Jesus Going up to Jerusalem

The holy courage and determination of our Lord Jesus Christ to go up to Jerusalem and die for the sins of those who need Him is found here in verse 28; “He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.” He didn’t stop to take counsel with His disciples; He didn’t linger back from the sufferings which His Father was calling Him to. He went on before his disciples as the Captain of their salvation and ours. If we have come to saving faith in Christ we should deeply admire and appreciate this fortitude of spirit that He evidenced that day. We want to follow Him as He goes up to Jerusalem. We want to learn more of this great salvation which is ours, in Him. If we are unbelievers we should admire the strength of Christ’s spirit which would take Him to the place where He would die for sinners; we should admire, but not stop there. We should also believe and receive what He has done there to ourselves. He was a King who would suffer for His subjects who were sinful. He was a Prophet who would show us the way to God. He was a Priest who would lay down His life not only for His friends, but also for His enemies, that they might be saved. And so I will consider it a privilege this morning to have you accompany me as we follow the Lord Jesus up to Jerusalem. I would like you to consider with me 1st – That the Lord went up to Jerusalem as an act of humility. 2nd – That the Lord did take notice of the acts of His disciple’s loyalty. And 3rd – Our Lord took notice of those who praised Him, and those who did not. As we examine each of these actions we will attempt to tie them to ourselves and how we should respond to the Lord Jesus today.