Palm Sunday
March 24, 2024
We're thankful you've come here to watch our service and to worship the one true God!
This was another exciting Sunday at Pilgrim Lutheran Church! Once again, we had lots of great activities going on, starting with our Adult Bible study at 9:15 am, then our 10:30 am Worship service. Afterward, we gathered for food and conversations, while the children enjoyed Sunday School. These classes are full of activities and teaching, so the children learn how much God loves them!
If you live in the Burton area, please consider joining us on Sunday mornings! Anyone can watch our services live on Facebook or later on Pilgrim's website.
Here is information about this worship service:
BIBLE READINGS FOR SUNDAY
Old Testament: Zechariah 9:9-12
Psalm: Psalm 31:9-16
Epistle: Philippians 2:5-11
Gospel: John 12:12-19
Epistle: Philippians 2:5-11
Gospel: John 12:12-19
OUR THEME FOR WORSHIP SUNDAY
We have come to Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday, and there is a powerful tension in this day. Waving glorious palms we enter this holiest of weeks, which will end with blood & water pouring from Jesus’ cold, dead body. As Jesus rides a borrowed donkey through the singing & palm-waving crowd, what is going on?
The theology of glory calls this a “triumphal entry”, but Jesus is weeping and lamenting these next steps in His death march. The people hail Jesus, yet all the while are plotting to betray Him and kill Him. The “glory” crowd wants to see Jesus take up residence in the Royal Palace, but the theology of the cross sees the Messiah being crowned King with thorns and hung on a tree. Perceive this tension and you’ll catch a glimpse of what Jesus gave up for you. Jesus calls us from lives seeking glory to lives of sacrifice and serving others.
We have come to Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday, and there is a powerful tension in this day. Waving glorious palms we enter this holiest of weeks, which will end with blood & water pouring from Jesus’ cold, dead body. As Jesus rides a borrowed donkey through the singing & palm-waving crowd, what is going on?
The theology of glory calls this a “triumphal entry”, but Jesus is weeping and lamenting these next steps in His death march. The people hail Jesus, yet all the while are plotting to betray Him and kill Him. The “glory” crowd wants to see Jesus take up residence in the Royal Palace, but the theology of the cross sees the Messiah being crowned King with thorns and hung on a tree. Perceive this tension and you’ll catch a glimpse of what Jesus gave up for you. Jesus calls us from lives seeking glory to lives of sacrifice and serving others.
To watch the video of today's service, please click HERE.
Peace in Christ,
Pastor Mark
Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS Burton, Michigan
office: 810.744.1188 mobile: 248.881.7627
We are Pilgrims with a Purpose:
Sharing God’s Love & Mercy with Each Other & the World.
Soli Deo Gloria
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom..." Psalm 111:10a
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