Intended Response: Consider How Wonderful Jesus Love for Us/Others Is

Easter 2018: Sermon Outline: Palm Sunday

Message 1

Topic: Palm Sunday

Main Point:During His last week before the crucifixion, Jesus focused on others

Intended Response:Consider how wonderful Jesus’ love for us/others is

Introduction

During the final week before His crucifixion, Jesus’ life is full of activity. As we consider the events of this week, we see how much love Jesus has for people and how He continuously focused on others.

Point One

The Great Week Begins (refer to timeline for Scripture references)

Sunday: Jesus beings His passion week by entering Jerusalem,

Monday: Jesus cleanses the temple again

Tuesday: Jesus teaches parables

Thursday: Jesus washes the feet of the disciples

Point One: Even in His last week, Jesus’ ministrywas focused on others

Point Two

The Great Entrance

A large crowd greeted Jesus as He entered Jerusalem (Matt 21:8)

The fulfilment of the promised Saviour had come (Psa 118:25-29)

People in the crowd shouted a song of praise “Hosanna” (Matt 21:9)

Point Two: The arrival of the long awaited Saviour had finally come

Point Three

The Great Servant

Jesus washes the feet of the disciples (Jn 13:2-15)

Jesus didn’t come to be served, but to serve others (Mk 10:42-45)

Jesus was always focused on the interests of others (Phil 2:6-7)

Point Three: Jesus gave His life for us as a demonstration of love

Resources: We have created a Passion Week Timeline for you. This lists all the events of Jesus’ last week with Scripture references. You may want to make copies of this and hand them out to people as they enter the service. Recommended worship song: How Great is our God

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Written by Christopher Trodden B.A (Bib.Stud)

Easter 2018: Message 1

Scripture References: Palm Sunday

Matt 21:8

Most of the crowd spread their coats in the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in the road.

Psa 118:25-29

O LORD, do save, we beseech You; O LORD, we beseech You, do send prosperity! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD; We have blessed you from the house of the LORD. The LORDis God, and He has given us light; Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. You are my God, and I give thanks to You; You aremy God, I extol You. Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Matt 21:9

The crowds going ahead of Him, and those who followed, were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David; BLESSED ISHE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THELORD;Hosanna in the highest!”

Jn 13:1

It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

Lk 9:51

As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.

Jn 13:2-15

During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot,the sonof Simon, to betray Him,Jesus,knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come forth from God and was going back to God,got up from supper, and laid aside His garments; and taking a towel, He girded Himself.

Then He poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.So He came to Simon Peter. He said to Him, “Lord, do You wash my feet?”Jesus answered and said to him, “What I do you do not realize now, but you will understand hereafter.”Peter said to Him, “Never shall You wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.”Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord,then washnot only my feet, but also my hands and my head.”Jesus said to him, “He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not allof you.”For He knew the one who was betraying Him; for this reason He said, “Not all of you are clean.”

So when He had washed their feet, and taken His garments and reclinedat the tableagain, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you?“You call Me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, forsoI am.“If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.“For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you.

Mk 10:42-45

Calling them to Himself, Jesus said to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great men exercise authority over them.“But it is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant;and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all.“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

Phil 2:6-7

Jesus who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant,andbeing made in the likeness of men.

Written by Christopher Trodden B.A (Bib.Stud)