Wesley Church Podcast

Palm Sunday reminds us that Jesus entered Jerusalem not with power and force, but with humility and peace. As the crowds shouted "Hosanna," they welcomed a king—just not the kind they expected. As we begin Holy Week, may we open our hearts to receive Jesus as he truly is.

Greg Porterfield & Aaron Talbott

Jesus entering Jerusalem

Matthew 21:1–11

Reflection Question:

Where might we be expecting Jesus to act one way when he is inviting us to

trust him in another?

Palm Sunday isn't just a celebration—it's a choice between two very different parades. As Jesus enters Jerusalem, the crowd cheers with expectation, hoping for power and control, but Jesus reveals a kingdom marked by humility, surrender, and the cross. This message invites us to consider not just if we'll praise Jesus—but which kind of King we're actually willing to follow.

Ezekiel 37

John 11:35

In John 9, Jesus heals a man born blind, but the deeper miracle unfolds long after the mud is washed away. This sermon explores how the story is not only about physical sight, but about spiritual vision—about who truly sees the work of God and who misses it. As the healed man's understanding of Jesus grows from "a man called Jesus" to "Lord, I believe," we are invited to ask where we might still be blind to grace, truth, and God's activity right in front of us.

In John 9, Jesus heals a man who was born blind—but the miracle itself takes only two verses. The rest of the chapter is filled with arguments about what it means. This sermon explores how miracles aren't meant to simply make life easier; they reveal God's vision for the world and invite us to see reality differently. When God changes our lives, it may disrupt the systems and expectations around us, but it ultimately calls us to bear witness to a greater kingdom.

In John 4, Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at a well and offers her something deeper than the water she came to draw—living water. This sermon explores how Jesus crosses cultural, religious, and personal barriers to reveal the heart of God to someone the world considered an outsider. After encountering Christ, the woman leaves her water jar behind and becomes a witness, reminding us that when we truly experience living water, we don't just stay at the well—we go and tell others.

Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman in John 4 is the longest recorded conversation he has in the Gospels, and it happens with someone he was never supposed to meet. This sermon explores how Jesus crosses barriers of gender, ethnicity, history, and religion—not to lecture, but to truly know her. In a world full of opinions, efficiency, and surface-level exchange, Jesus shows us that real transformation often happens through honest, vulnerable conversation that opens us to grace, truth, and the possibility of new life.