Theme of the Day: His Humility, Our Hope
During Holy Week, the church gathers to praise God “for the great acts of love by which you have redeemed bus through your Son, Jesus Christ.” The events we remember this week are the culmination of Christ’s saving work for the world. The events of Palm Sunday, however, might seem like the exception. There certainly is a lot of activity on Palm Sunday. The events of this day set the tone for everything that would follow. We gather on Palm Sunday, not just because it happens to a day when we would normally gather anyway. The events of this day are emblematic of the rest of Holy Week and the entire life of Christ. They tell us everything we need to know about the kind of Savior Jesus came to be: one who conquers his enemies by surrendering to them, one who crushes his opposition by letting crush him, one whose path to kingly exaltation includes willing humiliation. As a result, we are drawn to him in faith rather than driven away in fear.
Luke 19:28-40
Isaiah 42:1-4
Philippians 2:5-11
Psalm 24
412 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness
411 – O God, O Lord of Heaven and Earth
414 – Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
422 – Lord Jesus Christ, the Church’s Head
951 – Lord, Now You Let Your Servant
413 – Christ Is Our Cornerstone
Prayer of the Day: We praise you, O God, for the great acts of love by which you have redeemed us through your Son, Jesus Christ. As he was acclaimed by those who scattered their garments and branches of palms in his path, so may we always hail him as our King and follow him with perfect confidence; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Gospel Acclamation: “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”