Palm Sunday isn’t background music before Easter. It’s the moment Jesus steps into the city on purpose and forces us to decide what kind of King we think he is. We start with a simple picture most of us know too well: that “2% left” feeling where life has drained you faster than you can recharge. The good news is you can have the charger in your bag and still be powerless if you never connect to the source, and for us that source is Jesus. 

We walk through Matthew 21 and the Triumphal Entry, unpacking why the donkey matters, why coats and palm branches filled the road, and why the city went into an uproar. Palm Sunday is packed with receipts: fulfilled prophecy, a public claim to kingship, and a declaration of peace. Then Jesus goes straight to the temple, flips what’s corrupt, and heals people who were pushed to the margins. That contrast hits hard: he’s kind to the broken and ruthless with sin, because he wants a house of prayer and a whole heart in every person. 

We also talk about the word “Hosanna” and why the crowd’s cry for спасение can turn into rejection when they expect the wrong kind of rescue. Jesus doesn’t come to save a few people for one moment in history. He comes to save everyone for all time, and the cross proves it. We end by bringing it home through trust, John 3:16 with your name in it, and communion as a way to return to the center when your joy feels close to zero. 
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