GLCC Children's Network

This weeks lesson in our series on John takes us right to the gates of Jerusalem - and right to the beginning of the Passion, or events and suffering of Christ leading up to the Crucifixion.

John 12 tells us about Jesus's entry into Jerusalem. Historically, we know why: Jesus was coming to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. Custom required that all Jewish families travel to Jerusalem to celebrate this solemn festival. He rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, which (according to tradition) is the way the Messiah would enter Jerusalem.

Here begins the events that lead up to Jesus' death on the Cross. The Triumphal Entry takes place on what we celebrate as Palm Sunday. The countdown of Holy Week then begins.

The next few weeks will focus on the Passion, and the events surrounding Holy Week.