Athens Church Podcast
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Athens Church Podcast
Palm Sunday
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Palm Sunday begins Holy Week, the most significant week in history. As Jesus enters Jerusalem, the crowds celebrate him as king and cry out for peace. Yet many misunderstand the kind of king he is. Jesus comes humbly, riding a donkey and moving deliberately toward the cross. The peace he brings is deeper than changed circumstances. The peace he brings is the peace that comes through reconciliation with God.
Even as the crowd rejoices, Jesus weeps over Jerusalem, grieving that many will miss the very peace standing before them. Palm Sunday invites us to slow down and truly see Jesus this week as the humble king who walks toward the cross for us. Will we receive him as he truly is, or only as we wish him to be?