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Lenten Sermons: Palm Sunday

[email protected]2022-09-07T11:11:24-04:00April 4th, 2017|Sermons|

This Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. For Christians, this holiest week of all draws us into the very central experiences of our faith - the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The week begins with Palm Sunday and a very strange parade into the city of Jerusalem. It is commonly called "the triumphal entry of Jesus" but what is so triumphant about a parade into the teeth of death? Here's a Palm Sunday message that tries to dig down into what is actually triumphant about this little parade. Maybe preachers will find some insights to help in their sermon [READ MORE]

Come Join the Parade!

[email protected]2019-04-09T10:12:30-04:00April 4th, 2017|Sermons|

Palm Sunday Mark 11:1-11 As a public event, the Palm Sunday parade is a pretty big disappointment. The people lay down their coats, wave palm branches in the air, shout "Hosanna!", follow Jesus into Jerusalem, arrive at the temple - and then turn around and go home! It's almost as if Jesus finishes the parade route, checks his watch and says, "Hey guys, it's five o'clock. What do ya say we go back to Mary and Martha's house and cook some burgers on the grill!?" And there they go, back to Bethany, just over the other side of the [READ MORE]