Jesus Wasn’t Just Joyriding | Palm Sunday | Pastor Tom Golden
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- April 14, 2025
This Palm Sunday, Pastor Tom reminded us that Jesus’ ride into Jerusalem wasn’t just a moment of celebration—it was a purposeful and prophetic act. As people laid down palm branches and shouted “Hosanna” (which means “save us”), Jesus wasn’t joyriding into town; He was carrying a burden.
For three years, Jesus had been healing, teaching, baptizing, and saving. People recognized Him, but many didn’t understand the depth of His mission. Riding in on a donkey—as prophesied hundreds of years earlier in Isaiah and Zechariah—Jesus wasn’t showing off; He was showing up. Not in power or pride, but in humility and love.
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Jesus came not to condemn, but to comfort. As He entered the city, He already knew what lay ahead—the betrayal, the cross, the pain. Still, He came. He entered Jerusalem knowing that many of the same people crying out for salvation would turn their backs on Him just days later.
When He reached the temple, He responded not with passive acceptance but with passion—flipping tables and confronting those who had turned a house of worship into a marketplace. But to the hurting, the faithful, and the sincere, He offered healing, hope, and grace.
Pastor Tom likened Jesus’ mission to the story of Fire Chief Tony Resturer, who, during the devastating Paradise, California wildfire, ran toward danger to help save lives. While others evacuated, she stayed at her post, leading convoys to safety. In the same way, Jesus didn’t turn away—He ran into the fire of humanity’s brokenness to rescue us.
Jesus comes to you today, not in condemnation, but in gentleness. He rides in lowly, offering mercy. The question is: will you receive Him sincerely, or offer only lip service like the crowd that cried “Hosanna” one day and “Crucify Him” the next?
He wants your heart—your real heart. Even the parts you haven’t shared with anyone else. Jesus isn’t joyriding. He’s pursuing you, with love and purpose.
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