Northside Church
Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday, begins Holy Week celebrating the glory of Jesus Christ, yet by Friday, He is hanging on the cross.
This is beginning of the holiest and most exciting week on the Christian calendar. Today we open Passion Week and see how this Holy Week unfolds.
Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday, begins Holy Week celebrating the glory of Jesus Christ, yet by Friday, He is hanging on the cross.
This is beginning of the holiest and most exciting week on the Christian calendar.
This is the day when we remember and honor the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem
(Matt 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:29-44, John 12:12-19)
a. Riding on a donkey
b. The crowd cheered and waved palm branches.
c. Laying them on the ground before Him.
Zechariah 9:9 ESV
But this day was not just about prophetic fulfillment, it was about much more.
In true humility, Jesus rode over those branches into Jerusalem, not on a magnificent stallion, but on the colt of a donkey.
i. It was about Jesus' willingness to enter into the heart of the city.
ii. He knew knowing that He would soon face the cross.
iii. It was about His love for us.
iv. His willingness to endure the pain and suffering that lay ahead so that we might have eternal life.
So, as we celebrate this Palm Sunday, let us remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us. Let us be mindful of the depth of His love for us, a love that was willing to go to the cross to redeem us from sin and death.
Monday
1. Cursing of the Fig Tree
(Matt 21:18-19, Mark 11:12-14)
2. Cleansing of the Temple
(Matt 21:12-17, Mark 11:15-19, Luke 19:45-48)
Tuesday
1. Lesson of the Withered Fig Tree
(Matt 21:18-22, Mark 11:20-25)
2. Challenge of Jesus’ Authority
(Matt 21:23-27, Mark 11:27-33, Luke 20:1-8)
3. Parables of Warning
(Matt 21:28-22:14, Mark 12:1-12, Luke 20:9-19)
4. Debate with Jewish Leaders
(Matt 22:15-46, Mark 12:13-37, Luke 20:20-44)
5. Denunciation of the Scribes and Pharisees
(Matt 23:1-39, Mark 12:38-44, Luke 20:45-21:4)
6. Discourse on the Last Things
(Matt 24-25, Mark 13, Luke 21:5-36)
Wednesday
1. Conspiracy of the Chief Priests
(Matt 26:1-5, Mark 14:1-2, Luke 22:1-2)
2. Two Flashbacks: Anointing of Jesus and Plot of Judas
(Matt 26:6-16, Mark 14:3-11, Luke 22:3-6, John 11:45-12:8)
Thursday
1. The Last Supper
(Matt 26:17-35, Mark 14:12-31, Luke 22:7-38, John 13-17)
2. Gethsemane
(Matt 26:36-46, Mark 14:32-42, Luke 22:39-46)
3. Betrayal and Arrest (Matt 26:47-56, Mark 14:43-52, Luke 22:47-53, John 18:1-14)
4. Trial before the Jewish Authorities (Matt 26:57-75, Mark 14:53-72, Luke 22:54-71, John 18:15-27)
This action of the high priest tearing his clothes is a direct violation of one of the requirements of his office. The priests were to follow a particular holiness code that God had established through Moses in the Law.
Leviticus 10:6 ESV
Thursday
1. The Last Supper
(Matt 26:17-35, Mark 14:12-31, Luke 22:7-38, John 13-17)
2. Gethsemane
(Matt 26:36-46, Mark 14:32-42, Luke 22:39-46)
3. Betrayal and Arrest
(Matt 26:47-56, Mark 14:43-52, Luke 22:47-53, John 18:1-14)
4. Trial before the Jewish Authorities
(Matt 26:57-75, Mark 14:53-72, Luke 22:54-71, John 18:15-27)
This action of the high priest tearing his clothes is a direct violation of one of the requirements of his office. The priests were to follow a particular holiness code that God had established through Moses in the Law.
Leviticus 21:10 ESV
Leviticus 10:6 ESV
John 19:24 ESV