Matthew 21:1-11 two roads

Matthew 21:1-11 two roads

Introduction: The Cheshire cat only grinned when it saw Alice. It
looked good-natured, she thought: still it had very long claws and a great many
teeth, so she felt that it ought to be treated with respect.

"Cheshire puss," she began, rather timidly, as she did
not at all know whether it would like the name: however, it only grinned a
little wider. "Come, it’s pleased so far," thought Alice, and she
went on. "Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from
here?"

“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said
the cat.

"I don’t much care where---" said Alice.

"Then it doesn’t matter which way you go," said the cat.

"--So long as I get somewhere," Alice added as an
explanation.

"Oh, you’re sure to do that," said the cat, "if you
only walk long enough."

There are two roads Jesus walked

Matthew 21:1-11 tells of the road
of glory and praise, the road of a king

Matthew 27:31-36 tells of the road
of death, ridicule, humiliation and pain.

the same Jesus walked both roads.

1. TWO
ROADS

A. PALM SUNDAY

a. NOT PART OF A FESTIVAL TRADITION THAT JESUS
MANIPULATES

b. THE CROWD KNEW WHO THEY WERE PRAISING

c. THIS CROWD IS GENUINE IN THEIR PRAISE

B. GOOD FRIDAY

a. THE VIA DOLOROSA

b. A VERY DIFFERENT CROWD

C. THEY ARE THE SAME ROAD

2. JESUS
FOLLOWERS

A. ROADS OF PLEASURE, JOY, POWER AND PEACE

B. ROADS OF SORROW, SACRIFICE, AND DEATH

C. THEY ARE THE SAME ROAD, THE JESUS ROAD

3. WHAT
DIRECTION ARE WE HEADED IN

A. THE JESUS ROAD OR THE ROAD OF THE WORLDLY

B. MATTHEW 7:13-14

C. WHO WE WALK WITH

a. THE ONE WHO HAS WALKED THIS WAY BEFORE

b. THE SHEPHERD OF THE FIELD ALSO WALKS THE VALLEY

Conclusion: we are all sure to get
somewhere with all our walking. one road
leads to eternal death and destruction. The
Jesus will go through the valley of the shadow of death and bring you to Easter
morning. Where you want to go, and who
you walk with makes a difference. And
the difference is life.