Sermon
A Triumphant Entry
Mercy Hill Church - Cincinnati
Speaker: Dylan Drumm
June 9, 2026 · 37 min
Summary
Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem fulfills Old Testament prophecy and declares his identity as the true, transformational, paradoxical, and confrontational king. Riding a donkey rather than a war horse, he combines majesty with meekness, offering salvation through gentle authority rather than crushing judgment.
Highlights
Deep in our DNA, there is a longing for a true king. We were meant to be looking for him. We were created to live with him.
The essence of sin is substituting ourselves for God. So the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for us.
You can either crown me or you can kill me, but you can't ignore me.