Hosanna – “Lord save (or rescue) us now”

Psalm 118:25

Crowd Dynamics• Culture formation• Belief systems• Behaviour• Power and manipulation• Hysteria and paranoia

Holy Week• Jesus the Hero• Deliverance but not that kind• Warrior King or the Prince of Peace• “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout,

Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey” Zechariah 9:9 (NIVUK)

• Revenge and Retaliation or Reconciliation and Redemption

Holy Week• Sunday: triumphal entry• Monday: clearing the Temple• Tuesday: Jesus teaches and His

authority questioned; Anointed by Mary

• Wednesday: the plot is hatched• Thursday:

Last Supper becomes the First Communion

Judas betrays JesusArrested in GethsemaneTrials begin

The 5 Trials• Annas, father-in-law of the

High Priest Caiaphas (John 18: 12-14 & 19-24)

• The Sanhedrin (Matthew 27: 57-68)

• Pilate (Luke 23: 1-6)• Herod (Luke 23: 6-11)• Pilate for a second time

(Luke 23: 12-23)

Good Friday• Jesus the Zero• Flogged and beaten• Stripped and crowned• Nailed and crucified

Jesus speaks 7 times• To the Father

“Forgive them they don’t know what they’re doing” (Luke 23:24)

• To the criminal“Today you will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43)

• To Mary & John“Mother – your son; John – your mother” (John 19:26-27)

• To the Father“Why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46)

• To the soldiers“I thirst” (John 19:28)

• In triumph“It is finished” (John 19:30)

• To the Father “Into your hands I commit my spirit” (Luke 23:46)

Why?• Jesus – hero to zero• Refocus our thoughts and centre them

on Jesus• Remember and be thankful• Resurrection Sunday is coming! • Hero

• “For the joy that was set before Him He endured the cross” – Hebrews 12:2 (NIVUK)