Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a colt to fulfill prophecy and demonstrate humility, as the crowds welcomed him. He models servanthood and humility for his followers by taking on human form and dying on the cross to save humanity. We should develop Christ's attitude of humility, thinking of others more than ourselves, and walking humbly with God. True humility is being dependent on God's grace and making no claim to status or worthiness.

1. “Avoid fast cars and ride a bike instead”

2. Series – ‘Follow my Leader’
Today
‘Jesus models servanthood
to His followers’
John12:12-19

3. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the
road, while others cut branches from the trees
and spread them on the road. The crowds that
went ahead of him and those that followed
shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David!"
"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the
Lord!" "Hosanna in the highest!"
Matt 21:8-9
‘Jesus models servanthood to His followers’

4. To fulfil prophecy
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout,
Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to
you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and
riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey
Zech 9:9
‘Why did Jesus ride into Jerusalem on a colt?

5. To demonstrate humility
Take my yoke upon you and learn
from me, for I am gentle and
humble in heart
Matt 11:29
‘Why did Jesus ride into Jerusalem on a colt?

6. This is the day the LORD has made; let us
rejoice and be glad in it. O LORD, save us; O
LORD, grant us success. Blessed is He who
comes in the name of the LORD
Ps 118:24-26

7. So the Pharisees said to one another,
"See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how
the whole world has gone after Him!"
John 12:19

8. Develop a Christ like servant mind
Your attitude should be the same
as that of Christ Jesus
Phil 2:5
Jesus is the true model of humility – Phil 2

9. Develop a Christ like servant motive
Do nothing out of selfish ambition
or vain conceit
Phil 2:3a
Jesus is the true model of humility – Phil 2

10. “True humility is not thinking
less of yourself;
it is thinking of yourself less”
C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

11. Develop a Christ like humility
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider
equality with God something to be grasped, but
made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a
servant, being made in human likeness … he
humbled himself and became obedient to death -
even death on a cross!
Phil 2:6-8

12. He has shown you, O mortal, what is
good. And what does the LORD require of
you? To act justly and to love mercy and
to walk humbly with your God
Micah 6:8

13. "Humility is powerful, for it is based on the
sense of being absolutely dependent on the
grace of God ... Humility is not worried about
‘face’. It is prepared to own a fault, a mistake,
make an apology, or make restitution if it has
wronged anyone."
Eric Liddell from ’The Disciplines of a Christian life’

14. 3 groups of people?
1. ‘What’s in it for me?’
2. ‘I’m just here to enjoy myself’
3. ‘I’m just following the crowd’

15. “Humility is perfect quietness of heart. It is to
expect nothing, to wonder at nothing that is done
to me … It is to be at rest when nobody praises
me, and when I am blamed or despised. It is to
have a blessed home in the Lord, where I can go in
and shut the door, and kneel to my Father in
secret, and am at peace as in a deep sea of
calmness, when all around and above is trouble”
Andrew Murray