On the very first palm Sunday, when Jesus rode into Jerusalem, there was a lot of excitement. People were waving palm branches. They were quoting scripture. There was so much nationalistic excitement. But I believe if you had asked someone on that day what was happening there, I think they would have said, “I’m not really sure.” I think they probably would have said, “I’m not really sure.” They were excited, and they could quote scripture, but they had a total misunderstanding of why Christ came. This week as we look at the triumphal entry in John 12:12-19, we will find that Jesus makes plain why He came. This is so important. All of our study of Scripture and Christ’s life is meaningless if we don’t understand the purpose for which He came. I pray you will make plans to join us this weekend at one of our services or at one of our campuses as we worship Christ in song and in the study of His word.

— Pastor Chad