Palm Sunday

We celebrate the beginning of Holy Week with Palm Sunday! 

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Some of the events on Palm Sunday:

• Jesus and his disciples traveled to Jerusalem for the Passover Week
• He sent John and Peter ahead, with instructions to find a certain man who had a donkey and its colt
• Jesus then rode the donkey into Jerusalem
• Crowds along the road showed Him praise by waving palm branches and cheering. Some spread their cloaks on the road before Him

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Matthew 21:1-11 (NLT)​

Jesus’ Triumphant Entry
1 As Jesus and the disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the town of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead. 
2 “Go into the village over there,” he said. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey tied there, with its colt beside it. Untie them and bring them to me. 
3 If anyone asks what you are doing, just say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will immediately let you take them.”
4 This took place to fulfill the prophecy that said,
5 “Tell the people of Jerusalem, ‘Look, your King is coming to you. He is humble, riding on a donkey--riding on a donkey’s colt.’”
6 The two disciples did as Jesus commanded. 
7 They brought the donkey and the colt to him and threw their garments over the colt, and he sat on it.
8 Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 
9 Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting, “Praise God for the Son of David! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Praise God in highest heaven!”
10 The entire city of Jerusalem was in an uproar as he entered. “Who is this?” they asked.
11 And the crowds replied, “It’s Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

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Attributions

• ​Image:  Jeff Jacobs from Pixabay.com
• ​Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.