Sunday - A Hero's Procession

Come and follow in the footsteps of Jesus as he arrives in Jersualem.

9-00 am Sunday Special - breakfast with our children

10-30  Be part of the action, be part of the excitement as Jesus entered Jerusalem.

6-30 Evening Meditation with Holy Communion led by Highbury Choir.

We shall be asking the question, what kind of triumphal entry did Jesus make into Jerusalem that first Palm Sunday?

It is a question addressed by Richard Collins as he talks about Jesus' rather unusual entrance into Jerusalem.  He discusses the significance of the event in terms of telling us about the kind of king that Jesus is, and the kind of kingdom into which he calls us.

Luke 19:28-42 tells of that first Palm Sunday.   We will be reflecting on the way the crowds take up the song the angels sang when the shepherds first heard of the birth of Jesus, Saviour of the world.

Then, the angels sang

Glory to God in highest heaven

and on earth peace

Now the crowds greet Jesus with the cry,

Peace in heaven and

Glory in the highest heaven.

As he sees Jerusalem, Jesus is moved to tears for it is a city that has failed to recognised the things that make for peace.

After he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

 When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, saying, ‘Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, “Why are you untying it?” just say this: “The Lord needs it.” ’ So those who were sent departed and found it as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, ‘Why are you untying the colt?’ They said, ‘The Lord needs it.’ Then they brought it to Jesus; and after throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it.As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road. As he was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, saying,
‘Blessed is the king
   who comes in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven,
   and glory in the highest heaven!’ 
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, order your disciples to stop.’ He answered, ‘I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.’

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

 As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.