Church of the Messiah UMC

"Steps" Lenten Sermon Series, Palm Sunday

Episode Summary

On Palm Sunday, we join the crowd in asking one of the most important questions in all of Holy Week: Who is this? In Matthew 21:1–11, Jesus enters Jerusalem not as the kind of king people expected, but as the humble King they truly needed. This sermon explores how often we want Jesus to act on our terms, on our timeline, and in ways that make sense to us, while Jesus continues to reveal a deeper kind of power through humility, surrender, peace, and love. As Holy Week begins, this message invites us to examine our own expectations of God and to ask how Christ may be at work in ways we do not immediately recognize. What if Jesus is not only helping us face life as it is, but also teaching us to see what could be through hope? Watch, reflect, and journey with us as we follow Jesus from the palms to the cross and toward the hope of resurrection.