April 5th, 2020 – Today we celebrate two traditions of the church, the passover and Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem.   Pastor Jonathan asks us to contrast the images the Jewish people had of their deliverer, their messiah, with that of the man who rides into town on a small donkey with people cheering Him by waving palms and laying their cloaks on the ground as he road into town.   Jesus, will demonstrate all the things they least expected by coming into town not as a roaring lion but gentle and humble, the same way he carried out his ministry.   And this is the example he leaves us, not of a sword bearing defeater of the enemies of the Israelites.   But the conquerer of death through humility, servitude, and love.

Matthew 21:1-10, Luke 22:14-20