And I pray that if you do not know Christ, that the Holy Spirit would take the message of this message and show you your need for Christ so that you say, who is he? So you inquire, who is he? Because if the Lord hasn't saved you, you're dead in trespasses and sins and without hope in this world. So I pray God will give you hope. And the only hope for sinners is Christ Jesus, our Lord. Open your Bibles, if you would, to the book of Matthew, chapter 21.

We will look at a question for the ages. Question for the ages. Oh, that man would ask who Christ is. Oh, that men and women would ask who Christ is. Oh, that God would open the door for us to proclaim him, for us to tell folks who he is. We're gonna see the crowd tell the ones who are asking the question who he is. And it's a simple answer that we can all give. It's a simple answer that we can all give. Let's read verses, let's stand up together and read verses one to seven. Verses one to seven of Matthew chapter 21.

And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem and were come to Bethlehem unto the Mount of Olives, then sent Jesus to disciples saying unto them, go into the village over against you. and straightway you shall find an ass tied in a colt with her. Loose them and bring them unto me.

And if any man say aught unto you, you shall say the Lord hath need of them, and straightway he will send them. All this was done that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy king cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass in a colt, the fall of an ass. And the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them, and bought the ass and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. My, oh my.

So this is the first part we're going to look at. preceding the triumphant entry into Jerusalem, which is what we're going to look at at the latter part of the message. Let's look at the first three verses again in Matthew 21 and mark, mark how our Lord's deity is set forth as he tells them what's going to be there And he tells them to bring them unto me.

He tells them where to go. He's not been to that village yet. He tells them to go over there to that village, and there's going to be an ass and a colt, and you're to bring them to me. And if someone says, what are you doing? Say, the Lord has needed them, and they're just going to let you take them.

Does that not show our Lord's deity? Oh my. Look at verses one to three. And when they drew Nihon to Jerusalem and were come to Beth-h unto the Mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples saying unto them, go into the village over against you, and straightway you shall find an ass tied in a colt with her. Loose them, and bring them unto me. And if any man say unto you, you shall say, the Lord hath needed them, and straightway he will send them. My, how this brings forth our Lord's deity.

It's going to happen. He left no room for doubt, did he? He knows, he's telling them to go and get that, because he knows where those animals are. Do you know not even a sparrow falls to the ground without our King knowing it? And as I was reading this, some commentators said, some people would have thought this was theft. But our Lord doesn't sin, does he? Those animals are already his. He's the creator. He's the sustainer of all things. And he knows that with the command of the Lord has need of these things, that man must be a believer. To just let him go.

My, isn't it wonderful? Our Savior is God. Our Savior is God in the flesh. Who knows all things. Nothing escapes him, good and bad. Now the time for our Lord Jesus to finish his great work of redemption is drawn nigh. It's drawn near. He's lived the perfect life. He's fulfilling righteousness for us. He's weaving that coat of righteousness that we're clothed in by his life as a substitute And it's coming close that He's now going to die as our substitute, that He's going to redeem us from all our sins by giving His life and shedding His blood. It's very close.

The redemption of His people is nigh by the shedding of His blood. And you know, when He shed His blood, He paid a ransom for us. The ransom price for us is death. And he died for us, in our room and place, as our substitute. And his blood ransomed our souls. That paid the price. Remember?

Without the shed and the blood, there's no remission of sins. So Christ, who is the perfect lamb, the sent lamb of God, pictured in all those sacrifices in the Old Testament, which could never take away sin, and here's the substance now. shadows, and now the substance, the Lord Jesus Christ, God incarnate in the flesh, given his life for sinners such as we.

To the praise and the glory of his grace. We looked at that in Sunday school. Let's say that. To the praise and the glory of God's grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. Isn't that wonderful? The praise of the glory of his grace. Oh, my. You might hear me say that a few times in this message, because it's so true. My. Now, he's determined to enter into the capital city. Scripture says in Isaiah that his face is set like a flint to Jerusalem. He must go. He must die on that cross.

That's why I mentioned this before, when those ladies who were weeping, he said, don't weep for me. Weep not for me. Weep for your children. Don't weep for me. I'm going to do what I was sent to do. Die to save us from our sins. The sinless one. We can't even fathom that, can we? The sinless one. I mean, absolutely sinless. In thought, word, or deed, or action, anything. Sinless. Not one sin before God. Dying for we who have sinned against God so much you can't count it. Before we were even born. To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in Christ. God did that by sending Christ to die for us. It's wonderful, I'll tell you.

And so he's going into the capital city, isn't he? Jerusalem. Jerusalem to reveal himself as king. Oh my. He said, my kingdom is not of this world. Now these folks, they're thinking he's coming as the great deliverer. They think that that, see the Jews thought the Messiah was going to deliver them from the, from the Roman tyranny. But he said, my kingdom is not of this world. no he's dying for all the elect of all the ages which includes us today that's what he's facing and we see he orders two disciples whom he commissioned and when they will come to bethny he says you guys go over to the village over there and there's a colt and an ass, and I want you to bring them back to me. You tell, if anyone asks you what you're doing, say, the Lord hath needed them. Again, marvel, this shows the Lord's deity.

He knows where they are to go to find those two animals. He knows what they are to say to anyone who asks them questions. And he even knows that they're going to bring that animal back. Those animals back. He knows that. He already knows it. I was pondering this, that the Lord knows the position of every animal in this world. You ever think of that? We don't think that way, do we? He knows the position of every animal, of every insect, of even those things that are invisible to our eyes. He knows where everything is at all times.

See, this is not a God who's wringing his hands, is it? This is a sovereign, majestic, great God, the one true living God. Jehovah, the self-existent one, the one who does not need us at all. And yet it chose him to save a people in Christ to the praise and the glory of his grace. That's remarkable. That's absolutely remarkable that God would do that. My. And when the Lord sends his servants on the errand, he will speed us on the way. He will speed us on the way. He will get us to where he wants us to be.

Remember a whole year I was in Oregon? And Zane said, you came here at the time that God ordained. And Kevin asked me, he says, did you ever think that you didn't want to come here? And I said, nope, it was always on my heart to be here with you. Isn't that amazing? And God made it so, didn't he? And here we are, almost 11 years later, rejoicing. Rejoicing in Christ together, growing in Christ together. Having our hearts knit together in love, scripture says. To the praise and the glory of his grace. It's absolutely amazing.

And these two animals, think of this too. Now donkeys, donkeys have a tendency, from what I've heard, I've never had one, but donkeys have a tendency to have a mind of their own. Kind of like a cat, right? You know, cats, they're just like, yeah, I'll come sit on your lap for now, and then they just disappear and look at you like, thanks human. Right? But donkeys supposedly have their own minds. Do you note that they willingly came with the two There's no talk about a struggle. I've seen movies where they're trying to move a donkey and they're pulling on a rope.

You ever seen those? This thing just trot along. That shows you our God's in control, beloved. He's in control of everything. Does that not give us peace and security as believers? Because this world is hard. I was talking to Chris this morning, and the only hell that we as believers are ever gonna see is on this earth. The pain, the sorrow. But the only part of heaven the lost can see is, well, they're on this earth. My. Choose ye this day, whom ye will serve, Joshua said this, for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Right? Oh, my.

And us being saved doesn't guarantee our children will be saved, does it? I was talking to Norm this week, and Norm said grace preachers are the only ones who will admit that their children are lost. In religion, men, the whole family is saved, and they're saved when they're five years old. But in grace, we realize that God must do a work. You must be born again. Preached a couple weeks ago. You must be. And that's a work of God. That's the work of this Savior right here. And he's in control of everything. Note, note, Note these words here.

The two animals would be willingly yielded up to by their owner when the disciple said the Lord hath needed them. He would willingly offer them up. They would willingly come and he would willingly offer them up. That tells you this man knows something. He's been taught by God. He's a worshiper. My. And note, the owner would give them up and would right away send them. Willingly. They're the Lord's. Let him do what he wills. Sister Carolyn, we talked about that with our lives too. Whatever we have, it's the Lord's. Let him do whatever he will.

Even with our kids, that's hard sometimes, isn't it? My, everything's the Lord's. Saved and lost. The lost just don't admit that they're, that they're, they're gods by creation. And we who are the redeemed of the Lord are twice born, aren't we? We're born once in the flesh and then we're born again by the Holy Spirit of God.

Isn't that amazing? Jesus, without laying aside his sovereignty, had taken a nature full of needs. Our human nature is full of needs. Full of needs. You ever think of that? We need to eat. We need to drink. We need to be clothed. We need to be sheltered. We are a needy people, aren't we? Yeah. Saved and lost. We are a needy people. And when God saves a sinner, we see how much we need Him, don't we? Do you know I need Christ more today than I've ever needed Him before? Is it so for you? I find I need Him more every day.

My. Now, this errand, it appears strange. As some commentators said, it might seem like robbery, but he who sent them took care to protect them from the least shade of suspicion. Again, remember, who owns everything in this world? It's God. He's just requisitioning what he owns for his use. And the owner willingly gave them over because the Lord needed them. My. Note the messengers raised no questions. The owner raised no objections. The messengers are met with no difficulty. See, it's ours just to do what Jesus bids, isn't it?

We love Him. We serve Him. Right here in this local body. And we seek to serve Him. What He bids is our command. He commands us. Right? My. let us remember he already owns us either by now this is something to think about he either owns us by creation or he owns us by purchase purchase purchased by the blood of jesus when i see the blood remember what the lord said to the israelites when i see the blood i'll pass over you And I said, to the praise and the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in Christ. Isn't that wonderful? All because of the blood of Christ. The only difference between those in heaven and those in hell is the precious blood of Christ. The only one we have to boast in is Christ. Now in religion, you boast in yourself, but in grace, you boast on Christ. And here's our king. Here's our king showing his deity, telling his message, go over and get that donkey and get the foal.

My. Now let's read verses four and five of Matthew 21. All this was done, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy king cometh. There he is. Here's the Messiah. Thy king cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, in the colt, the foal of an ass. So the reason he sends them to get those two animals is because it fulfills scripture. And he must fulfill the scriptures, right? He must.

This is a prophecy about Christ in the Old Testament. In these two verses in Matthew, it's reminding us of the Old Testament as the law and the prophets. Who did they testify of? Christ. Christ. Here he is fulfilling it in our text one of those prophecies and note that every point of detail is according to the prophecy from the Old Testament Look at verse 5 all this was done All this was done our verse for me all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet See, God does things on purpose, doesn't he? Right?

And marvel that he saved us on purpose. On purpose. It wasn't by accident. I often ask people that are against election and all that, I'll say to them, if they're professing Christ, I'll say, well, who saved you? It's a great way to talk to people. Who saved you? And if they're a professing believer, they say, God did.

And say, was it on purpose or was it by accident? We know it wasn't by accident, right? And they always say, on purpose. And you say, that's election. God saves his people. Sister Mary Jane, we are saved on purpose by the grace and mercy of God, according to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in Christ. That's glorious. That is glorious.

We see the Old Testament dovetailing in this section here. We see the Old Testament dovetailing into the new. And there's the prophecy fulfilled. by the Messiah, by the sent one of God. My, what harmony the Old Testament has with the New Testament, right? The Old Testament says someone's coming, and New Testament says he's here, Messiah, the sent one of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior, sister, our Redeemer.

Glory to his name. Glory to his name. And that passage is, if you want to look it up for further studies, is in Zechariah 9.9. It represents Zion's king as a meek and lowly. That's what Christ is. He's meek and lowly. He's meek and lowly.

And here he comes in that speaking of his triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. Riding not upon a war horse. Kings and generals often rode on war horses, right? Triumphantly coming in. The Romans did that all the time. Caesar and all them, they rode on war horses.

He didn't come in on a war horse. No. Nope. Oh my. He's meek and lowly. He comes upon an ass where no man had sat. You know, it's pretty amazing because he says here, I'm meek and lowly in heart, or he said that in the past, I'm meek and lowly in heart.

And now he gives more proof of that truth. You know, Solomon, Solomon went and got best stallions in Egypt. Pomp and circumstance, I'm the king. He's God's king, right? God made him king, but you see the pride come in. Most beautiful stallions in Egypt. Here's our Lord.

Got nowhere to lay his head. Comes in riding on a donkey. Meek and lowly. And not with any fanfare. Now the people are going to praise him. They're going to say, Hosanna in the highest. Oh my. But notice how he comes in, just as who he is. No trumpets announcing his coming. But God has a people already waiting there, doesn't he? Oh my.

Solomon fetched horses out of Egypt to minister to his pride. But he who was greater than Solomon, which is Christ, right? He's greater than Solomon. Was content with the coal full of an ass, and even that humble creature was borrowed. It wasn't his. It was his by creation, his by ownership, but it wasn't his. Another man owned it.

What humility. what meekness our Lord shows here, what tenderness is coming from the Lord Jesus Christ. And one commentator, Spurgeon brought this out, the tenderness that God shows, not having the ass bought with her fall, which is her offspring, so they wouldn't be separated. my so that they wouldn't be parted he's the king with all gentleness beloved all mercy how blessed we are how blessed we are to be ruled by such a king how blessed we are beloved to be ruled by king jesus Now let's read verses 8 to 11.

And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way. Others cut down branches from the trees and strawed them in the way. And the multitudes that went before in that fall cried, saying, Hosanna! They're praising the Lord. Hosanna to the son of David. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Now it was so loud. Look at this in verse 10. And when he was coming to Jerusalem, all the city was moved saying, who is this? Their praise was so loud for our savior that the city was moved. Saying, who is this? What's going on? Who is this who they're calling the Lord? Who is this who comes in the name of the Lord? We see in verse 8 that the great multitude spread their garments in the way. Others cut down branches from trees and strawed them in the way. They put them in the way.

And the people were so numerous that they're described as a very great multitude. And note the harmony amongst the people gathered. Note the harmony that they have. They cried, Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Note the unity, note the harmony of them. Praise in our great God. My, it being foretold that concerning Shiloh unto him shall the gathering of the people be a great multitude. And we know in glory there's a multitude that no man can number.

Right? It includes, in the end, it includes all of us. My, can we even glimpse into that and see us standing in glory all because of the grace and mercy of God and all according to his great grace, to the praise and the glory of his grace, that we are in Christ? and we will be standing there and worshiping Him forever? My! You know how excited we get now when we talk about the Lord and we gather together and we start talking about Him and how our hearts burn within us? Could you imagine that all the time? Could you imagine that?

No sin. No sorrow. Oh, this world's a world of sorrow. No sickness? This world's a world of sickness. No pain? Man, I know some people have physical pain and that's hard, but you know what's really hard? Heartache. Gets deep down into your soul. But praise be to God. In heaven there be no more pain, no more sorrow, no more sadness, no more night. We are going to the land of no mores, no more sin.

All because of this one here, the Lord Jesus Christ. So the answer to who is this? It's the Lord. And look at the answer they give in verse 11. This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth, of Galilee. This is the prophet. This is the Messiah. But that question right there in verse 10. And note the whole city was moved saying, who is this? Who is this? And there's the answer.

This is Jesus. This is the Messiah. This is the sent one of God. My, this is the one who Simeon held in his arms and said, mine eyes have seen thy salvation. Let thy servant go in peace. My, that's who this is. You know, this is who saved me. This is who we come here to worship. Rejoice, beloved. God saved our souls. When we're filled with sorrow and pain, let us remember, God has saved my soul. He delivered me. He purchased me. God Himself did that. To the praise and the glory of His grace. You know we're going to be praising Him forever? You like praising the Lord? We're going to be praising Him forever.

There won't need to be any more sermons about Him because we're seeing Him face to face. The one I'm telling you about? I'm going to see him face to face. And if you're born again, you're going to see him face to face. But if you ask, who is this? I'm going to tell you, he's the only savior of sinners. His name is the Lord Jesus Christ, God in the flesh.

We see they carpeted the road. Basically, that's what they were doing as they were spreading these things down. They were carpeting the road, beloved. carpeting the robe for the king. And there's such a great state of excitement that people were asking, who is this? Who is this? My, some spread their garments in the way.

And if this was not enough to offer, they cut down branches from trees. and strawed them in the way, laid them in the way. Our first parents, in their shame, made clothes of leaves, didn't they? Made clothes of leaves. The leaves of a tree. But now, both clothes and leaves are at the feet of man's Redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lamb of God.

That's who he is. He must die. That's why he said, weep not for me to those ladies. Don't weep for me. I'm going to do what I was sent to do. I was sent to die. I was sent to redeem my people by the shedding of my blood. That's what he says. He told those Jews, the Pharisees, he said in John 10, I lay down my life for the sheep. He laid down his life for a people, isn't he? We're seeing that in our study in Ephesians. It's been amazing. First six verses, it just brings forth God's absolute sovereignty over all things, especially in salvation.

John here, John in the same narrative says the people took branches of palm trees and went forth to meet him. The long feathery fawns of the palms would be suitable either for waving in the air, praise your name, Lord, or casting upon the ground before the king, either way. And that's what they did. Some waved them, some cast them on the ground. and both acknowledging the kingship of Christ. And we see the common people, I love this, Spurgeon bought this out, we see the common people in the simplest but effective way prepared a royal welcome for the son of David.

They were gathered in anticipation looking for a kingly deliverer And they hoped that Jesus, the prophet of Nazareth, might prove to be the promised one. And he was. My. Now let's read verse 9. And the multitudes that went before and followed cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

My. We see that the multitudes that went before the Lord, and those that fall, kept crying out. Kept crying, they couldn't be silent, could they? They kept crying out. And they followed Him. When He passed them, they followed Him. And they said, Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. And note that the numbers grew. Note that the numbers grew until there was not only a multitude, but multitudes. My. Oh my. Some went before and some fall. And note, too, the harmony and the unity with those who fall and with those who went before.

Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. We have unity, don't we, in Christ? We're of one accord in Christ. We praise our great Savior for his redemptive work that saved us from our sins. We say, Hosanna. Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna to the King! Hosanna in the highest.

And note, they were of an earthly kingdom. they lifted up one in the same loyal shout of hosanna to the son of david blessed is he that cometh in the name of the lord hosanna in the highest now they quoted psalm 118 and applied it to jesus rightly so rightly so In every way, they're expressing their delight in expectation of how soon the gleam of sunlight gave place to a blast of darkness. This is a day of psalm, this is a day of praise, but soon it would become a day of blackness on the crucifixion. In a few days, Now let's read verse 10, Matthew 21.

When he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved saying, who is this? Who is this fella? Who is this? And we see that when the Lord Jesus Christ was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved saying, who is this? Now he'd been there before, hadn't he? Yeah, he'd been there before. but not with such enthusiastic multitudes surrounding him and following him and praising him, cheering him. He's a triumphant king.

Can you imagine what it was like when he entered into heaven after his sacrifice? Do you imagine the shouts of the angels and the saved souls? Do you imagine the shouts? As the God-man enters into heaven, the angels bow down to him, and people shake their fists at him, and angels, angels, one angel killed 100,000 men, angels bow down to him. in praise and worship, because He's the King.

The King of kings and the Lord of lords. That's our Saviour. Now, when we get filled with doubt and it happens, and when we get anxious and it happens, let's remember who saved us. The King of glory. And there's victory in Him, isn't there? There's victory in the King. He did it all.

Oh my. And we see here, they have an uncontrollable impulse to go out and to meet the Lord and to praise Him. And those who come out and said, who is this? They see these huge crowds. Multitudes of people. No wonder Jerusalem was moved. There's all these folks. Now, some may have came out and asked, who is this? In some idle curiosity, they might be like, well, who is this? But others might have just had a fleeting interest, what's going on out here?

But I'll tell you what, that's far better than a dull indifference, which most people have towards Christ. A dull indifference. They foolishly say, I don't need him. When he's the only one they need. My. And we see great crowds were attracted. Now there's nothing that can move mankind like the coming of Christ.

Everyone inquired, who is this? Do you know? Do you know how many times people waste their time and their energy trying to predict when Christ will come back? When the scripture says that no man knows the hour or the day. Do you know how many people worry about being left behind? When Christ says of his people, there is none that shall perish, no, not one. Kind of a different narrative, isn't it?

Oh my. Christ came to this earth to save his people from their sins, and he accomplished that. And we know that, don't we, sister, by the words, it is finished. The work's done. And He graciously draws us, gives us faith to believe on Christ. We're born again by His power, all according to His will and purpose, because way back in eternity, He chose us in Christ through the praise and the glory of His grace, and we're accepted in Christ, and only because of what Christ done.

You know, people often say, well, I heard a fellow, I was watching a fellow that was speaking against what we believe this week. And one of the first things he said is what they always say. They say this, they say, and he said this, I'll try to quote him, he said, you know, if you believe this way, you can go out and do whatever you want, because you're saved. There's nothing that's gonna stop you from And they said, oh, they talk about this all the time. And I thought, you know, the only ones who talk about that is Armenians. Have you ever heard, have you ever heard a grace preacher, Chris? Any grace preacher that you listen to? Have you ever heard him say that? I've never heard one either. And I won't say it.

We can't just go out and do whatever we want. We won't, because the love of Christ constrains us now. We desire to serve our King. We would be hypocrites if we were out going doing whatever we want. I'll tell you what, that's someone who does not know the Lord. Now I'm saved, yes I am, but I don't have a license to go out and sin, do you? No, but people will falsely accuse us And I'll say to them this, ask me who Christ is, and I'll tell you who Christ is. You can think whatever you want about me. Ask me about Christ. I'll give you the answer.

He's the redeemer of sinners who have no desire to be saved until God makes us well. who are so steeped in dead and sin that they must be born again, who have been redeemed by the precious blood of Christ, the God-man, because they could never save themselves. That's why we praise God. That's why we give Him all the glory. Who is this?

Well, I would rather have people ask that than dull indifference saying, I don't want to know about that. That shows you a real cold heart, doesn't it? That's where God saved me from. Was it so for you? Sister, we've talked about that. We wanted nothing to do with God. And He sought us out. He sought us out for His glory, didn't He? And we saw that we were sinners, and oh my, the balm of Gilead was Christ, the savior of sinners. And by the grace and mercy of God, by the gift of God, not of works, we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.

So rejoice if someone asks you, who is this? Rejoice. This is actually, this question is a proper question to ask. It's profitable, and you notice it's personal, because each person was asking that. People in the city were saying, who is this? Who is this? My, oh, my. Oh my. What a wonderful question. Then look at verse 11. Look at the answer back to those who are asking the question.

And the multitude said, this is Jesus, the prophet of Nazareth, of Galilee. So we can say, this is the Messiah. This is the only savior of sinners. This is the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. He's entered into the city, and there's a royal procession being prepared to inform inquiring citizens. The multitude gave the same answer. This is Jesus, the prophet of Nazareth, of Galilee. And verse 10 brings forth a question that we who are the born-again, blood-washed saints should always be Ready to answer.

Who is this? Who is this who you worship? Who is this who you hang your soul upon? Well, he's the Lord Jesus Christ. He's the only savior of sinners, and he saved my soul by shedding his blood to purchase my eternal soul. and all down through the ages.

That which disturbed the world was when people put their lives on the line for the gospel. Do you know that? When people stood up and preached in the middle of the night to a few who had the courage to come together to see Christ lifted up in the preaching of his gospel. We have freedom and liberty to gather together. There's some places in the world where they can't do what we're doing right now. But the gospel's going out and reaching those places through sermon audio and other media. It's amazing. When Christ is exalted in the pulpit and in the hearts of the congregation, people will come and hear the gospel.

And the gospel, by the power of God the Holy Spirit, will get a hold of them. If they're the sheep of God, it'll get a hold of them. Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed be. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Our Lord came in the name of the Father. He came, he submitted himself to the Father's will, didn't he? The Messiah, the sent one of God. That's our Savior.

And marvel that he's revealed himself to us. Because there's a multitude out there who he hasn't revealed himself to. There's a multitude who don't even ask this question, who is this? They have no care. And here we are, gathered together in this place, taking time out of our day to worship the king, who we worship at home too, don't we?

I flipped on some praise music yesterday. Man, I was doing dishes and singing away. It was wonderful. My, the other day I woke up, my bride, she's after, the day after Joshua almost died, I come down, she's singing praise songs, and oh my, I just sat there and listened in the other room. It was so wonderful just to hear our God praised, eh?

And we can do that any time, can't we? It's wonderful. We have the freedom and the liberty to do that. It's absolutely amazing. So let us praise him. Let us exalt him in our hearts. Let us proclaim a reigning Christ, too. Christ is reigning right now. He's not waiting to reign. He's not coming back to reign. He reigns right now in glory. People say, oh, he's going to come back and rule for 1,000 years. I got news for you. He's already reigning. He's already sitting on the throne. Is that right, Brother Zane? He's king of kings and lord of lords right now, isn't he? And he has not given up his throne, and he never will.

And there's going to be a new heaven and a new earth wherein dwell the righteousness. Oh, it'll be marvelous. Can you imagine a world without sin? Could you imagine being in a world without sin, no curse on this world, no sin in us? I'll be honest, I can't even imagine it, but it's true.

We're in dwelt righteousness. You know why? Because everybody's made righteous by the righteous robes of Christ, who is our righteousness, right? So if someone asks us, who is this? Say, He's my Savior, He's my Redeemer, He's all my righteousness before God, and I am accepted by God in Christ alone. In Christ alone. My, what a Savior. What a Redeemer.

I love, I love to declare that Christ came to this earth that God became a man and came to this earth to save sinners and that his holy life as my substitute and his holy death as my substitute satisfied and made a complete atonement for all my sins and for yours if you're a believer too.

And I love to declare substitution, you know, Substitution is the heart of the gospel, beloved. Two words, if you get anything out of my messages, two words, substitution and satisfaction. Christ is the great substitute for sinners and God is absolutely satisfied. How do we know that? Because we're accepted in Christ to the praise of the glory of God's grace. My, I love declaring substitution. My, it's the heart of the gospel, beloved. The sinner in Christ's place and Christ in the sinner's place? Yes. Our debts to God? Our debts to God's law paid in full? Yes. Paid by Christ. The chastisement of our peace was upon him. I love to declare unto you, you must be born again. Because that's what the scripture says. You must be born again.

And that faith that we have in Christ is a gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast. And I love to preach that the believer is clothed in the perfect spotless righteousness of Christ. The only way we can be accepted by God. I'd love to preach that salvation is of the Lord from beginning to end. He's the author and the finisher of our faith. Oh, my. All sinners who trust Him for salvation of their souls, He is all our salvation. I'd love to preach our wonderful, merciful Savior who is the perfect, spotless Lamb of God, sent to die in our room and place, sent to redeem us with His precious blood. Praise the Savior, ye who know Him, who can tell how much we owe Him.

Can't measure it, can you? No. If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ, My sincere prayer is that you would be moved by God the Holy Spirit to say, who is this? Who is this Christ? Who is this man that these believers love? He's God in the flesh. He's the only savior of sinners. Amen and amen.