Sunday 24th March 2024
You are welcome to worship in person this Sunday at 10.15am. Hand sanitizer and masks are available if you would like to use them.
We are also live streaming of our services. The service can be seen each Sunday morning commencing at 10.15am. Here is the link to our YouTube channel to access the live streaming: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHEm1fJeADpcP6gO1BsBKcg
Mark 11:1-11, Palm Sunday: It Feels Like Jesus Showed Up
This Sunday as Palm Sunday, the Sixth Sunday in the Season of Lent, marks the beginning of Holy Week. As we are led and experienced at the beginning of the Holy Week, let us ponder what happened during the final week of Jesus ministry, and reflect upon what He has shown us and done for us.
In our gospel reading, we don’t know which of the disciples Jesus told to go and retrieve the colt. We just know that they did what Jesus told them to do and at the end of the day those disciples and all who were a part of the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem on that day were feeling excited about what they had just experienced. It felt like Jesus showed up with the expectations of a long-awaited Messiah by a people who were ready for something to change.
What Jesus did when he rode into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey during Passover week made an unforgettable statement about who he was and what he was claiming to be: the Messiah! Up to this point Jesus consistently wanted his identity to remain quiet. He would tell both disciples and demons not to utter a word about who he was because his time had not yet come. But on this day, Jesus the Messiah made his grand entrance for all to see. The magnitude of his announcement would become clearer in hindsight. For this Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, an excitement was experienced by all who were present because Jesus had shown up with great fanfare and an unforgettable introduction.
THE HOLY WEEK STORIES FROM MARK’S GOSPEL
SUNDAY MARK 11:15-19 JESUS ATTACKS IN THE TEMPLE
MONDAY MARK 12:28-34 THE GREATEST COMMAND
TUESDAY MARK 14:12-25 THE LAST SUPPER
WEDNESDAY MARK 14:43-50 JESUS IS ARRESTED
THURSDAY MARK 15:1-15 PILATE CONDEMNS JESUS
FRIDAY MARK 15:21-39 JESUS IS CRUCIFIED
SATURDAY MARK 15:42-47 JESUS’ BODY IS BURIED
EASTER MARK 16:1-8 THE TOMB IS EMPTY
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