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PALM SUNDAY - A SPECIAL DAY
A partial time line from Palm Sunday till the Resurrection of Jesus


This Sunday is PALM SUNDAY
It is the start of the week of passion
when our Lord Jesus gave His life as a sacrifice for us

We have all seen paintings of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey
That is a picture of what we as Christian call Palm Sunday
Why do we honor that day and remember it as a special day

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Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany
To the home of Lazarus whom Jesus had raised from the dead just days before
Mary - Lazarus' sister had a pound of ointment of spikenard  
a very costly ointment with a wonderful fragrance

After eating she took the ointment
anointed  Jesus' feet and wiped them with her hair
Jesus said she was anointing Him for His burial
This was the only anointing He had for His death

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Many people were there trying to get a glimpse of Jesus and Lazarus
Jealousy caused the chief priests to consulted with other to have Jesus put to death
The next day He went into Jerusalem
The people lined the street to see Him

 A donkey was brought for Him to ride on
The donkey had never been rode before
People with branches of palm trees  waved them
  crying "Hosanna - Blessed be the King of Israel that comes in the name of the Lord"

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They lay their robes down for the donkey to walk on
This was the kind of entry a king would make
In just a few days these same people would be screaming
  crucify Him  Crucify Him

Later that week they would have the Passover meal on Thursday night
After eating the meal they went out to the  Mount of Olives  
Jesus went by Himself to pray asking God to remove this cup from Him
He prayed for God's will be done not His will - Then the soldiers came and arrested Him

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On Friday He was crucified on a wooden cross
there He became the Passover Lamb for all mankind
He took all of our sins upon Himself
He said "It is finished" then He released His spirit

He laid down His life it was not taken from Him
This was a free act of love from God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Spirit
On Sunday morning He rose from the dead - we call this day Easter
He was seen by many people

Forty days later He ascended to heaven
where He is now  
One day soon He will come back to take us home to Heaven with Him
What a glorious day that will be for us who love Him and believe in Him

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This sound so simple doesn't it  -  Simple words used to express the brutal cost
Our Savior Jesus the Christ paid for us to be made clean and have our sins forgiven
He loves us so much He paid the price for us to be in with Him forever
There are not enough words in my vocabulary to express His love for us

I can only bow my knee and heart to Him and thank Him
for the precious and priceless gift of  salvation in Jesus Christ
and for giving us the Holy Spirit to dwell in us
He is our Refuge and our Rock and our Salvation
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©Kathy Collier  4 - 2011
Reworked  4 - 2014
Reworked 3 - 15

Taken from the Holy Bible
Matthew  -  Chapter 26
John  -  Chapter 12

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We as Christians know Jesus to be the Second Person of the Trinity
He is God the Creator  and our Savior

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
King James Version



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This Sunday the week of Christ's Passion begins with Palm Sunday and will end the next Sunday, which is Easter with the resurrection of Jesus.

Death could not keep Him - HE IS RISEN - Matthew 28: 6


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It is my prayer that you too will worship our Lord Jesus on these Holy days and every day

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PALM SUNDAY - A SPECIAL DAY
A partial time line from Palm Sunday till the Resurrection of Jesus

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Music: Amazing Grace





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PALM SUNDAY - A SPECIAL DAY


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