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  • D Worth Carson avatar

    Donkey Ride

    Contributed by D Worth Carson on Apr 13, 2001
    based on 68 ratings
     | 7,210 views

    Why did Jesus ride into Jerusalem on a Donkey? Palm Sunday Message

    Donkey Ride Matthew 21:1-11 Outline Introduction: When the king shows up. Why did Jesus enter on a Donkey? 1. To Teach us about His Kingdom What is it like? Not of this world. Not built on power and might. But, 2. To Reveal His Inner Spirit. He comes to Us Gentle. He shows ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Donkey Ride

    Contributed by C Vincent on Apr 5, 2010
    based on 1 rating
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    Palm Sunday looking at how the donkey needed redeeming and why it was an important part of the Easter story

    PP1 The Donkey Ride JCC Palm Sunday 28.03.10 am Mat 21:1-10 Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Clarence Eisberg avatar

    A King? On A Donkey?

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Apr 2, 2020
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    Why does the story of Palm Sunday begin with Jesus on a donkey? Prophecy fulfilled. A living parable. Corrie Ten Boom said: Eveyone one singing. Waving palm branches... do you think for a moment the donkey thought it was for him? Let me be the donkey on which Jesus rides in His glory.

    In Jesus Holy Name April 5, 2020 Text: John 12:13-15 Palm Sunday Redeemer “A King? On a Donkey? The Romans Laughed” Palm Sunday and Holy Week has arrived to find each of us “sheltering in”. Unexpected. I did not expect to be sharing these two great events by video, in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Jesus Came To Town Riding On A Donkey

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 15, 2004
    based on 64 ratings
     | 18,499 views

    This is a Palm Sunday message.

    What do we think of when we think about conquering heroes? We think of General MacArthur saying, “I shall return!” We think of John Paul Jones telling the British, “I have not yet begun to fight.” We think of Teddy Roosevelt charging up San Juan Hill. We think of the allied tanks rolling into ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    A Ride Fit For A King

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 22, 2018
    based on 1 rating
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    Jesus wants to be the most important thing in your life.

    A RIDE FIT FOR A KING Text: Matt. 21:1-11 Introduction 1. Illustration: There was a Pastor's son who came to him and asked if he could use his Dad's car. His dad looked at the young man and said, "I'll let you use the car if you complete these three requirements. First, get your grades up. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Becoming A Donkey For Jesus

    Contributed by Keith Linkous on Jul 20, 2001
    based on 174 ratings
     | 30,616 views

    Jesus rode a donkey into one city. Can He ride you into your city? Learn how this possibility can become a reality. And let Him ride!

    There are many things that I hope I never do. There are also many things that I never thought I would do. And I am about to do something, actually, say something, that I never thought I would have ever said. I want to make a confession, a declaration, a proclamation: I WANT TO BE A DONKEY FOR ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    A Messiah's Ride Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 14, 2011
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     | 5,666 views

    Jesus made final preparation to fulfill His mission and so we should do likewise.

    A Messiah's Ride Text: Matt. 21:1-11 Introduction 1. Illustration: A minister waited in line to have his car filled with gas just before a long holiday weekend. The attendant worked quickly, but there were many cars ahead of him in front of the service station. Finally, the attendant motioned him ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    God's Donkey

    Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Mar 13, 2007
    based on 51 ratings
     | 25,210 views

    I have an ambition... I want to be a donkey. Not just any old donkey. I want to be God’s donkey. Why not make it your ambition as well?

    God’s Donkey I want to tell you of one of my ambitions today. It is not an ambition that I have told many people about. In fact, it is an ambition that I have only recently had. It is an ambition that God has laid upon my heart. Some of you may feel that I have already fulfilled this ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "Riding Toward Death"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 11, 2014
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    A sermon for Palm Sunday

    "Riding Toward Death" Matthew 21:1-11 Three times between Matthew Chapter 16 and Matthew Chapter 20, Jesus tells His disciples that He is going to Jerusalem where He will suffer, die and rise from the dead. And now in Chapter 21 Jesus finally enters Jerusalem, but He is not immediately arrested ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Donkey And The Palms Series

    Contributed by James Jackson on Apr 9, 2022
     | 5,922 views

    This sermon takes a deep dive into the meaning of two of the symbols we associate with Palm Sunday.

    [Note: I am grateful for the Come Alive sermon series from Sermon Central. It was the starting point for this series.] Good morning! Welcome to worship on Palm Sunday! This is the beginning of Holy Week—the most significant week on the Christian calendar. For thousands of years, Christians have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Donkey In God's Plan Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Mar 24, 2002
    based on 1,031 ratings
     | 117,602 views

    If God can use a donkey, then he can use you. The donkey’s preparartion for royal service is a guide for us.

    Introduction Surely the text couldn’t have said a donkey. A white stallion, even a Camel, I’d take the old gray mare before a donkey. It’s pretty amazing don’t you think? The first truly public acknowledgment of Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah and he comes, as predicted in a way that seems, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    The Donkey King

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 13, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,422 views

    In a day when Christians in America are increasingly in a crusading posture to capture more political, social, and economic power, the picture of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a lowly donkey and anticipating intense opposition, rejection, and death makes

    Opening illustration: Every spring, hundreds of Hollywood stars gather for the Academy Awards. Very few “slip in the back door:” instead, they make an entrance. They walk down the long red carpet, smiling at the cameras and waving to the people in the stands (who, by the way, all had to apply and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Triumphant Entry Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Aug 25, 2023
     | 2,716 views

    The Roman authorities paid little attention to Jesus riding in on a donkey, but in the scheme of all eternity it was the most significant event.

    This passage that we know as Jesus triumphant entry is also well known to all Christians because it is the focus of Palm Sunday the week before Easter. It is an annual tradition of the church to make this an emphasis at the beginning of holy week. Almost every Sunday School child has carried a palm ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Clarence Eisberg avatar

    "Who Is This? On A Donkey!”

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Mar 24, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 11,738 views

    Palm Sunday, The events of Holy Week will change the normal human understanding of life and death. After 2020 nothing will be normal again. Jesus knew how the week would end...not with His death, but with His resurrection which changes life and hope.

    In Jesus Holy Name March 28, 2021 Text: Matthew 21:10-11 Palm Sunday Redeemer “Who Is This? On a Donkey!” On this Palm Sunday, I am disappointed that we are not worshiping together in our sanctuary. It does not matter to Jesus. He wants His story told. These ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    What Would Jesus Ride?

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Apr 1, 2020
     | 3,147 views

    Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a beast of burden to be our beast of burden.

    4.5.20 Philippians 2:5-8 Indeed, let this attitude be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. Though he was by nature God, he did not consider equality with God as a prize to be displayed, but he emptied himself by taking the nature of a servant. When he was born in human likeness, and his ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran