Palm Sunday

Each year the children receive palm branches in their Sunday School classes. Today was Elle's first Sunday School class. Up until today, she had been in the 'toddler nursery.' They begin a 2 year old Sunday school class in January, but, in January, Elle was the only 2 year old in the '06-'07 class. So, they waited for a few more to join her before beginning.
Note: Palm branches don't hold up well when given out before the worship service! Often the minister will ask the little ones to hold up their branches and say "Hosanna!" Since our church is very full of little ones, it is always a very awesome site!


Matthew 21 (NKJV) from Bible Gateway
The Triumphal Entry


1 Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. 3 And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”4 All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: 5 “ Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘ Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.’”6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. 8 And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “ 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 had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?” 11 So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”