one?
    When you really hope for something to happen,
    but then to experience the disappointment when it is delayed or even fails to occur at all
    Unfortunetley, When that happens many times, it very easy to become synicle, even jaded
    We can start to become guarded with our expectations.
    we taper them, all in an effort as to prevent disappointment
    For Jesus’ disciples, the one who spent over 3 years
    following Him, listening to Him, learning from Him
    Palm Sunday sets the table for the greatest level of disapoint they could have ever experience.
    Not because they were let down by Jesus,
    but, because they were holding to a reality, that did not line up with the plans and purposes of God
    They expected 1 thing, but God’s plans were so much bigger and better

    1: The King Who Comes in Humility

    Our text today in Matthew 21:1–5
    is a fulffilment of
    Zechariah 9:9 NASB95
    9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
    Jesus intentionally fulfills prophecy He chooses a donkey, not a war horse. This signals: Peace, not domination Servanthood, not status Accessibility, not intimidation
    Key Insight:
    God’s Kingdom operates opposite to worldly systems
    The world exalts power; Jesus models humility The world conquers; Jesus surrenders
    Application:
    We must recognize the nature of Christ’s leadership Following Jesus means embracing humility, not self-promotion
    Luke 14:7–11 NASB95
    7 And He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them, 8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him, 9 and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this man,’ and then in disgrace you proceed to occupy the last place. 10 “But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you. 11 “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

    Don’t pursue recognition or status

    I find it so interesting when people are so concerned about having a title
    maybe it makes them feel good about themselves...
    The only title I want “servant of the most high”

    Let honor come from others, not self-promotion

    I’m always leary when I meet someone who calls themselves Apostle or prophet,
    not because I do not hold to those offices,
    but becasue its often a self granted title.
    Don’t tell people who you are, or what office you fulfill, let them discover it by seeing how you act and what you do
    a title does not make you a leader
    leading people makes you a leader!

    The Kingdom Way is humility → then exaltation

    Luke 14:11 NASB95
    11 “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
    but this same sentiment is also found in
    James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5-6; Luke 14:11; Matthew 23:12,
    “In God’s Kingdom, the way up is down.”
    “God doesn’t just prefer humility—He actively resists pride.”
    “If we try to lift ourselves, God will humble us—but if we humble ourselves, God will lift us.”

    2: The Crowd That Praises Without Understanding

    Text: Matthew 21:6–9
    The crowd shouts “Hosanna” (meaning: )
    save us now
    They spread cloaks and palm branches symbol of victory
    But their expectation:
    Political deliverer Immediate rescue from Rome
    Their problem: They were thinking too small
    of course in their minds it was big
    But God had such a bigger plan for all of humanity
    They wanted salvation on their terms
    reminds me a a story told long ago!
    There was a man whose town began to flood after days of heavy rain. The waters started rising quickly, and emergency crews went door to door warning people to evacuate.
    A fireman knocked on his door and said, “You need to leave now—the flood is coming.”
    The man replied, “No, it’s okay. My God will save me.”
    The fireman urged him again, but the man refused, so the fireman moved on.
    The water kept rising. Soon it reached the man’s porch, and he climbed up to the second floor.
    A rescue boat came by. The crew shouted, “Get in! We’ll take you to safety!”
    But the man called back, “No, thank you. My God will save me!”
    So the boat left.
    The water continued to rise until the man was forced onto his roof.
    A helicopter hovered overhead. They lowered a rope and shouted, “Grab on! This is your last chance!”
    But the man waved them off and said, “No, my God will save me!”
    Eventually, the water rose above the roof… and the man drowned.
    When he got to heaven, he asked God, “Lord, I trusted You. Why didn’t You save me?”
    God replied, “I sent you a fireman, a boat, and a helicopter… what more were you waiting for?”
    Sometimes we miss God because He doesn’t move how we expect We want a miracle, but God sends a process We want divine intervention, but God sends provision
    The people wanted a conquering King but God sent a humble Savior riding on a donkey
    The Crowds who shouted hossana and praised the coming king
    only to shout “cruicify Him” a few days later
    Key Insight:
    It is possible to praise Jesus while misunderstanding Him?
    Emotional response does not mean true surrender Celebration does not alway result in transformation
    Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying we should respond with emotion and we should reject celebration.
    I’m saying they are not the goal but actually a by-product of a surrendered and subsequent transformed life
    Application:
    Are we praising Jesus for who He is—or who we want Him to be?
    Do we follow Him when He doesn’t meet our expectations?

    3: The King Who Confronts Our Expectations

    John 12:16 NASB95
    16 These things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things to Him.
    Even the disciples didn’t fully understand at the time Jesus was not coming to take a throne—He was heading to a cross
    Key Insight:
    Jesus often disrupts expectations to reveal deeper truth
    He came to defeat sin, not just systems
    He came to transform hearts, not just circumstances
    Application:
    We must allow Jesus to redefine:

    Success

    In our world, success is measured by:
    Achievement; Recognition; Influence; Visible results
    But in the Kingdom, success is measured by:
    Obedience to the Father
    Faithfulness in the unseen
    Alignment with God’s will, not outcomes
    Jesus didn’t look “successful” on Palm Sunday by worldly standards. Within a week, the crowd would turn, the disciples would scatter, and He would be crucified.
    Yet in heaven’s perspective—that was perfect success.
    Key Shift:
    Success is not what I accomplish for God Success is how faithfully I follow God

    Victory

    We define victory as:
    Winning; Overcoming opposition; Gaining control; Avoiding loss
    But Jesus redefines victory through the cross.
    The cross looked like defeat Silence looked like failure Death looked like the end
    But that moment was actually the greatest victory in history.
    Colossians 2:15 principle:
    Colossians 2:15 NASB95
    15 When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.
    Jesus disarmed the powers—not by overpowering them—but by surrendering Himself to the Will of the Father
    Key Shift:
    Victory is not always God removing the battle Sometimes victory is God transforming you in the battle
    Victory may look like endurance Victory may look like forgiveness Victory may look like trusting God when nothing changes

    Deliverance

    We often expect deliverance to mean:
    Immediate rescue; Instant breakthrough; Removal from hardship
    That’s what the crowd wanted on Palm Sunday:
    Freedom from Rome Political restoration Immediate relief
    But Jesus came for a deeper deliverance:
    Not from Rome—but from sin Not from oppression—but from separation Not temporary—but eternal
    Key Insight:
    God is more concerned with your heart condition than your life condition
    Sometimes God delivers you “from” the fire Sometimes He delivers you “through” the fire And sometimes He delivers you “within” the fire
    Key Shift:
    Deliverance is not always escape Deliverance is being set free at the deepest level

    Point 4: The Invitation to Receive the True King

    Philippians 2:5–8 NASB95
    5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. 8 Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
    Jesus models ultimate humility: He lowers Himself He becomes obedient to death The triumphal entry is not the climax—it’s the beginning of sacrifice
    Key Insight:
    The true King is received through surrender, not control
    We don’t reshape Jesus to fit our lives We surrender our lives to align with His Kingdom
    Application:
    Will we: Lay down our expectations? Submit to His leadership? Follow Him even to the cross?
    I cannot tell you the number of times that I really wanted something from God. I prayed for it… believed for it… even tried to position myself for it.
    But it wasn’t until I laid my desires down at His feet that those very things began to come about.
    Why?
    Because as long as I was holding onto it, it was still my will, not His.
    And God is not committed to fulfilling my will He is committed to forming His will in me.
    When I finally surrendered it, something shifted:
    My grip loosened My heart aligned My motives were purified
    And suddenly, what I thought I needed… God either transformed, refined, or released in His timing.
    This is why surrender is so powerful:
    Surrender moves us from control → to trust From striving → to alignment From demanding outcomes → to receiving God’s best
    Because in the Kingdom:
    Success is not getting what I want Victory is not forcing the outcome Deliverance is not escaping the process
    It’s trusting that God knows better than I do and that His way
    even when it looks different
    is always right.

    Conclusion: The Question of the King

    The crowd asked: “Who is this?” That question still stands today
    Final Challenge:
    Is Jesus your:
    Miracle worker only? Crisis rescuer?
    .....Or truly your King?
    Palm Sunday is not just celebration—it’s confrontation
    Call to Response:
    Lay down your “cloak” (symbol of surrender) Welcome the King as He truly is
    Closing Prayer

      • Matthew 21:1-2NKJV

      • Matthew 21:3-5NKJV

      • Matthew 21:6-8NKJV

      • Matthew 21:9-11NKJV

      • Zechariah 9:9NKJV

      • Luke 14:7-8NLT

      • Luke 14:9NLT

      • Luke 14:10-11NLT

      • Luke 14:11NLT

      • James 4:6NLT

      • 1 Peter 5:5–6NLT

      • Luke 14:11NLT

      • Matthew 23:12NLT

      • John 12:16NLT

      • Colossians 2:15NLT

      • Philippians 2:5-7NLT

      • Philippians 2:8NLT

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