Palm Sunday 25 March 2018 Palm Sunday Triumphant

Palm Sunday 25 March 2018

Palm Sunday | Triumphant Entry Matthew 21: 1 -11 Mark 11: 1 -11 Luke 19: 28 -48 John 12: 12 -19

storms

Palm Sunday perfect storm

Storm 1 Rome

Rome needed the middle east oil grain

Storm 1 Rome

Storm 2 Israel

exodus

Storm 3 God

God would come on his terms

storms God Rome Israel

the true Son of God the true High Priest has become King of the world

western imperialism western middle-eastern aspirations middle-eastern

driver for action little to do with justice or mercy

what is God’s intent

pray wisdom will triumph over folly justice over selfish brutality

Matthew 16: 24 Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

1. Play by the world’s rules 2. Pursue our own aspirations

where is God in all this?

the dream has to die the kingdom isn’t coming the way you wanted

Luke 24: 25 -26 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory? ”

If the Son of God is now King of the world, what will that kingdom look like in this next generation?

Luke 9: 23 [Jesus] said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.

May God bless us with discomfort — discomfort at easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships, so that we may live deep within our hearts

May God bless us with anger — anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that we may work for justice, freedom, and peace.

May God bless us with tears — tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, hunger, and war, so that we may reach out our hands to comfort them and turn their pain into joy.

And may God bless us with foolishness — enough foolishness to believe that we can make a difference in this world, so that we can do what others claim cannot be done.

Which will I choose? 2 processions Stallion or donkey? 2 kingdoms 2 symbolic journeys Parade or protest? into Jerusalem