Luke 19:28-48

Jesus made His entrance into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey. The people were laying down their coats and palm branches in front of Him and praising Him, giving glory to God. At some level these people knew that Jesus was sent by God, but more than likely, had their own idea about what He was going to do. Most were expecting a conquering king to come in and free them from Roman oppression, but Jesus never said that was what He was going to do. We must listen to what God has to say about what He is going to do and praise Him based on what He reveals to us, not what we want to believe.


When Jesus came into Jerusalem, He kicked the people out of the temple who were selling things. The church belongs to God and should stand apart from the rest of the world as a place where we worship God. When we use it for our own personal gain, we are worshiping ourselves and not God.