“The Christ Hymn” (A18: Palm Sunday)
Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 26:14–27:66 Booth focuses on Philippians 2: 5-11, which is sometimes referred to as the “Christ Hymn. ” Says Booth: “To sing the Christ hymn is not merely whistling...
“Following Means Participating” (C20: Palm Sunday)
Rev. Kimble says that without us, the Lord’s work cannot be completed on earth. Following Jesus, she says, means being a participant, not a spectator. Rev. Cheryl Kimble is pastor of The Church @ Highland...
“On Donkey Detail”
The Rev. Dr. William H. Willimon, Bishop in the United Methodist Church, Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry, and one of America’s best preachers preaches a sermon called, “On Donkey Detail,” from Mark 11:1-11....
C20: Palm/Passion Sunday, Year C (2022)
“He was minding his own business. But he ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time…or so it seemed…Luke’s Gospel (Luke 23:26) says that on a certain Friday 2000 years ago, a man...
B18: Palm/Passion Sunday, Year B (2021)
“When I moved to Winchester, Virginia, I learned very quickly how much my town loves a good parade. For a whole weekend we celebrate as the Apple Blossom Festival shuts down banks and schools and...
A19: Palm/Passion Sunday, Year A (2020)
Most of us like the comfortable and the familiar. Jesus, however, sometimes sends us ahead of him to places we have never been before. MaryAnn McKibben Dana, popular speaker, preacher, conference leader, and writer, preaches...