The Parade before the Pain - The Wondrous Story - Easter 2025 Matthew 21:1–11, Mark 11:1–10, Luke 19:28–38, John 12:12–18 Why Celebrate Palm Sunday? 1. Celebration of Passover – What God did in the past 2. Celebration fulfilled Prophecy – What God is doing now, what God can do now He is a promise keeping God. He is Faithful - He will bring it to pass. • Eternal • Omnipotent • Omniscient • Faithful 3. Certainty Jesus is King The King of the universe kept his appointment to be ultimate sacrifice - “our Passover” “Hosanna - Blessed is the one comes in name of Lord” “a shout of praise” and literally means “‘help’ or ‘save, I pray,’” “He’s our King” Same crowd cried Hosanna - jeered “crucify Him!” Palm Sunday is the start of the path to ultimate victory over • Disease • Depression • Death • Sin • Penalty of sin • Presence of sin • Power of sin How can I celebrate His Triumphal Entry? Helps to Foster heart of worship Helps me not to fear - John 12:13 Helps me to share the gospel - good news Helps me want to spend more time w/ Jesus Whom Did Christ Die for? Ephesians 2:14–16 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; 15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; 16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: How Did He Die? Contusion Laceration Abrasion Penetration Perforation Incision > Jesus Really Died and Really Was Buried and Really Rose Again from the Dead