32 - On Palm Sunday

In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen

Lesson No. ( 32 )

On Palm Sunday

References 

Luke 19:29-44, Mark 11:1-11. 

Notes for Servants 

The Lord Jesus' Disciples and the people in Jerusalem received him with joy. Let us also be joyful when we take communion because we are actually taking Jesus our Lord inside us. We remember the victorious entrance of our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ, close to his final stay on earth in the flesh. 

Objectives 

General: God's love and His care for us. 

Specific: 

The children will be able to ... 

1. Understand that Jesus is the great King. 
2. Know how to prepare themselves to receive Jesus. 
3. Since that Jesus becomes upset when people sin, do bad things, or do wrongdoings. 

Bible Verse 

“Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Mark 11:9) 

Teaching Aids 

1. Picture. 

Instruction 

(1) Review last week's lesson. 

(2) Remind the children about the church occasions for the coming week. 

(3) Describe in detail the entrance of the Lord Jesus Christ to Jerusalem as mentioned in Luke 19:29-44. 

(3) Teacher should prepare the appropriate questions to emphasize the objectives during the lesson.

Story Time 

The disciples did everything Jesus told them to do. They brought the colt (baby donkey), they put their clothes on and the Lord Jesus sat on it. They were singing with joy: "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord"(Luke 19:38). And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried out, saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name ofthe Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" (Matthew 21:9). 

‘Hosanna’ means save us.’ In this statement, it means, "Glory to our Saviour." Among the people, who were rejoicing and receiving the Lord with songs were the seventy apostles and many people who were healed. Some people were the ones who rose from the dead like Lazarus and many more people were visiting Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover feast (a major Jewish feast) which was a few days away. 

( Let the children close their eyes and imagine Jesus entering Jerusalem and let them explain to you what they saw. ) 

When Jesus our Lord arrived in Jerusalem, there was no place prepared for him. But the Lord Jesus went directly to the temple. When he arrived, he found people buying and selling in it. He kicked them out saying that his house is a house of prayers and he cleaned the temple of all the bad things. This shows us that when we receive our beloved Jesus in our life we are cleansed from all our sinfulness. It is exactly like the light, when it is put on in a room, all the darkness immediately disappears. 

When we go to church, the house of, we must be exceedingly glad. We are not going because it becomes a routine for us to go to church every Sunday. We must appreciate that when we go to church, we are entering a very honored and blessed place to take special blessings in our life. We are meeting the Lord Jesus, the King of Kings, in the church. 

When we take communion we actually receive the Lord Jesus himself. We have to be very happy, humble, and peaceful to receive the Lord Jesus in our hearts. 

On Palm Sunday we rejoice and become exceedingly glad holding palm branches. Jesus teaches us to be humble. Instead of riding a horse as a King should, He used a colt to teach us about humility.  

Discussion 

1 - Follow up the story by talking about it with the children. 

2 - Continue the discussion while they do the activity. 

Learning Activities 

Colouring Page.