Sermon podcast from the Palm/Passion Sunday 3-24-24 worship service - Peace Memorial Church, UCC in Palos Park, IL. John 12:12-16
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3/28/2021
Remembered - John 12:12-16 - Palm Sunday - 3-28-21
Sermon podcast from the Palm Sunday, 3-28-21 online worship service - St. Paul's UCC in Downers Grove, IL. John 12:12-16
3/25/2018
Remembered
Palm Sunday Slam Poetry from St. Paul's UCC in Downers Grove, IL. John 12:12-16. Mocking the religious pretentiousness.
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3/30/2015
They Remembered
Yesterday's 'Begin with the palms, tell abou the passion' sermon from St. Paul's UCC.
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3/31/2012
They Remembered
This week's Bible reflection (Danger) begins what is now the Palm Sunday sermon for 2012 at Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Somonauk, IL.
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3/27/2012
Danger
If Jesus’ plan was to attract as little notice among the most powerful people in the region, he failed miserably.
He got on a donkey colt and rode into Jerusalem in front of a crowd of cheering people. They called him blessed. They called him the King of Israel.
Jesus had a dangerous sense of humor as it related to Jerusalem. He made a mockery of the powers that be by riding a small donkey colt instead of a warhorse. He made a mockery of the powers that be by coming into town in a similar way that the military and leaders would march into town. The people cheered him – maybe because the were hoping he would set things straight, maybe because everyone else was cheering, maybe because they loved that he was brave or stupid enough to mock the powers that be.
The disciples didn’t understand any of it – yet. They’d have plenty of chances to ‘get it’ along the way, but it wouldn’t be until after everything that they would begin to have a clue about what happened.
I wonder what we don’t have a clue about this Palm Sunday? What will we begin to understand as we look back and remember?
He got on a donkey colt and rode into Jerusalem in front of a crowd of cheering people. They called him blessed. They called him the King of Israel.
Jesus had a dangerous sense of humor as it related to Jerusalem. He made a mockery of the powers that be by riding a small donkey colt instead of a warhorse. He made a mockery of the powers that be by coming into town in a similar way that the military and leaders would march into town. The people cheered him – maybe because the were hoping he would set things straight, maybe because everyone else was cheering, maybe because they loved that he was brave or stupid enough to mock the powers that be.
The disciples didn’t understand any of it – yet. They’d have plenty of chances to ‘get it’ along the way, but it wouldn’t be until after everything that they would begin to have a clue about what happened.
I wonder what we don’t have a clue about this Palm Sunday? What will we begin to understand as we look back and remember?
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