Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Resurrection Sunday (Easter) that begins the Holy Week. It is the day that we remember and celebrate the day Jesus entered Jerusalem as Savior and King. On his way to Jerusalem, Jesus sent two disciples ahead to the village of Bethphage, about a mile away from the city at the foot of the Mount of Olives. He told them to look for a donkey tied by a house, with its unbroken colt next to it. Jesus instructed the disciples to tell the owners of the animal that "The Lord has need of it." (Luke 19:31, ESV) The men found the donkey, brought it and its colt to Jesus, and placed their cloaks on the colt. Jesus sat on the young donkey and slowly, humbly, made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. In his path, people threw their cloaks on the ground and put palm branches on the road before him. Others waved palm branches in the air.
Large crowds surrounded Jesus, shouting "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" (Matthew 21:9, ESV)
By that time, the commotion was spreading through the entire city. Many of the Galilean disciples had earlier seen Jesus raise Lazarus from the dead. Undoubtedly they were spreading the news of that astonishing miracle. he people of the city did not fully understand Christ's mission yet, but their worship honored God:
Following this glorious time of celebration, Jesus Christ began his final journey to the cross.
I invite you to join us for Palm Sunday service today. Our service begins promptly at 10:00 am. Just click the link to join our Palm Sunday celebration this morning. http://www.stmhonline.com/
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Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna
Stay well and stay safe,
Evang. Carolyn
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