Hosanna

The sermon reflects on why Christians gather for worship, centering the answer on Jesus rather than merely his moral teaching. Using Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter, pastor Scott explains how the crowds’ disappointed expectations of a political savior led to Jesus’ crucifixion, while God’s true plan was to defeat humanity’s deeper enemies—sin, death, and the devil—through the cross and resurrection. Drawing from King David’s story and Psalm 24, he contrasts living in the “mirror room” (self-worship and modern idols like success, beauty, and power) with the “window room” (seeing and worshiping the God who created and loves us). Because no one has “clean hands and a pure heart,” all stand unworthy before God except Jesus, the true King of Glory, whose righteousness is given to those who receive him. The message ends with an invitation to move from self-worship to worship of Christ and to receive him as Savior and Lord.