Palm Sunday!

For Sunday, April 2, 2023:

Matthew 21:9 NIV: “The crowds that went ahead of Jesus 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 heaven!’”

At this point, Jesus was probably the most popular man in Jerusalem! Everyone gathered like they would for a parade, marking a colorful route with their garments and palm branches. Jesus rode into town on a borrowed donkey while the people shouted, “Hosanna,” which means “Save us, save us now!” They would not be asking Jesus to “save” them unless they believed he was a heaven-sent “Savior!” We should all shout, “Hosanna!”

The glory was to be short-lived. People are fickle, and soon they would be following the orders of the Pharisees and Temple leaders. Today Jesus was celebrated, but he had started down the path to becoming the ultimate sacrifice for the sins of the world.

Jesus was obedient to the end!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship