Hooray!
PALM SUNDAY
Who can tell all the great things he has done?
Who can praise him enough? ~ Psalm 106:2 (NLT)
The next day a large crowd was in Jerusalem for Passover. When they heard that Jesus was coming for the festival, they took palm branches and went out to greet him. They shouted,
“Hooray!
God bless the one who comes
in the name of the Lord!
God bless the King
of Israel!” ~ John 12:12-13 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
Jesus is the Savior King who should be celebrated.
PRAYER:
Hooray for you, Jesus! You are the one who deserves a million parades. You are truly the king. Even though I can't possibly acknowledge all that is about you that is worthy of recognition I can join the parade of blessing. I'm going to parade with you -- even if your procession passes an ugly place. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
