Sunday Service 03/29/2026 | Jesus Unfiltered | Following Jesus When He Isn’t Who You Expected | Palm

From Hosanna to Crucify | Following Jesus When He Isn’t Who You Expected | Pastor Daniel Kolson

What happens when the Jesus you celebrate doesn’t meet your expectations?

In this powerful Palm Sunday message, Pastor Daniel Kolson takes us into one of the most sobering realities of the Gospels: the same crowd that shouted “Hosanna!” would soon cry “Crucify Him!”

They believed in Jesus.

They celebrated Jesus.

They welcomed Jesus.

But they misunderstood Him.

In this message, Pastor Daniel exposes how easily we can follow a filtered version of Jesus—one shaped by our expectations, needs, and desires—rather than the real King revealed in Scripture.

The crowd wanted a political deliverer.

Jesus came as a suffering Savior.

And when He didn’t perform according to their expectations, their worship turned into rejection.

This sermon invites us to examine our own faith:

Are we following Jesus for who He is…

or for what we expect Him to do?

Because real discipleship is not built on Palm Sunday praise—

it is proven through Friday faith.

📖 Key Scriptures:

John 12:12–19 – The Triumphal Entry

Zechariah 9:9 – The King arrives in humility

Luke 19:38 – “Blessed is the King…”

Luke 19:41–44 – Jesus weeps over Jerusalem

Matthew 22:21 – “Render to Caesar…”

Luke 23:18–21 – “Crucify Him!”

John 6:68 – “Lord, to whom shall we go?”

Luke 9:23 – “Take up your cross daily…”

💬 Highlighted Quotes:

“When the real Jesus doesn’t match your expectations, you have to decide if you’ll follow Him anyway.”

“Palm Sunday faith celebrates Jesus—Friday faith follows Him.”

“They didn’t reject Jesus because they hated Him—they rejected Him because He wasn’t who they expected.”

“Jesus refused to be who the crowd wanted so He could be who they needed.”

“You are one unmet expectation away from a crisis of faith—if your faith is built on performance.”

🌟 Key Themes:

Filtered faith vs. real discipleship

The danger of unmet expectations

The difference between emotional worship and surrendered allegiance

Jesus as King vs. Jesus as a means to an end

The cost of following Christ

Palm Sunday faith vs. Friday faith

Trusting Jesus when you don’t understand Him

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