Laying It Down

“A very large crowd spread their clothes on the road; others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road.”

Matthew 21:8 (CSB)

1. YOUR PROXIMITY MATTERS!

“let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings…”

Hebrews 10:22 (NIV)

2. CLOSENESS IS COSTLY. BUT THAT IS WHERE THE GLORY IS!

“A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.” Psalms 84:10 (NLT)

• REPETITION DEEPENS THE IMPRESSION!

3. OUR PUBLIC PRAISE MUST MATCH OUR PRIVATE WORSHIP!

“Then the crowds who went ahead of him and those who followed shouted: Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!

Matthew 21: 9 (CSB)

VICTORY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1. How has your proximity to Jesus changed over time?

2. What does it mean to “lay something down” before Jesus?

3. In what ways can our lives either prepare the way for Jesus or hinder others from seeing

Him?

4. Read Matthew 21:1-11. Share your insight.