The King Who Came Humbly

This Palm Sunday sermon challenges us to examine the parade we're standing in and the expectations we bring to Jesus. Drawing from Matthew 21 and Philippians 2, we're confronted with a profound truth: Jesus deliberately chose a donkey, not a war horse, making a radical statement about the nature of His kingdom. The crowd shouted 'Hosanna' meaning 'save us now,' but they wanted salvation from Rome while Jesus came to save us from sin and death. This disconnect between expectations and God's reality is still alive today. We might cry out for Jesus to fix our circumstances, restore our finances, or heal our relationships, all good desires, but are we equally passionate about Him transforming our hearts and forgiving our sins? The sermon forces us to wrestle with an uncomfortable question: what would make us leave the parade? When Jesus doesn't meet our expectations, when the cross becomes real instead of just the crown, will we stay? The road to the crown goes through the cross, and we must become who He set us free to be rather than trying to make Him who we want Him to be.