Church Of The Lost Sheep

Triumphal Entry "As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.’” So they went and found the colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. They untied it, and some who were standing there asked, “Why are you untying the colt?” The disciples answered as Jesus had instructed them, and the people gave them permission. Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it. Many in the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut from the fields. The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”

During the relatively short earthly minisry of Jesus, He has always maintained that His time has not yet come. And yet He has turned water in to wine. He has taught spiritual things like no one before or after Him. He healed the blind, the mute, the deaf, the lame, lepers, those taken over by evil spirits and even raised His friend Lazarus from the grave after being buried for four days. But during the first Palm Sunday, the first day of the Holy Week commemorated by Christians all over the world, Jesus of Nazareth finally rode into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey in fulfillment of prophecies of the Messiah. Here Jesus finally allowed Himself to be praised, worshipped and acknowledged as the Messiah. This is how the Apostle John described this event. See How Your King Comes "The next day the huge crowd that had arrived for the Feast heard that Jesus was entering Jerusalem. They broke off palm branches and went out to meet him. And they cheered: Hosanna! Blessed is