When Jesus rides into Jerusalem, the crowd of disciples and pilgrims respond to him as the king, the son of David returning to claim his father’s throne. Jesus refuses to quiet the crowd, telling the Pharisees that the rocks would cry out if no one else would acknowledge him. King Jesus and the kingdom he brings still summon you and me today. Join us on Palm Sunday to find out how.
The Gospel of Mark is known for its quick pace. Jesus, as Mark tells it, does everything “immediately.” The picture of Jesus we get from Mark isn’t of a languid guru, but of a man on a mission. As we return to our spring sermon series in the Gospel of Mark, we’ll give special attention to the picture of Jesus Mark is conveying to his readers. For in Jesus, God’s king and God’s kingdom has come…and nothing can ever be the same again.
