“Palm Sunday” – a message by Pastor Ruth Carver

This past weekend at Eastbrook, we concluded our preaching series during Lent entitled “The Tree and the Vine,” with Pastor Ruth Carver offering a message for Palm Sunday.

You can find the message outline and video below. You can access the entire series here. Join us for weekend worship in-person or remotely via Eastbrook at Home.

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They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!” (John 12:13a)

Jesus Orchestrates a Miracle (John 11)

• Jesus sets it up
• Jesus calls Lazarus out of the tomb
• Two reactions by the people

Jesus Orchestrates a Worship Parade (John 12)

• Jesus acts out prophecies
• Jesus allows the crowd to worship Him
• Two reactions by the people

It’s All About Jesus

• “The New is in the Old Concealed; the Old is in the New Revealed”
  • Zechariah 9:9, Psalm 22:16-18
  • Isaac, Joseph, Moses, Esther, Jonah
  • Psalm 1
• Jesus is the Savior for the whole world (John 3:16)
• Let us remember all these things as we walk with Jesus this Holy Week! 

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Dig Deeper

This week dig deeper in one or more of the following ways:

• Memorize Psalm 1:1-3 and John 15:12-13.
• Listen to this joyful rendition of “Lift Up Your Heads”, traditionally associated with Palm Sunday, from Handel’s Messiah by Gramophone Ghana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BiEdSIJP_Q
• Read and compare all 4 gospel accounts of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem: Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-10, Luke 19:28-44, and John 12:12-19. Think about what each writer adds to or emphasizes in the story, but also about how all four accounts can be harmonized.