The Coming & Going King
THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY - MARK 11:1-11
On this Palm Sunday, Pastor Erik Rangel from our sister church in Yuma took us back to the first Palm Sunday. That moment when Jesus entered Jerusalem to shouts of praise. The people had been waiting for the coming of the king. And they were right to celebrate his arrival. Yet, he was not coming to Jerusalem to take a victory lap and sit on a throne. His real work had just begun. He didn’t allow himself to get caught up in the celebration, but kept his eyes focused upon the cross. He didn’t come to be the king the crowds wanted, but the king we most deeply needed.