Expectations Meet Reality

The Triumphal Entry – Palm Sunday | Sunday of the Passion

John 12:12–19

Have you ever had your expectations turned upside down? Maybe you thought the game would be an easy win—but it wasn’t. Maybe that meal looked great on the menu—but not so great on the plate. Maybe that photo your friend took—looked better before you saw it.

Palm Sunday is a moment when expectations collided with divine reality. The crowds expected a political liberator. What they got was the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Jesus entered Jerusalem not to claim a throne, but to embrace a cross. And in doing so, He fulfilled the mission that no one expected: to give His life for the life of the world.

Yet even after death, when the disciples expected grief, fear, and failure—what met them instead was the risen Christ. Peace, not panic. Life, not loss. Forgiveness, not fear.

Key Takeaway:

✝️ God’s plans are often bigger than our expectations. What looks like defeat may be the doorway to eternal life.

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