Embrace Jesus
03/16/08
Dr. Phil Wilkes, Matt 21:1-17
It was Palm Sunday, and the mother’s 3-year old son had to stay home from church because of strep throat. When the rest of the family came home carrying palm branches, the little boy asked what they were for. His mother explained, “People held them over Jesus’ head as he walked by.” “Wouldn’t you know it,” the boy fumed. “The one Sunday I don’t go, and Jesus shows up.”
Jesus enters Jerusalem at the beginning of the Passover week in Jerusalem. The people were thrilled with his arrival in town. The crowds, however, were not prepared for what Jesus would do in town. But from there initial response and the actions of Jesus we find some prayers to offer to the Lord.
The first is to ask Jesus to save us. The crowds greeted Jesus with shouts of “hosanna” which can mean “save us now.” They just didn’t understand what that request would truly mean for Jesus.
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It was Palm Sunday, and the mother’s 3-year old son had to stay home from church because of strep throat. When the rest of the family came home carrying palm branches, the little boy asked what they were for. His mother explained, “People held them over Jesus’ head as he walked by.” “Wouldn’t you know it,” the boy fumed. “The one Sunday I don’t go, and Jesus shows up.”
Jesus enters Jerusalem at the beginning of the Passover week in Jerusalem. The people were thrilled with his arrival in town. The crowds, however, were not prepared for what Jesus would do in town. But from there initial response and the actions of Jesus we find some prayers to offer to the Lord.
The first is to ask Jesus to save us. The crowds greeted Jesus with shouts of “hosanna” which can mean “save us now.” They just didn’t understand what that request would truly mean for Jesus.
Podcast