Living!
Today is the sixth Sunday in Lent, and Palm Sunday! Today, we join Jesus in the final ascent to Jerusalem, knowing the depths we will descend on our journey through Holy Week. We join the disciples in declaring that Jesus, riding on a donkey, is our Ruler, the One who will bring peace and salvation for all. We remember the crowds in Jerusalem who laid their cloaks on the road, shouting “Hosanna” as Jesus passed. We know they were looking for a Messiah who was different from who God sent Jesus to be – not one of political power and military might, but one who came in compassion and mercy to heal, love, and save. Let us be confident that the Messiah for whom we long is Jesus Christ, the Anointed One. Our Lenten worship series “The Hardest Part” is from author, podcast host, and Associate Professor of American Religious History at Duke Divinity School Kate Bowler. Rev. Ron Bartlow gives today’s sermon “Living!”, with scripture from Psalm 118:1 and 19-29, and Luke 19:28-40.