Pastor Sullivan's Blog

In the Name of the Father and of the Son + and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Jesus, the Son of David, rides into the holy city of Jerusalem on a colt, the foal of a donkey. When David was at the end of his life, he put Solomon on his own mule and had him ride to the Gihon, a spring outside of Jerusalem where the son of David was proclaimed king. Christ told His disciples to fetch this colt so that He could enter the city as its king. And the crowds of people present in Bethphage seem to get that. The great multitude went before and after Him, giving Him a king’s welcome. They “ spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. ” They greet their new David and praise Him with the words of Psalm 118,  “ Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest! ” On that glorious day, Jerusalem received Jesus as her king. Yet the people imagined that this Son of David would be a worldl...

In the Name of the Father and of the Son + and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Jesus enters Jerusalem the way does today to teach us what kind of King He is. On Friday morning He would tell Pilate, “ My kingdom is not of this world ” (John 18:36). On Sunday He demonstrated that difference. He begins His journey by sending two of His disciples, which two we’re not told, into the city of Bethphage. Jesus tells them that immediately upon entering the village they will find a donkey and her colt tethered. They are to bring the colt and her mother to Jesus. If anyone says anything about it, they are to answer simply, “ The Lord has need of them. ” This is a strange errand. Jesus had entered Jerusalem many times during His earthly ministry and never asked for two beasts of burden before. But this day is different. This is the day the prophet Zechariah foretold. “ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salv...