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Lords Prayer Before we begin today’s sermon would you join me in praying the words our Lord taught us to pray? Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be donein earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: Amen Introduction Please stand for the reading of God’s Word. Luke 19:37-40 ESV  As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen,  (38)  saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”  (39)  And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”  (40)  He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.” You may be seated This passage of scripture is known as “The Triumphal Entry”.In the Gospel of John we get a few extra details including people crying out “Hosana in the Highest” and waving palm branches to celebrate the entry of the coming King.This is why the Sunday before Easter is called Palm Sunday, because it was the day Jesus entered Jerusalem to a crowd of people celebrating Him with cheers, praise, worship, and palm leaves.But today I want to focus on this last verse: Luke 19:40 ESV  He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.” Bring up Title Slide If These Be Silent, the Stones Will Cry Out! Pray Pray Pray Pray Pray Pray Pray Pray Pray Pray Pray Pray Pray Point One – Christ Will, and Shall, and Must Be Praised Luke 19:37-40 ESV  As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen,  (38)  saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” John 12:12-13 ESV  The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.  (13)  So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” The picture is very clear isn’t it? The crowds line the roads, they worship Jesus as He enters Jerusalem.Our Savior! Our Savior! Our Savior in the Highest!Welcome the King of IsraelIt’s a spectacular parade of worshipers as Jesus marches by, what a sight it most have been… what a sound it must have been!And how BITTER some of those ol’ Pharisees must have been. Luke 19:39 ESV  And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” Now why were they bitter? Why did they tell Jesus to rebuke the crowd of followers?Because the crowd was WORSHIPING and PRAISING Him! And that is something CLEARLY recovered for God!God makes it VERY clear that you don’t bow down and worship anyone but Him.And here the crowds are bowing down and worshiping Jesus… Praising Jesus!And these pharisees didn’t believe Jesus was the Messiah… they Didn’t believe that He was God.So they thought all of these people where worshiping a false God… they pleaded with Jesus to ask him to tell his followers to stop… and this is how Jesus replied… Luke 19:40 ESV  He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.” MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT! JESUS IS GOD AND JESUS WILL BE PRAISED!Matthew Henry put it this way: “Whether men praise Christ or no(t) he will, and shall, and must be praised: If these should hold their peace, and not speak the praises of the Messiah’s kingdom, the stones would immediately cry out, rather than that Christ should not be praised.” -Matthew Henry Commentary on Luke 19:40 Jesus says “The ROCKS will cry out!” If my creation, man, would be silent