Sermons About Irony
Palm Sunday: You Don't Always Get What You Deserve
If you like irony, Palm Sunday is for you. Irony is when there is an incongruence, a difference between what is said and the reality, or what is expected and what actually happens, or what things look like and what they really mean. In the story of Palm Sunday, Jesus comes into Jerusalem with the crowd shouting his praises but at the end of the week they are screaming for his blood.
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Jesus Crucified
Jesus' crucifixion displays 3 ironies: The man who is mocked as King IS King; The man who is utterly powerless is ultimately powerful; The man who cannot save himself saves others.
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