The King Who Comes as Sacrifice

Rev. Brian Flamme, pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Roswell, NM, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Mark 11:1-11.

Jesus’ ministry reaches a pivotal moment as He enters into Jerusalem. He instructs two of His disciples very specifically as to where and how they will acquire a colt for Him to ride into Jerusalem. The fervor of the crowd following Jesus grows as they realize that Jesus’ use of a colt signals that He is the promised King in the line of David who comes in humility to save as a sacrifice for His people. Even if the crowd does not fully grasp the truth, they are right to confess Jesus as their King by their use of cloaks and palm branches. They praise Jesus with words from Psalm 118, a psalm that sets the tone for all of Jesus’ saving work during Holy Week.

“The Gospel in Action” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that goes through the Gospel according to St. Mark. The Evangelist hits the ground running with the very first verse of his Gospel account, and he never lets up the pace. As one deed of Jesus comes right after another, always paired with His authoritative Word, St. Mark proclaims the good news that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, revealed conclusively by His death on the cross.