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Repost: Worshiping under branches

March 23, 2026 Mark Brians

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What’s with all the services where Christians worship under branches? We hang greens in the sanctuary in Advent, we decorate Christmas Tress, we burn branches for ashes on Ash Wednesday, and we wave palms on Palm Sunday. Is there any Biblical reasoning behind these practices?

You betcha! It’s all about being a part of God’s Big Story…

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Tags Trees, Palms, Palm Sunday, Holy Week, Branches, Story, Gospel

Jesus among the lampstands: a Palm Sunday pre-game

April 8, 2025 Mark Brians

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We should recall from Exodus (25:31–39; and 37:17–24) that the lampstand in the Tabernacle, which was a picture, a microcosm, of the heavenly throne-room, was made in the likeness of a tree. Each of its arms were branches that bloomed into almond blossoms on which were set the seven lamps. It was a tree whose fruit was light. It was another burning bush, but a burning bush that had grown into full maturity.

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Tags Palm Sunday, Tree, Almond, Blossom, Burning Bush, Revelation, Jesus, Branches, Glory, Lampstand
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