The Long Game Goes Public
On Palm Sunday, the crowd gets the words right—“Blessed is the King”—but misses what kind of King Jesus actually is. Their praise is real, their joy is genuine, yet they misunderstand where this story is going. What if that’s not just their problem—but ours? Back in Luke 19, Terry explores the tension between true worship and misunderstood kingship. As Jesus enters Jerusalem, He receives their praise while moving toward the cross—a path that doesn’t match their expectations of victory. The question is whether we will follow the kind of King He actually is.
Series Information
Lent through Pentecost traces the long road of Jesus toward Jerusalem — toward suffering, surrender, resurrection, and ultimately the sending of the Spirit. Again and again, the disciples misunderstand the path. They expect quick victory, visible power, and immediate clarity. Instead, Jesus keeps leading them deeper into a Kingdom that moves differently than the world expects. In this series, Terry walks us through the slower rhythms of faith — waiting instead of rushing, trusting instead of controlling, and discovering, often later than we expected, that resurrection was already moving beneath the surface. From ashes to fire, from wilderness to empty tomb, from fear to witness, The Long Game invites us to follow Jesus not merely toward Easter morning, but toward the kind of life that can only be formed over time.