Lent
Easter Sunday: Jesus is outside the tomb!
| Easter Sunday 2025 |
Happy Easter! He is risen! He is risen indeed! The women go to the tomb to try to anoint Jesus’ body with spices but there was no body to anoint because Jesus was not there! He is risen and is alive again. We journey with these women as they move from grief through fear, wonder and finally to joy. How do you respond to the Easter story? What do you think and feel when you reflect on these events? Read more
Happy Easter! He is risen! He is risen indeed! The women go to the tomb to try to anoint Jesus’ body with spices but there was no body to anoint because Jesus was not there! He is risen and is alive again. We journey with these women as they move from grief through fear, wonder and finally to joy. How do you respond to the Easter story? What do you think and feel when you reflect on these events? Read more
Lent: Journeying with Jesus: Jesus is arrested and tried
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As we enter Holy Week, we take time to reflect. Last week we saw how the crowds celebrated and rejoiced because their King was coming into Jerusalem. This week, we see how those cries turn from celebration to condemnation. We read as Jesus is arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, taken to the house of the High Priest to be put on trial. We see Peter warming his hands in the courtyard, while Jesus is mocked and beaten in the guardroom, until finally He is taken to the Sanhedrin. Read more
As we enter Holy Week, we take time to reflect. Last week we saw how the crowds celebrated and rejoiced because their King was coming into Jerusalem. This week, we see how those cries turn from celebration to condemnation. We read as Jesus is arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, taken to the house of the High Priest to be put on trial. We see Peter warming his hands in the courtyard, while Jesus is mocked and beaten in the guardroom, until finally He is taken to the Sanhedrin. Read more
Lent: Journeying with Jesus: Jesus comes to the city
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Next Sunday is Palm Sunday, but we will be looking at the events of Palm Sunday this week, as we look at the story from different perspectives. We hear the story told from the viewpoint of a disciple, a Pharisee and a Roman guard. All of them had different understandings of who Jesus is, but none of them truly understood why He was there or what He had come to do. Read more
Next Sunday is Palm Sunday, but we will be looking at the events of Palm Sunday this week, as we look at the story from different perspectives. We hear the story told from the viewpoint of a disciple, a Pharisee and a Roman guard. All of them had different understandings of who Jesus is, but none of them truly understood why He was there or what He had come to do. Read more
Lent: Journeying with Jesus: Jesus before His enemies
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Once again, those who oppose Jesus come to Him to try to trap Him so they can get rid of Him once and for all. The Pharisees and Herodians team up, sent by the Chief Priests, Teachers of the Law and Elders to try to ensnare Jesus in a trap. How do they try to do this? By questioning, should they pay the imperial tax! A very thorny issue indeed! Read more
Once again, those who oppose Jesus come to Him to try to trap Him so they can get rid of Him once and for all. The Pharisees and Herodians team up, sent by the Chief Priests, Teachers of the Law and Elders to try to ensnare Jesus in a trap. How do they try to do this? By questioning, should they pay the imperial tax! A very thorny issue indeed! Read more
Lent: Journeying with Jesus: Jesus with His friends
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In this week’s passage, we see Jesus with His friends after they have left Jerusalem to find somewhere safe to stay, after they were almost stoned by Jesus’ opponents in Jerusalem. While they are there, a messenger comes to Jesus, telling them Lazarus is sick. Journey with Jesus as He helps His friends to trust in the power of God, and to see God’s glory displayed in the miraculous raising of Lazarus from the dead. Read more
In this week’s passage, we see Jesus with His friends after they have left Jerusalem to find somewhere safe to stay, after they were almost stoned by Jesus’ opponents in Jerusalem. While they are there, a messenger comes to Jesus, telling them Lazarus is sick. Journey with Jesus as He helps His friends to trust in the power of God, and to see God’s glory displayed in the miraculous raising of Lazarus from the dead. Read more
