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Palm / Passion Sunday Preparation for Holy Week: Palm / Passion Sunday: Combination of Palm Sunday and The Passion Done for folks who can’t attend Holy Week Service PLEASE TRY TO ATTEND AS MUCH OF THE SERVICE AS YOU CAN, THOUGH Almost feels “Schizophrenic” but it’s actually, combining these two moments, makes a similar point Matthew is trying to make in his Gospel… Now onto Matthew: Matthew’s Passion is the most “ordinary,” or all too ordinary… Leaders stir up crowd (control crowd) Ignore Prophetic Dream (how Joseph warned) Sham trial Crowd gets swept up in the drama “Crucify Him” Sports crowds… Consequences / outcome of all this: Betrayal (kiss) Deception Boasting Denial of Friendship Desertion Arrest Mocking Suicide Murder That all is at the heart of our faith… It’s heart-breaking, but Matthew won’t look away from this reality… So, where’s God in all this? “This took place to fulfill scri...