Palm Sunday

Matthew 21:1-11, 15-16
 
Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew was a disciple of Jesus. That means Jesus was his teacher. And the word gospel means “good news!”

This story is about a special day called Palm Sunday. We begin in a city called Jerusalem. There were a lot of people walking around Jerusalem when someone said “Jesus is coming! Jesus is coming!”

The people were so excited because they had heard that Jesus was a good friend and had done amazing things. Like one time, Jesus made a storm stop by just saying, “Stop!” The people also heard that Jesus had made lots and lots of sick people better and that He could feed THOUSANDS of people with only a little bit of food. Wow! Jesus can do SO many amazing things, and He really is a very special friend. Soooo, if Jesus was coming, the people knew they needed to do something special to celebrate Him.


Some of the people grabbed palm tree branches to wave in the air, kind of like a foam finger. Other people used their coats to make a special road for Jesus to ride on.


And then . . . THEY SAW HIM! They saw Jesus! The people waved their palm branches in the air.
 

While the people waved their palm branches, they shouted, “Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus!” Say that with me while you wave your pretend palm branches!
 

The people celebrated Jesus because they knew He was special. And the best part is that WE can celebrate Jesus, too! You can shout, “Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus! Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus!”

 
Jesus is such a special friend! And He wants to be YOUR friend forever.
 
 




Bible Paraphrase: “I am with you always.” —Matthew 28:20, NIV

Text Truth: e celebrate our friend, Jesus.



Family Devotional

A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

“Hosanna to the Son of David!”

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”

“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
—Matthew 21:1-11, 15-16

In our Bible story, when the people heard Jesus was coming, spread their coats on the road, waved palm branches in the air, and shouted “Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus!” They were SO excited to see Jesus because they had heard all of the amazing things Jesus had done. He wanted to be everyone’s friend. It’s true! Jesus wants to be everyone’s friend forever!

“I am with you always.” —Matthew 28:20, NIV

Our Bible story is all about celebrating our friend Jesus. So, with your family, do something special: Write “J E S U S,” in big letters, on a piece of paper. And give each family member a sticker--a heart-shaped sticker if available. As you say the name of each family member, have them put their sicker somewhere around Jesus's name.

Pray with your family. Allow any family members to pray if they wish. In your own words, say, “Dear God, thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus, to be our friend forever. He is so kind and teaches us how to love everyone. And He can do amazing things that only He can do! Jesus is SO worth celebrating! We love You, God. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

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