Palm Sunday (in July)

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon Notes

1) Prophetic Preparation, 28-35

2) Public Procession, 35-38

3) Prophetic Exaggeration? 39-40

4) Prophetic Lamentation, 41-44

Reflection questions:

1. Read Zechariah 9:9-10, the prophecy fulfilled in Luke 19:28-40 and Matthew 21:1-10. Now reflect upon this quote: “So it has always been that the church does not effectively spread the gospel by sword or by arrogance, but by mirroring the humble spirt of its king and savior.” (Thomas McComiskey)

2. Read Luke 19:40. Now read Romans 8:18-27. What does Romans have to say about creation longing and groaning? What does it say the Holy Spirit groaning within us, and why is that good news?

3. What do Jesus’s tears for Jerusalem show us about His heart for humanity? Did Jesus rejoice in the downfall of the wicked? Should we? Also, what does it show us about Jesus’s suffering unjustly? (Also see 1 Peter 2:19-24)