Perception & Expectation
Mark 11
11 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 3 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’”
4 They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, 5 some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6 They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,
“Hosanna!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
10 “Blessed i...
Perception & Expectation
Expectation flows from Perception
MARK 11
1 WHEN THEY were getting near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent ahead two of His disciples2 And instructed them, Go into the village in front of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, which has never been ridden by anyone; unfasten it and bring it [here].3 If anyone asks you, Why are you doing this? answer, The Lord needs it, and He will send it back here presently.4 So they went away and found a colt tied at the door out in the [winding] open street, and they loosed it.5 And some who were standing there said to them, What are you doing, untying the colt?6 And they replied as Jesus had directed them, and they allowed them to go.7 And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their outer garments upon it, and He sat on it.8 And many [of the people] spread their garments on the road, and others [scattered a layer of] leafy branches which they had cut from the fie...
