The following sermon is by John MacArthur, pastor, author, and Bible teacher with Grace

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Now I thought it might be helpful for us through this Passion Week, which is today and often called Palm Sunday,

and then Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday next week to really use as the basis for our look at these wonderful events at the end of our Lord's life

to use the gospel of Matthew.

So I want to start that this morning, open your Bible to Matthew chapter 21 and we're going to look here at what is called the triumphal entry of our Lord into the city of Jerusalem,

which is normally identified as Palm Sunday.

We have decided to call this the humble coronation of King Jesus, the humble coronation of King Jesus.

Let me read the opening eleven verses of Matthew 21.

Follow the narrative when they had approached Jerusalem and had come to Beth Page at the Mount of Olives,

then Jesus sent two disciples saying to them, go into the village opposite you and immediately you'll find a donkey tied there and a cult with her and tie them and bring them to me.

If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, the Lord has need of them and immediately he will send them.

This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet, say to the daughter of Zion, behold your king is coming to you, gentle and mounted on a donkey,

even on a cult the full of a beast of burden.

The disciples went and did just as Jesus had instructed them, brought the donkey and the cult and laid their coats on them and he sat on the coats.

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