The Journey to Galilee

Mathew 28:1-10 

On Palm Sunday, a man named Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem amid crowds and throngs of citizens. He was a prophet. He was a healer. He was a spiritual leader.    He was God.    It was a tragic week for him and those around him.    He was set up by one of his closest followers. Sold out for a few silver coins. Sold out cheaply to the religious authorities who wanted to see him dead because he was a heretic. They wanted to see him dead because he stirred things up too much. They wanted to see him dead because he interpreted the scriptures differently than they did. In fact, he interpreted the scriptures in a way that turned upside down everything that those religious authorities had been using to keep the status quo under tight control.   

This Jesus was dangerous and he had to be stopped. (Hear the rest of this sermon on podcast.)