Waterstone Church Sermon Podcast · Waterstone Church

Palm Sunday – At the Gate

March 30, 2026·36 min·3 clips
Jesus walks into a politically charged Jerusalem during Passover, sparking a crowd's eruption with palm branches and chants.
This Palm Sunday sermon explores Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, contrasting the crowd's expectations of a political Messiah with his subversive kingship on a donkey. It connects the Hosanna cries to modern anxieties and culminates in the Last Supper, where Jesus redefines Passover to offer salvation from sin and death.

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A warm Palm Sunday sermon that ties parade imagery to Jesus' victory.

Palm Sunday is treated as a question of what kind of king Jesus is, and the sermon holds that tension well by bringing together the donkey, the crowd, and Psalm 118.

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If you need Palm Sunday to feel less ceremonial and more like a royal claim, start here.

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