Faith Over Fear
“Tears, a Colt, a King, and a Stone”
Luke 19:28-44

Faith is not seeing to believe; it believes in order to see!
	Jesus weeps when we are superficial with Him!

Faith might mean you untie something. (v. 28-34)
	Jesus weeps when we follow Him superficially!

After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’” Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” They replied, “The Lord needs it.”

What do you need to untie?

Faith might mean you worship louder than the stones. (v. 35-40)
	Jesus weeps when we worship Him superficially!

They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!” “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”

Dishabituation
	When we respond to an old stimulus as if it were new again

Who is louder?  
	You or your landscape

Faith might mean you don’t miss the moment. (v. 41-44)
	Jesus weeps when we miss Him because of our superficiality!

As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace – but now it is hidden from your eyes. The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.”

Fulfilled
	In an ever-changing time, we worship a never-changing God 

Jesus weeps when we are superficial with Him!

“Jesus, I ask you to enter my life as my King! I humbly ask for your forgiveness for being superficial. I know there is no problem I face that you don’t know about, you won’t help me in, you can’t overcome. On this Palm Sunday, I give you entrance into my life through Jesus Christ. Amen.”