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A Sermon preached in Duke University Chapel on April 1, 2007 by the Revd Canon Dr Sam Wells. Palm Sunday is a day of paradoxes. Jesus is a king, but he rides not on a military horse but on an agricultural donkey. Jesus is the toast of the town, but five days later he is executed.
Note: This sermon draws on material from all four gospel accounts describing Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, but the text we read before the message came from John 12:12-15. INTRODUCTION: Today is Palm Sunday, the day we celebrate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem the week before Easter. This is one of the most ...
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Philip Ryken. A Day of Applause. People respond to Jesus' arrival with joy, betrayal, or the offering of their lives. W. Frank Harrington. Regime Change. When Jesus comes to town, he often challenges the things that are most dear to us. Kevin Miller. Prepare for God’s Visitation. God's visitation demands a response.
"Hosanna!" is partly a cry of victory; it recognizes that Jesus has the power to save. But it is also a cry of needy desperation, the prayer of a sinner who needs a Savior. "Save me, Jesus!" Or, as the people said on Palm Sunday, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" Since Jesus is the Son of David—the rightful king—submit to his sovereign rule.
PALM SUNDAY 2021. A KING, A DONKEY, A PALMBRANCH AND A CLOAK. INTRODUCTION. Today we celebrate Palm Sunday – and we are going to see what Palms have got to do with it. It remembers the Triumphal Entry of Christ into Jerusalem a week before Easter Day – and we are going to ask in what way it is a “Triumph”.
Mar 24, 2024 · Perhaps that is why – other than the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus – there is no event from the life of Jesus that is better known than His triumphal entry into Jerusalem on what we refer to today as “Palm Sunday.” Christ’s entry into Jerusalem marks the beginning of Passion Week as Jesus enters the city for the last time.
Palm Sunday: Your King Is Coming! Michael Herman. Scripture Reference: Matthew 21:1-17. The stage is set. The curtain rises. The last act of the drama begins. Here comes Jesus into the city of Jerusalem. Perhaps 2.5 million people crowded the narrow streets converging on this holy city at Passover time. Garments were spread on the road.
