Engage with God: Palm Sunday

Have you ever thought about what God was thinking about during the week that His only begotten Son was led to that Holy Cross and buried in a tomb?

This week we invite you to engage with God from that perspective. These activities are designed to provide an opportunity for you and your family to worship the Lord in a variety of ways, in your own home. All of the items needed for this week can likely already be found in your home and we encourage you to gather them up, read each day’s activity and carve out some time each day to connect with the Lord!

This is going to be a beautiful week of worship, which is the most direct way we can engage with God!

List of optional items:
Bible
Candle
Olive Oil
Essential Oil- such as Frankincense or Myrhh
Journal, notepaper, pen, or pencil
Internet Access, computer, printer
Communion elements (bread, wine/juice)
Washcloth

Palm Sunday- Jesus’ Triumphal Entry

Imagine the Lord’s face as He witnessed His son entering into Jerusalem, a prophecy that Zechariah declared (see Zechariah 9:9)

Do you think it was God’s Holy Spirit that put it on the hearts of the crowd to wave their palm branches  in the air shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the Highest!”?

Imagine God’s delight! Let’s choose to put on that same delight today! Play songs that shout “Hosanna!” in your home! Celebrate the Freedom that God has given us through His son by waving Palm Branches and declaring your love for Jesus! The kiddos will love this activity too!

*Jesus' triumphal entry is recorded in Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, and John 12:12-19.

Download the Palm Branch Template for Kids

Matthew 21:1-11

As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

5 “Say to Daughter Zion,
    ‘See, your king comes to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
    and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”[a]

6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

“Hosanna[b] to the Son of David!”

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

“Hosanna[d] in the highest heaven!”

10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

Songs: