A Sermon for Palm Sunday

(Delayed post of my Palm Sunday sermon. On Palm Sunday we read three gospel texts: Luke 19:29-40 at the start of the service, Luke 20:1-19 in the middle, and Luke 21:37-22:6 at the end.)   God’s grace and peace be with all of you. Today, perhaps more than any other day in the church calendar, …

Surprising Savior (a sermon for Palm Sunday)

[Those who follow the Revised Common Lectionary know there are usually two options for Palm Sunday: either reading only the triumphant entry text, or reading the entire passion narrative. I have developed my own way of doing Palm Sunday. We read the triumphant entry text at the beginning of the service (this year, from Matthew); …