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A Journey of Hope: Celebrating Palm Sunday
  • Jesus Loves Me This I Know (Jesus Loves Me)
  • Oh How He Loves You And Me

      • John 1:11CSB

  • Above All
  • Were You There

      • Galatians 3:13CSB

  • The Wonderful Cross
  • Summary: Palm Sunday marks the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, a day filled with hope and the fulfillment of prophecy. It signifies Jesus as the Messiah who brings salvation, yet it also foreshadows His suffering.
    Application: This sermon highlights the hope that Jesus brings into our lives, encouraging Christians to reflect on their own journey of faith and anticipate the joy that comes from trusting in Him, even in challenging times.
    Teaching: The central teaching of this sermon is that Jesus is the fulfillment of God's promises and that our celebration of Him must also embrace the reality of His path to the cross, reminding us of the blend of sorrow and joy in our Christian walk.
    How this passage could point to Christ: Throughout the Bible, Jesus is portrayed as the long-awaited King and Savior, coming to reclaim His people. His entry into Jerusalem is a direct fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, confirming His role as both a triumphant King and the Suffering Servant.
    Big Idea: Embracing the hope and joy of Palm Sunday helps us understand that while Jesus' path involved suffering, it ultimately leads to our redemption and the promise of eternal life.
    Recommended Study: As you prepare this sermon, consider examining the messianic prophecies in Zechariah 9:9 and how they relate to Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. Utilizing Logos, explore the historical context of Palm Sunday and analyze the Greek terms used in the New Testament that highlight Jesus' kingship and humility. Also, take time to reflect on the significance of the crowds’ response to Jesus and how it serves as a mirror for our own reactions to His presence.
    Matthew 21:6–9 ESV
    6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. 8 Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”

    1. Prophecy and Paradox

    Zechariah 9:9 ESV
    9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
    Here we start with a prophecy of old
    Zechariah is a book that shares a large amount of prophecy
    specifically concerning the Messiah here in chapter 9
    In this prophecy we see The Messiah
    Coming into Jerusalem on a donkey
    as if he were a king
    The prophecies concerning Jesus are greatly important
    The prophecies are a measuring stick
    they allow us to see if Jesus fulfills all that was said would occur
    The true Messiah would be a perfect fit in the prophetic puzzle
    That is what makes this passage so important
    Zechariah was written between 520 and 518 b.c.
    that is over 500 years before the death of Christ
    this is huge!
    over 500 years before Zechariah predicts palm Sunday
    This prophecy also tells us a lot about our Savior
    we see that he is humble
    a king would enter on a stallion
    a majestic horse
    Kings did not enter on donkeys
    but Jesus enters on a donkey
    indicating humility
    indicating gentleness
    Jesus is portrayed here as a humble king to the world
    we also know that Jesus is a mighty Savior
    He will be victorious
    we see this with Zechariahs prophecy blatantly
    He states righteous and having salvation is He!
    this message to Jerusalem
    should have told them what they needed to know about the Messiah
    they should have caught on to His gentle nature
    but we will see they missed a few key details
    fast forward over 500 years

    2. Praise and Perception

    Matthew 21:6–9 ESV
    6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. 8 Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
    Jesus is with His disciples
    He has instructed them to go and get the donkey
    prophecy is coming true before their very eyes
    the disciples put their cloaks on the donkey
    no formal blanket
    no fine linens
    just the cloaks off the backs of his followers
    This is a king of humility
    then Matthew says something incredible
    most of the people present
    put their cloaks on the ground
    this donkey and her foal
    carrying the Son of God
    would trample across the cloaks of the people
    these people were recognizing Jesus as king
    They would praise Him saying Hosanna! Hosanna
    Hosanna has a couple of meaning
    in can mean Save, or rescue
    and it can mean Savior, rescuer
    it can identify a need and the praise to the deliverer of that need all in one statement
    Here the crowd is praising and requesting salvation
    we look at this image and we say
    they have it figured out!
    they see the Messiah
    they recognize the King
    then we think then how could he be rejected within the same week
    The reality is they thought they knew and recognized the King
    they recognized the Messiah
    they even recognized his purpose
    or did they?
    You see the Jews thought Jesus would make them a proud nation again
    they thought Jesus would deliver them here on earth
    They had built up this understanding of a mighty warrior
    even though Zechariah states a humble king
    the people had built up an image of God that did not match God’s plan or design
    the Jews were short sighted and temporally focused
    The true message of who Jesus was and is they would soon reject
    they wanted saving but didn’t recognize the Messiah was for Spiritual salvation
    You see the Jews did what we as a church and a people do today
    We hear of Jesus
    We hype up Jesus
    but the problem is we can give ourselves false realities of who Jesus is
    We can make him out to be accepting of all behaviors
    we can make him out to be a loving God who wouldn’t send any to hell
    we can make Jesus out to be many things of that which He is not
    Jesus came on God’s terms
    He came with God’s mission in mind
    He came with God’s plan in mind
    Jesus did not come to equate to man’s hopes but instead God’s will
    we as believers have to be careful
    we must not make out someone who Jesus is not
    instead we must precisely portray who He is
    He is the author of Salvation as the writer of Hebrews states
    He is the beginning and the end
    He has offered eternal hope to the world
    that they might have eternal life
    if they put their faith in Him!
    completely
    recognizing Jesus’ true purpose brings us to salvation and repentance

    3. Promise and Pain

    Luke 19:41–44 ESV
    41 And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, 42 saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side 44 and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”
    In recognizing Jesus’ mission we can have salvation and repentance, leading to hope
    but there are those who will not recognize this
    they will not understand Jesus
    they will emphatically reject Jesus
    they will reject His mission
    they will reject His purpose
    they will reject His deity
    they will reject that He even existed
    and to that Jesus even lamented
    we see here in Luke
    Jesus could see the looming destruction of Jerusalem
    Jesus could tell what would come of them
    Jesus weeps over Jerusalem
    knowing that their rejection of Him would lead to death and takeover by the Romans in the coming future
    The rejection of the Jesus by Jerusalem was costly
    it cost them everything
    they will have rejected the Son of God actively and forcefully
    This cost could have been avoided
    had they chosen to follow the Savior
    The same goes for the non believer today
    You have the same opportunity
    You can either believe in Jesus and accept Him as Lord and Savior
    or you can reject Him and face eternal damnation
    there are only two options when it comes to eternity
    you will end up on one side or the other
    Church we must be cautious
    the person and deity of Christ must be accepted no compromised
    We must be cautious of the portrayal of Christ we give to the world
    that portrayal must be one that points to truth
    not towards lies and deception
    the truth of the Gospel hurts
    at first
    at first only because of the condemnation and conviction
    but after acceptance and belief that Gospel offers hope for the world around us

      • Matthew 21:6–9CSB

      • Zechariah 9:9CSB

      • Matthew 21:6–9CSB

      • Luke 19:41–44CSB

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