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PRAISING WITH PALM BRANCHES

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: John 12:12-13


Title: Praising With Palm Branches
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: John 12:12-13

Palm Sunday

Jhn 12:12 KJV - On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

Jhn 12:13 KJV - Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed [is] the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

I - The Past History of Those Palm Branches "Validity"

II - The Prescribed Hope of Those Palm Branches "Victory"

III - The Pending Horror of Those Palm Branches "Valiancy"

IV - The Peculiar Heirs of Those Palm Branches "Variety"

V - The Prestigious Honor of Those Palm Branches "Vibrancy"

Call Him Superman

If your name was Superman, would you expect to get picked on? Swedish tax authorities thought so and declined a request by Sara Leisten to name her newborn son after the superhero. The officials were following legislation giving them veto power over names. They nixed Staalman (Superman) citing its potential to attract ridicule later in life.

The decision prompted complaints of inconsistency in applying the law. Previously, names such as Batman, Tarzan, and Bebben (after a soccer star) have been permitted. Other names refused were Bajen (a soccer team) and Asterix.

The boy's parents wanted this name for their son because he was born with one arm pointing skyward, posed in the way Superman flies. Leisten plans to re-apply, this time with the name Staalmannen (The Superman). If it is approved, one thing is clear, little Superman would have a name he can never live up to.

The bible tells us that Jesus is the greatest name, that there is no other name given among men, that will lead us to heaven. Jesus lived up to his name and on that Palm Sunday, the crowds begin to praise him and worship him, though their praise and worship was only temporary, as they kill him later that week.

Imagine this procession. Jesus is on a donkey and He is surrounded by throng ...

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