Come, let’s shout joyfully to the Lord
shout triumphantly to the rock of our salvation!
Let’s enter his presence with thanksgiving;
let’s shout triumphantly to him in song.

For the Lord is a great God,
a great King above all gods.
For he holds the craggy mountains
and the trenches of the deepest oceans in his hands

He topped the seas off with water
and shaped the dry land
Come, let’s worship and bow down;
let’s kneel before the Lord our Maker.
For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture,
the sheep under his care.

Eternal God unchanging mysterious and unknown
Your boundless love unfailing grace and mercy shown
Bright seraphim in ceaseless flight, around your glorious throne
They raise their voices day and night in praise to you alone

Hallelujah! Glory be to our great God!
Hallelujah! Glory be to our great God!

Lord we are weak and frail helpless in the storm
Surround us with your angels, hold us in your arms
Our cold and ruthless enemy—his pleasure is our harm
Rise up, O Lord and he will flee before our sovereign God

Let every creature in the sea and every flying bird
Let every mountain every field and valley of the earth
Let all the moons and all the stars in all the universe
Sing praises to the living God who rules them by His Word

You give life, You are love
You bring light to the darkness

You give hope, You restore
Ev’ry heart that is broken
Great are You, Lord

It’s Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise
We pour out our praise

It’s Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to You only

All the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are You, Lord

God of peace, You have shown us the way of peace.
You made us Your friends when we were once Your enemies.
You invite us to reflect that peace in the world You love.
Yet we confess—we often choose striving over trust.

We keep busy schedules and live beyond our limits.
We forget that You are enough for us and for our families.
Our passions wage war within us,
leading to division, impatience, and harm.

God of peace, make us people of peace again.
Cleanse our hearts. Restore our worship.

           — James 4:1, Romans 12:15

Does your body feel broken
Like a soul stuck to skin?
Have you sunken in sorrow
From the effects of our sin?

Straighten up, raise up your head,
Your redemption is drawing near
And His kingdom is already here.

The country’s in chaos,
The world’s in distress.
But when the earth shakes beneath you,
Recall the source of your rest.

Straighten up, raise up your head,
Your redemption is drawing near
Son of Man, Jesus our king
In great glory will soon appear,
And His kingdom is already here

All creation is groaning in childbirth pains.
But we were born to a hope
That conquered death and now reigns.

Straighten up, raise up your head,
Your redemption is drawing near
Son of Man, Jesus our king
In great glory will soon appear

Straighten up, raise up your head,
Your redemption is drawing near
Son of Man, Jesus our king
In great glory will soon appear,

Straighten up, raise up your head,
Your redemption is drawing near
Son of Man, Jesus our king
In great glory will soon appear,
And His kingdom is already here.

Christians, how can you stand before God?
Only because Christ Jesus practiced perfect obedience and died in my place.

What is the source of your joy?
That Jesus rose from the dead and thus began his mission to redeem all things.

How do you have hope in such a broken world?
Because we believe Jesus will return to save his people, to destroy sin once and for all, and to gather us to worship the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for all eternity.
Praise be to our God!

Arise, my soul, arise,
shake off your guilty fears
The bleeding sacrifice
on my behalf appears

Before the throne my Surety stands
Before the throne my Surety stands
My name is written on His hands

He ever lives above for me to intercede
His all redeeming love
His precious blood to plead

His blood atoned for every race
His blood atoned for every race
And sprinkles now the throne of grace

O my soul, arise, behold the risen Christ
Your Great High Priest, your spotless Sacrifice
O my soul, arise, God owns you as His child
Shake off your guilty fears, my soul, arise

Five bleeding wounds He bears,
received on Calvary
They pour effectual prayers,
They strongly plead for me

“Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry
“Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry
“Don’t let that ransomed sinner die!”

My God is reconciled, His pard’ning voice I hear
He owns me as His child, I can no longer fear

With confidence I now draw nigh
With confidence I now draw nigh
And “Father, Abba, Father,” cry

Luke 19:28-48

Drew Morgan 

28 When he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples
30 and said, “Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.
31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say this: ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 So those who were sent left and found it just as he had told them.
33 As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 “The Lord needs it,” they said.
35 Then they brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their clothes on the colt, they helped Jesus get on it.
36 As he was going along, they were spreading their clothes on the road.
37 Now he came near the path down the Mount of Olives, and the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:

38 Blessed is the King who comes
in the name of the Lord.
Peace in heaven
and glory in the highest heaven!

39 Some of the Pharisees from the crowd told him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”
40 He answered, “I tell you, if they were to keep silent, the stones would cry out.”

41 As he approached and saw the city, he wept for it,
42 saying, “If you knew this day what would bring peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.
43 For the days will come on you when your enemies will build a barricade around you, surround you, and hem you in on every side.
44 They will crush you and your children among you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone on another in your midst, because you did not recognize the time when God visited you.”

45 He went into the temple and began to throw out those who were selling,
46 and he said, “It is written, my house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves!”
47 Every day he was teaching in the temple. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were looking for a way to kill him,
48 but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were captivated by what they heard.

–Luke 19:28-48

Big Idea: Jesus reveals Himself as the true and humble King whose coming demands a response, brings peace in an unexpected way, and exposes false worship while offering true restoration.

1.  Context Summary

• Jesus’ journey through Palestine reaches its climax in Jerusalem, where long-held Messianic expectations collide with God’s unexpected fulfillment of His promises through Jesus’ kingship.

2. Scene 1: Coming Down the Mountain (Luke 19:28–40)

• Jesus enters Jerusalem humbly on a donkey, intentionally fulfilling prophecy and openly revealing His identity as the promised King.

3. Scene 2: Jesus Laments Over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41–44)

• Jesus weeps over Jerusalem because it rejects the way of peace and fails to recognize God’s visitation.

4. Scene 3: Jesus Cleanses the Temple (Luke 19:45–48)

• Jesus restores the temple’s purpose by confronting corrupt worship and teaching with divine authority.

5. Invitation

• Jesus calls people to respond rightly to His kingship by trusting His way of peace, receiving His words, and pursuing true worship.

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly trust in Jesus’ name

Christ alone, Cornerstone
Weak made strong in the Savior’s love
Through the storm He is Lord, Lord of all

When darkness seems to hide His face
I rest on His unchanging grace
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil
My anchor holds within the veil

When He shall come with trumpet sound
Oh, may I then in Him be found
Dressed in His righteousness alone
Faultless to stand before the throne

His oath, his covenant, his blood,
support me in the whelming flood;
when all around my soul gives way,
he then is all my hope and stay.

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly trust in Jesus name

Christ alone, Cornerstone
Weak made strong in the Savior’s love
Through the storm He is Lord, Lord of all

When darkness seems to hide His face
I rest on His unchanging grace
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil
My anchor holds within the veil

When He shall come with trumpet sound
Oh, may I then in Him be found
Dressed in His righteousness alone
Faultless to stand before the throne

His oath, his covenant, his blood,
support me in the whelming flood;
when all around my soul gives way,
he then is all my hope and stay.