Concord Baptist Church

Does The Lord Have Need Of You?
Mark 11:1 – 11

Intro: Let me begin this message by asking you a question. How many of you would like to serve the Lord?

Now how many of you can actually say that you are actively serving the Lord?

What are your excuses for not serving him actively?

The story of the young colt can well be applied to the life of the Child of God!

Let me first say something about this colt…

HE WAS NOT MUCH!

YOU WOULD THINK THAT THE KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS WOULD HAVE RODE INTO TOWN ON A ARABIAN STALLION OR SOME OTHER KINGLY BEAST, BUT NO, HE CHOSE THE LOWLY COLT!

HE WAS YOUNG, UN EXPERIENCED AND LOWLY YET JESUS USED HIM!

THANK GOD THAT HE HAS USED THE FOOLISH THINGS OF THIS WORLD TO CONFOUND THE WISE!

1Co 1:26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

GOD USES REGULAR EVERYDAY PEOPLE TO ACCOMPLISH HIS WILL!

1 – HE WAS IN A CERTAIN PLACE

THE FACT IS THAT THIS COLT WAS NOT JUST WONDERING AROUND BUT WAS IN A CERTAIN PLACE!

YOU CANNOT SERVE GOD BY JUST WONDERING AIMLESSLY AROUND! GOD WANTS YOU IN A CERTAIN PLACE!

A PLACE OF SUBMISSION, AND RIGHTEOUSNESS!

2 – HE WAS IN THE CHOSEN PLACE

NOT ONLY WAS HE IN A CERTAIN PLACE BUT ALSO HE WAS IN THE CHOSEN PLACE.

IT IS WONDERFUL FOR YOU TO BE IN A CERTAIN PLACE IN YOUR LIFE BUT FAR BETTER FOR YOU TO BE IN THE CHOSEN PLACE FOR YOUR LIFE, THE CENTER OF GOD’S WILL!

3 – HE WAS IN A CARRYING PLACE

THIS YOUNG COLT DID MORE FOR THE LORD IN ONE DAY THAN MOST BAPTIST DO IN A LIFE TIME!

A – HE LIFTED HIM!

THE JOB OF THE CHRISTIAN IS QUITE SIMPLE – LIFT HIM UP!

CHRIST SAID “IF I BE LIFTED UP I DRAW ALL MEN TO ME.”

MY FRIEND WE SHOULD BE IN THE DAILY BUSINESS OF EXALTING THE SAVIOR!

B – HE CARRIED HIM

THE LAST COMMAND OF CHRIST IS THAT THE GOSPEL SHOULD BE SPREAD TO THE WHOLE WORLD!

OUR JOB IS TO PASS IT ON!

NOW THAT WE HAVE SEEN WHAT THE COLD DID FOR THE LORD LETS NOTICE SOME THINGS THE LORD DID FOR THE COLT

1 – HE UN-BOUND HIM

MY FRIEND THE COLT WAS TIED UP, HE COULD NOT SERVE THE LORD WHILE HITCHED TO THE POST!

SO THE LORD SENT HIS DISCIPLES TO LOOSE HIM!

THERE ARE A GREAT MANY OF YOU WHO CANNOT SERVE THE LORD TODAY BECAUSE YOU ARE TIED UP!

YOU ARE TIED UP TO YOUR SIN, OR TO YOUR JOB, OR TO YOUR ORGANIZATION, OR TO YOUR PLEASURE!

THE LORD HAS SENT THIS LITTLE DISCIPLE DOWN HEAR TODAY TO HELP LOOSE YOU SO YOU CAN SERVE HIM!

HE HAS NEED OF YOU!!!!!!

2 – HE BROUGHT HIM

WHEN WE ARE LOST THE LORD COMES TO US, BUT ONCE WE ARE SAVED WE ARE TO GO TO HIM!!!!!!

WHAT A BLESSED DAY WHEN THE LORD BRINGS US IN TO HIS PERFECT WILL FOR OUR LIVES AND GIVES US THAT SWEET FELLOWSHIP THAT ONLY COMES FROM BEING CLOSE TO HIM!

3 – HE BROKE HIM

THIS WAS A COLT WHERE NEVER A MAN HAD RODE! HE HAD TO BREAK HIM!!!!!! THERE ARE MANY OF YOU THAT HAVE A WILD STREAK AND THE LORD MUST BREAK YOU BEFORE HE CAN USE YOU!