Sermons on John 12:17:

Looking Closer At The Triumphal Entry Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 2, 2020

This is the 37th sermon in a series from the Gospel of John. In this sermon we examine the crowds that shouted Hosanna during the Triumphal Entry, but then later demanded that Jesus be crucified, and we discuss what led to this, and how true faith differs from this.

Looking Closer at the Triumphal Entry (John Part 37) Text: John 12:9-19 We’re continuing on with John’s Gospel this morning, and we’re looking at a text that usually gets addressed on Palm Sunday; we call it the Triumphal Entry. It’s when Jesus enters Jerusalem, riding on a young donkey, and the ...read more

Scripture: John 12:9-19, 1 John 3:4-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Palm Sunday Or "the Science Of Worship"

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Apr 4, 2020

A sermon for Palm Sunday 2020 exploring how being in Corona Virus Lockdown may mean we have to reinvent worship but does not mean we have to stop it - and how that worship can actually be good for us and lift our spirits.

........................................................................ 2500 year ago a bunch of refugees were living in squalour in camps in what is now Iraq. They had been forcibly deported against their will by the Babylonian Empire - much the same as Stalin forcibly deported Cossacks from the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11, Psalm 137:1-4, John 12:9-19, Luke 19:28-44, Mark 11:1-11, Psalm 118:25, Acts 16:25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

Palm Sunday - God's Love Is The Message!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 7, 2020

I suppose the most infamous "almoster" in history would be Pilate who almost released Jesus. He wore the signet ring that proclaimed hIs right to do it. All he had to do was speak decisively, & Jesus would have been free.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: Luke 23:13-24; John 12:12-29 ILL. On the southern border of the Persian empire of Cyrus the Great, who had already conquered the Babylonians, ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19, Luke 23:13-24, John 19:26-27, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 27:19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Happy His People Must Be! - Mark 11:1-10 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Feb 4, 2024

When the craziness of this world has you worried or upset, this message will help restore your joy.

Mark 11:1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2 saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-10, Matthew 21:1-11, Luke 19:28-40, John 12:12-19

See Jesus! Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 13, 2023

If you want to see Jesus this week, go to the place of death and go to the place of service. Find life in death. Find honor is service, because there you find Jesus Christ.

It was the Depression. The father was able to keep bread on the table, but that was it. When his little boy burst into the house excitedly talking about the circus coming to town, the father knew that he could not afford the $1 admission. The boy had never seen the circus and it wasn’t right that a ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-26

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Palm Sunday, The Innocence Project Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 12, 2025

This series looks at how, beginning on Palm Sunday, how Jesus was wrongfully convicted because of official misconduct.

In 1992, attorneys Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck, founded an organization called the Innocence Project, which has been at the forefront of criminal justice reform, using DNA and other scientific advancements to prove wrongful conviction. The mission of the Innocence project is defined this way: ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-20, Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44

Denomination: Wesleyan

Great, Greater, Greatest (Pam Sunday 2025) Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Apr 14, 2025

Part 4 of "Greater Love"

[Grateful for Skip Heitzig at Calvary Church Albuquerque for this outline] Good morning church! Please open your Bibles to John 12 Today is Palm Sunday, the start of what Christians all over the world call Holy week. It’s amazing when you look at the gospels how much attention was given to this ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19

Denomination: Baptist

Go! And Walk In The Light Of Jesus (Palm Sunday) - John 12:12-36 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 1, 2025

Palm Sunday: The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem was one of those moments. It was a turning point—not just for Jesus’ earthly ministry, but for all of humanity.

GO! AND WALK IN THE LIGHT OF JESUS - John 12:12-36 Introduction: A Defining Moment Throughout history, there have been moments that changed everything. Moments when the world shifted. The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem was one of those moments. It was a turning point—not just for Jesus’ ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-36, Psalm 118:25-26, Isaiah 53:5-6, John 8:12, John 12:46, Revelation 13:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Here Comes The King Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 22, 2024

When Jesus came the first time, he came as a humble Messiah, but when he returns it will be as the King of Kings.

HERE COMES THE KING Text: John 12:12-19 Introduction 1. Did you know that the colonialists wanted to make George Washington a king? But he refused. Because George and many of the colonists believed that there was only one king, and it was not King George III. a. On April 22, 1774, before the ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19

Denomination: Methodist

The Ecstasy Before The Agony

Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 23, 2024

Religious excitement does not necessarily translate into spiritual worship. Rather, the one following Jesus must guard against being turned aside by that which appears good. Remember that good is enemy of the best.

“The large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!’ And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19

Denomination: Baptist

Palm Sunday: The Call Of A Donkey

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Mar 23, 2024

A Palm Sunday message. What went wrong in 5 short days.

Palm Sunday John 12:12-19 March 24, 2024 If you’re a sports fan, especially basketball, this weekend is the best weekend of the year. On Thursday and Friday, there were 32 games and yesterday and today there’s another 16. Now, when I look at my favorite sports teams, I tend to be somewhat ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19

Denomination: Baptist

The Triumphal Entry Why It Is Triumphal

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Mar 25, 2024

I remember growing up in church as a child and it would be Palm Sunday and we were all given Palm branches and were told to wave them in the air in celebration of Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem.

The Triumphal Entry Why it is Triumphal. By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - Today we celebrate the day we call Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday is the day of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem prior to his crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection. It’s called Palm Sunday because the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, John 12:12-19

Denomination: Apostolic

The Triumphal Entry

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 27, 2024

Let’s take a quick look at the wording of these verses to look a little deeper into the event.

Our passage tonight happens to fall in a timely manner. It is the familiar story that we hear each year at this time. Tonight’s passage is the familiar passage of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. But let’s take a quick look at the wording of these verses to look a little deeper into the ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19

Denomination: Baptist

God Knows Best

Contributed by Dennis Deese on Aug 7, 2003

God’s faultless wisdom should be the daily guide of our lives.

“GOD KNOWS BEST” By: Dr. Dennis Deese - www.dennisdeese.com JOHN 12:9-34 The Situation Comedy “Father knows best” aired October 3, 1954 - September 17, 1962 CBS & NBC - 203 Episodes The Anderson family: Jim, manager of the General Insurance Company; his wife Margaret; and ...read more

Scripture: John 12:9-34

The Disappointing Messiah

Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000

The Messiah many are looking for is quite different than the Messiah who came to us in Jesus.

The Disappointing Messiah John 12:12-19 Jack was raised in the church. He frequented Sunday school and worship services each Sunday with his family. He had learned all of the famous stories of the heroes of the Bible. He had heard of the times that God had intervened in the lives of His committed ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ