March 29th, 2026 - Palm Sunday

Scripture Passage:  Matthew 21:1-17

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Palm Sunday
6th of Lent and 5th of Month
Matthew 21:1-17

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Much action and many prophecies.
Actors and Sword Drills

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Time and Location
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives

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Go take a donkey
 Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me.

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Power at work
3 If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

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Sword Drill #1
Zechariah 9:9

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“Say to Daughter Zion,
    ‘See, your king comes to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
    and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

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Coats please!
7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

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Save Us!
9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,
“Hosanna to the Son of David!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

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Sword Drill #2
Psalm 118:25-27

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Who is asking whom?
10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked,
“Who is this?”
11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

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Turning the Tables
12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.

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Sword Drill #3
Isaiah 56:6,7

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Sword Drill #4
Jeremiah 7:9-11

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Kingly Healing
14 The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.

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What is the problem?
15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were indignant.

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Sword Drill #5:  Psalm 8:2
“‘From the lips of children and infants
    you, Lord, have called forth your praise’?”

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Quiet exit after big entrance
17 And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.

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Pay attention to what you feel as we journey toward the cross.