WEBVTT 00:05.093 --> 00:14.395 [SPEAKER_00]: As we continue our week, exploring various aspects of Jesus' kingship, today will celebrate his triumph at nature. 00:14.932 --> 00:17.377 [SPEAKER_00]: What does it mean for God to be triumphant? 00:18.318 --> 00:26.234 [SPEAKER_00]: Like most things with Jesus, the deeper we look, the more we'll find His contradictory to the ways of this world. 00:27.195 --> 00:29.099 [SPEAKER_00]: His victory is no different. 00:30.061 --> 00:37.395 [SPEAKER_00]: Jesus' victory confounded the Jews of his time, and still confounded many to this day. 00:37.375 --> 00:43.978 [SPEAKER_00]: May the nature of Jesus triumph, astound your heart, and provoke worship and awe in you today. 00:44.801 --> 00:47.149 [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to the first 15 podcast. 01:15.513 --> 01:25.063 [SPEAKER_00]: Our Scripture for today comes from John 12, verse 15, Scripture says, fear not, daughter of Zion. 01:25.844 --> 01:34.773 [SPEAKER_00]: Behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's cold. 01:34.793 --> 01:42.060 [SPEAKER_00]: In Zachariah 99, we find a profound prophecy about Jesus, our triumphant king, 01:42.850 --> 02:04.774 [SPEAKER_00]: Scripture says, rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem, behold your king is coming to you, righteous and having salvation is He humble and mounted on a donkey on a cult, the full of a donkey. 02:07.471 --> 02:18.883 [SPEAKER_00]: Jesus achieved what no other king could have possibly accomplished, and he did it by taking the untrought and past of humility unto death. 02:20.564 --> 02:29.834 [SPEAKER_00]: Jesus triumphed over death, ushered in salvation to all, and changed the eternal fate of the world through sacrifice. 02:31.195 --> 02:34.879 [SPEAKER_00]: We serve a God who conquers with love. 02:35.753 --> 03:00.107 [SPEAKER_00]: Let us not miss the power in the metaphor scripture prophesied and what it means for our lives today When Jesus could have chosen any vessel to carry him down the pathway to victory, He chose a donkey in a world where those who conquered road horses and chariots, He chose a lollyfall. 03:01.370 --> 03:11.820 [SPEAKER_00]: and after being mocked and beaten by the very ones he would offer victory, he chose the vessel of a cross as the means of triumph. 03:13.242 --> 03:21.450 [SPEAKER_00]: He chose the final cry of death as a declaration of eternal life for all. 03:21.470 --> 03:25.634 [SPEAKER_00]: And in Jesus, we find life by walking where he walked. 03:26.915 --> 03:29.858 [SPEAKER_00]: Our triumph comes through a death 03:30.985 --> 03:41.344 [SPEAKER_00]: Jesus says in Luke 923, if anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 03:42.967 --> 03:48.056 [SPEAKER_00]: Paul says in Galatians 220, I have been crucified with Christ. 03:48.998 --> 03:53.787 [SPEAKER_00]: It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. 03:54.205 --> 04:02.460 [SPEAKER_00]: And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 04:05.505 --> 04:14.020 [SPEAKER_00]: Whatever victory you need today, you'll find it by laying down your own life and looking to your triumphant king. 04:15.535 --> 04:28.349 [SPEAKER_00]: Freedom from sin comes from bringing who we are to the cross, engaging in authentic repentance, and discovering a new self one for us by Jesus' powerful death. 04:30.191 --> 04:40.041 [SPEAKER_00]: Wisdom and vision come from laying down our own thoughts in humility and asking for them from God who gives generously to all. 04:41.219 --> 04:46.986 [SPEAKER_00]: abundant life is the fruit of all who triumphed in continual death to self. 04:49.429 --> 04:54.596 [SPEAKER_00]: In what ways are you still looking to your own wisdom and strength to find victory? 04:56.038 --> 04:59.021 [SPEAKER_00]: Where is pride getting in the way of triumph? 05:00.704 --> 05:08.273 [SPEAKER_00]: Take time today as you enter into guided prayer to lay down your life that you might find it in Jesus. 05:30.832 --> 05:36.898 [SPEAKER_00]: As we begin, meditate on the power of Jesus' triumphant sacrifice. 05:38.480 --> 05:52.275 [SPEAKER_00]: First Peter, chapter 2, verse 24 says, He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. 05:53.296 --> 05:56.299 [SPEAKER_00]: By His wounds, you have been healed. 06:35.530 --> 06:41.299 [SPEAKER_00]: and next, reflect on Scripture's call to lay down your own life. 06:43.121 --> 06:54.518 [SPEAKER_00]: Jesus says in Luke 923, if anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 07:21.295 --> 07:21.976 [SPEAKER_00]: and last. 07:23.097 --> 07:29.727 [SPEAKER_00]: Bring to the cross anything in your life that's rooted in self rather than God. 07:31.148 --> 07:36.516 [SPEAKER_00]: Repent of those things and find forgiveness and freedom in Jesus. 07:38.198 --> 07:41.042 [SPEAKER_00]: Allow God to empower you with His Spirit. 07:42.885 --> 07:49.834 [SPEAKER_00]: Acts 3 verses 19 through 20 says, 07:50.152 --> 07:57.883 [SPEAKER_00]: that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord. 08:42.059 --> 09:04.523 [SPEAKER_00]: Colossians 1, verses 11 and 12 says, may you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. 09:07.226 --> 09:09.568 [SPEAKER_00]: Great is our inheritance in God. 09:10.207 --> 09:13.476 [SPEAKER_00]: Great is the life one for us by Jesus. 09:14.981 --> 09:25.110 [SPEAKER_00]: May you find power, strength, endurance, patience, and joy today, as you look to Jesus, your triumphant King. 09:39.265 --> 09:43.353 [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you so much for listening to today's podcast, The Triumph and King. 09:44.015 --> 09:45.899 [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Josh Miller with First 15. 09:46.841 --> 09:55.198 [SPEAKER_00]: As you go about your day today, look for opportunities for Jesus to reveal ways in which He's already triumphed over your life. 09:55.685 --> 10:08.689 [SPEAKER_00]: Maybe it's over a temptation, or a lie, or a worry, or fear, whatever it is, use those opportunities as avenues to surrender your stress and receive his peace. 10:09.951 --> 10:14.419 [SPEAKER_00]: Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you seek him.