palm Sunday

Palm Sunday Notes

“Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying, “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’” The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 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!” And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.””
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭21:1-11‬ ‭ESV‬‬

If we ask people to describe life, most will depict it in the same way- as a path or a road.

life is like a journey/highway

It was a familiar road the found themselves on that first Palm Sunday. It was the road to Jerusalem and they had . They knew, as they reached the town of Bethany, they would soon turn round the Mount of Olives, and see the city of Jerusalem suddenly sprawl out before them. They had traveled this way with They would again come to the city, which, at this time, would be swelling with ready to celebrate the Passover.

The road was . The road did; but the journey was .

Mark 11.2- this animal had never been . It wasn’t ever . This is in line with Old Testament Law.

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We learn more as we travel this pathway this morning. As we walk the pathway of Palm Sunday we realize that all of us walk down a road in this life.

Each path may be a and although we the roads of our , Jesus knows the

Self- and – it’s part of the sinful human nature.

And it can easily turn us in on ourselves, and turn us from each other and from the truth of the matter. The truth is that my life is but it’s about . Your life is not about . It’s about the one who.