Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, not in power. The crowd shouted Hosanna on Sunday but demanded his crucifixion five days later. The speaker urges listeners to stay faithful through the week, not abandon Jesus when things get hard.
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2000 years ago, the world saw the original Palm Sunday. On that Palm Sunday, the Lord of Heaven and Earth entered Jerusalem on a baby donkey. He didn't come to us with power and magnificence, but with meekness and gentleness. On that Palm Sunday, those who sang "Hosanna" would 5 days later shout, "Crucify him!" On that Palm Sunday, Jesus turned his face toward Jerusalem. Where he would endure the most painful and humiliating kind of death, the kind of death that would save the world. Palm Sunday is a reminder of who Jesus is and who we should be as we follow him. Palm Sunday reminds us that the way of Jesus is the way of the donkey, the way of humility, the way of gentleness. Palm Sunday reminds us that it's totally possible to be with Jesus on Sunday but forsake him on Friday. And Palm Sunday reminds us that Friday is coming.