Good Friday
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Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Read more
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“The New Testament insists, in book after book, that when Jesus of Nazareth died on the cross, something happened as a result of which the world is a different place…” Read more
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The deeper the darkness, the brighter the light. Read more
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The darkness of Saturday. Longing for hope. Read more
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Whether it’s legal issues in this culture or outright persecution in other places in the world, the Spirit is desperately trying to stir Western Christians into a deeper walk with him. We need our eyes on him. We need our vision full of Christ. The noise of this culture has to give way to the… Read more
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I am preaching on the last word of Christ at the Friday Good Friday service in our community. I am looking at “famous last words” of people. This one is my favorite. Read more
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Why pause on Good Friday to remember the crucifixion? The most powerful word, “It is finished” was uttered from the cross. The declaration of victory came in the darkest moment, not on the brightest morning. Jesus declares victory in our darkness. We need Good Friday. Read more
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Good Friday is not just one day of the year. It is a day relived in every day of the world, and of our lives in the world. In the Christian view of things, all reality turns around the “paschal mystery” of the death and resurrection of Christ. As Passover marks the liberation from bondage… Read more
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28 After this, knowing that everything was already completed, in order to fulfill the scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”29 A jar full of sour wine was nearby, so the soldiers soaked a sponge in it, placed it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips. 30 When he had received the sour wine, Jesus said, “It… Read more
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38 The curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 When the centurion, who stood facing Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “This man was certainly God’s Son.” (Mark 15:38-39, CEB) Ronald Kernaghan offers some thoughts on the curtain in his commentary on Mark in the IVP New Testament Commentary Series. The curtain… Read more
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