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Palm Disappointment, Sunday Sermon for April 5, 2026

Олександр Колтуков • 6 days назад

Palm Sunday is not only a celebration of triumphal entry, but also a profound lesson about the nature of human expectations and disappointments. Often we find ourselves trapped in our own scenarios, where we demand from life immediate changes, success or personal comfort according to our “deadlines”. However, experience shows that true faith is tested precisely when reality does not match our plans. Disappointment does not arise from the lack of higher help, but from our desire to impose our own methods of solving problems on life, ignoring the fact that higher ways are always more difficult and far-sighted.

It is important to realize that God’s “no” or His silence is often more healing and saving than any human “yes”. Every delay in life that we perceive as a defeat can be part of a greater plan, where behind every buried hope is the prospect of Resurrection. History teaches that even when it seems that everything is lost and time is running out, a higher presence is revealed at the very moment when it is able to revive life where we have already put an end. True peace comes when we trust not in circumstances, but in the One who has power over any storm.

Find refreshment for your soul

Олексій • 2 weeks назад

Find fulfillment for your soul – Jesus, the Living Water, satisfies your soul’s deepest thirst.

Abiding in Jesus

Олексій • 3 years назад

“Abide in Me, and I in you.” — John 15:4 A few years ago, we adopted an adult black cat named Yuno from a local animal shelter. I only wanted to reduce the mouse population, but the rest of the family wanted a pet. The shelter gave us clear instructions on how to organize the (…)