Laying a palm branch on our Lenten cross to mark Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem opened our Palm Sunday service. Rev. Rob Cotton dedicated our new hymn books – Singing the Faith – before we sang Make Way for the King of kings. We watched a video showing the world in a sorry state, asking Jesus to fix it. We relived the events of Palm Sunday through Bible readings from Psalm 118 and Matthew 21.
Rob urged us to make our church a place of love, care and faith for all by sharing the love of Jesus with the stressed and needy. Jesus fulfilled the prophecy of Zachariah 9 v9 in his entry into Jerusalem on a young colt. Psalm 118 described the type of Messiah the Jews expected. Through the cross Jesus offers salvation to those who seek forgiveness and form a relationship of trust with him and God the Father. We should examine our motives for following him. Do we accept challenges of trouble and trial? Will we address social issues, help the troubled by sharing Jesus’ love, making way for Jesus to enter our lives, our church and our community? We sang My song is love unknown before praying for our world and friends. We concluded by sharing the Grace.