Faith Christian Assembly

Spring is in the air, and Resurrection Sunday will come early this year on April 9. Faith Christian Assembly invites all LWers to join its morning celebration service at 10:30. The celebration starts a week earlier, on Sunday, April 2.

The Sunday before Easter is known as Palm Sunday. It is the commemoration of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, where he was greeted by a large crowd of people waving palm branches. “So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord” John 12:13.

According to Easton’s Bible Dictionary, the branches of the palm tree have a significant meaning. “Its branches are a symbol of victory (Revelation 7:9).”

The people wanted victory, and Jesus did come to bring victory, but not the kind they had in mind. On Palm Sunday, Christians acknowledge Jesus’ victory (commemorated on Resurrection Sunday) in conquering death in order to provide salvation through himself.

This week in the Christian church is often referred to as “Holy Week,” where the most significant parts of Jesus’ ministry on earth took place, starting with Palm Sunday on April 2 (with services at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.), to Good Friday on April 7, with a one hour service at noon, which culminates in the celebration of the resurrection on April 9, with Easter service at 10:30 a.m.

As part of the holiday schedule, there will not be a Bible study on April 5 or an evening service April 9.

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