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Hope at Home Service
Palm Sunday
April 5, 2020
Welcome!
Today we celebrate that Jesus is our Hope. We gather (remotely) for Palm Sunday in a world that is very different from ever before. More than ever, we recognize we are in need of help and that God is our King and Savior. It is a gift to reflect that He is the One who holds everything together, heals, and knows what it is like to walk through challenging times so that we also might find the strength to carry on.
Hosanna, originally meant “Help!”, “Rescue us!” Save, please!” Over time Hosanna came to mean, “Salvation! Salvation! Salvation has come!” The original meaning was more in line with what a person might exclaim when calling 9-1-1. Then, it shifted to what what one might say when paramedics are on the way to save. The meaning is the soul’s overwhelming joy, relief and gratitude that cannot be contained. “Yay for salvation! It’s coming! It’s here! Salvation! Salvation!” So, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” means, “The Son of David is our salvation! Yay for the King! Salvation belongs to the King!” And “Hosanna in the highest!” means, “Let all the angels in heaven join the song of praise. Yay for Salvation! Salvation! Let the highest heaven sing the song!”
Worship
Children are invited to wave palm branches!
Palm branch craft template download
Kids Worship Song
Worship Suggestions
Hosanna by Hillsong
The Stand by Hillsong
Great is Thy Faithfulness
A Mighty Fortress
The Lords Prayer – Focus: Forgiveness
Bible Reading – Matthew 21: 1-11
The Triumphal Entry
1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” 4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying, 5 “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.'” 6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. 8 Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” 10 And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” 11 And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Message
Children’s Video
Listening Prayer Guide – Download
Suggestions to Cultivate our 4 Core Habits:
Gather
You are the Church: Keep reaching out to each other!
Also, no matter where you live, consider joining a Hope Group.
Grow
1. Print out the Listening Prayer Guide above. Spend 15-30 min a day to seek the peace of God. Pray, be still and be in God’s presence.
2. Read Scripture. Feel his peace over you and your heart.
Give
Click here to connect with Hope’s online giving option. Beyond supporting Hope through our general fund, if you would like to strengthen our capacity to meet transitional needs for people in our community you may do so by selecting “benevolence” from the drop-down menu while making your donation.
Go
“Go” in prayer internationally. Pray for people around the world.
Resources to pray for the nations:
https://prayercast.com
http://operationworld.org
Announcements:
1. Click here for this week’s bulletin.
2. The joy of Easter is celebrating the Resurrection of Christ together! Social-distancing makes this a challenge, but we can celebrate “face-to-face” in a creative way. We are looking to compile short (3-7 second) selfie videos of you and/or your family saying “Happy Easter,” “Greetings / Hi Hope!” or “Christ is Risen!” We want to bless the whole Hope Family with other faces that are rejoicing that Christ is Alive! Please send your video to Rob by email or text 303-913-5566. You’ll be glad you did!
3. Parents, Don’t miss what’s happening in Kids Ministry! Hope Elementary Kids Online Gathering this Tuesday: Parents will soon receive an invitation with details and login information from Meg Benedik.
4. Since all in-person gatherings are temporarily cancelled, we will continue to communicate remotely and remain open to new ways to connect until we are able to gather in person again. Please give us feedback about this video by emailing Rob.
5. Please let us know if you or anyone in your household needs prayer or help in any way. Please reach out directly to Rob.
Benediction
Numbers 6:24-26
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.