Good Friday... The silt of years had settled in the veil, Woven with cherubim, a purple stain That held the terror and the holy grail Of blood-spat law, now torn for all our gain.The wood, long seeded from a rooted wrong In Eden’s glade, grew straight to pierce the sky. Its shadow fell with hymn …
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Theme: The Cross, the Lamb, the Love That Saves Three silhouetted wooden crosses stand on a hilltop against a vibrant sunset with a dramatic beam of light. INTRODUCTION: What Good Friday Is All About Good Friday is the most solemn and awe‑filled day of the Christian year. It is the day when Jesus Christ, the …
The night of Love, the Night of Service, the Night of Surrender Ancient olive trees stand tall under a breathtaking canopy of stars in this serene night scene. INTRODUCTION: What Maundy Thursday Is All About Maundy Thursday stands at the very heart of Holy Week. It is the night when Jesus gathers with His disciples …
Theme: Betrayal, Devotion, and the Hidden Drama of the Heart 1. Overview Holy Wednesday, traditionally called Spy Wednesday, is the day in Holy Week when the shadows lengthen. The Gospels place two contrasting events side by side: Extravagant devotion: a woman anoints Jesus with costly perfume. Cold betrayal: Judas bargains with the chief priests. These …
The King Who Comes to Weep Not with the legion’s armored tread,Nor chariot’s iron shock,He comes, where leaves and cloaks are spread,The rider on the rock. A borrowed beast, a throne of air,The shouts of “Hosanna!” ringYet in that shout, the seeds of “Crucify!”That soon the crowd will bring. For they expect a conqueror’s swordTo …
Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Easter Sunday Sermon: Risen Indeed! Scripture: John 20:1–18; Matthew 28:1–10; 1 Corinthians 15:3–8, 20–22 John 20:1-18 WEBNow on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the …
THIS IS NOT MY WORK BUT COPIED FROM ANOTHER. Back in the day, I read a scientific article on the death of Jesus, published in 1986 in one of the most prestigious scientific journals in the world - the JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association. The article is titled "On the Physical Death …
Holy Saturday Sermon: Waiting in the Silence Scripture: Matthew 27:57–66; Psalm 130:5–7 Matthew 27:57-66 WEBWhen evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus’ disciple, came. [58] This man went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up. [59] Joseph took …
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Good Friday Sermon: The Cross and the Crown Scripture: John 19:16–30; Isaiah 53:3–6 John 19:16-30 WEBSo then he delivered him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away. [17] He went out, bearing his cross, to the place called “The Place of a Skull”, which is called in Hebrew, “Golgotha”, …
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