Palm Sunday 2024 sermon with 12 Bible verses to reflect your spiritual journey
What is Palm Sunday?
Palm Sunday marks the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem and holds profound significance in the Christian tradition. Palm Sunday invites us to welcome Jesus into our hearts, follow Him faithfully, and remember His sacrificial love which lead us to the joyous celebration of Easter. Also it’s a day of celebration, anticipation, and profound significance. Let’s explore this momentous event through Scripture.
Here are 12 bible verses to reflect and uplift our spiritual journey.
1. Zechariah 9:9 “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
2. Matthew 21:10-11 “When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, ‘Who is this?’ The crowds answered, ‘This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.’”
3. John 12:13 “So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!’”
4. Mark 11:1-11 “When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them, ‘Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and bring it.’”
5. Luke 19:28-44 “As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road. As he was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen.”
6. John 12:12-19 “The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel!’”
7. Matthew 21:9 “The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!’”
8. John 12:16 “At first, his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realise that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him.”
9. Matthew 21:1-11 “When they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me.’”
10. Mark 11:9-10 “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”
11. Luke 19:40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
12. John 12:19 “So the Pharisees said to one another, ‘See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!’”
As we celebrate Palm Sunday, let us recognise Jesus as our Savior and King. May we praise Him “Hosanna!” and welcome Him into our hearts and lives. Let this day be a reminder of His sacrificial love and the hope He brings to all humanity. May God bless you all.