Sermon April 13, 2025 "Palm Sunday"

Today is called Palm Sunday in the church year. It’s the last Sunday in the season of Lent, and the beginning of what we call “Holy Week.” 

Centuries ago, Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem for the last time before His death on the cross, surrounded by His disciples and an excited, cheering crowd. But that was only the start of this awesome week that also includes the Passover meal that He transformed into the Lord’s Supper on Thursday, and His death on Good Friday. 

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You can read the transcript of all the episodes in this series as they become available at the Basin and Towel blog here: https://thebasinandtowel.wordpress.com/

• Zach Zehnder is author, program leader, and President of the Red Letter Challenge at https://redletterchallenge.com/; along with Chris Johnson, Zach cohosts the Red Letter Disciple podcast at https://redletterchallenge.com/red-letter-disciple-podcast/
• Mark Zehnder recently retired as the senior pastor of King of Kings Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska, and currently ministers at https://www.alwaysforwardministries.com/ to pastors, boards, staffs, and churches as they work through periods of leadership transition.
• The book “NEXT: Pastoral Succession that Works” by William Vanerbloemen and Warren Bird is available at Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Next-Pastoral-Succession-That-Works/dp/080100571X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SF9EGP9KPD3&keywords=next+vanderbloemen+bird&qid=1681756932&sprefix=next+Vand%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1

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