Palm Sunday: Our Humble King

About this episode

Pastor Jim discusses the significance of Jesus' humble entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and the misidentification of the true source of human problems.

In this Palm Sunday message from Matthew 21:1–17, Pastor Jim walks through Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, showing how people can recognize a problem yet misidentify its true source. The crowds expected a political solution in the overthrow of Rome, but Jesus reveals a deeper issue rooted in sin within the human heart. He contrasts expectations of a powerful, conquering king with the reality of a humble King who enters on a donkey, not to seize power, but to heal, restore, and draw near to the b...

People in this episode

Host: Jim

Topics covered

• Palm Sunday
• Jesus' entry into Jerusalem
• humility
• sin
• expectations

Keywords

• Matthew 21:1–17
• political solution
• healing
• restoration

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Jerusalem, Rome

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