Passion Week Day Seven – Saturday Scripture Passage – John 19: 38-42Parallel Passages in other Gospels for further reading: Matthew 27: 57-61, Mark 15: 42-47, Luke 23: 50-56 The Burial of Jesus 38 Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he…
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(a Puritan prayer from The Valley of Vision) Blessed Lord Jesus, Before thy cross I kneel and see the heinousness of my sin, my iniquity that caused thee to be made a curse, the evil that excites the severity of divine wrath. Show my the enormity of my guilt by the crown of thorns, the…
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Passion Week Day Six – Friday Scripture Passage: Matthew 27:32-55 Parallel Passages in other Gospels for further reading: Mark 15:16-41; Luke 23:26-49; John 19:17-30 The Crucifixion 32As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. 33They came to a place called Golgotha (which…
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Passion Week Day Five – Thursday Scripture Passage: Luke 23:1-25 Parallel Passages in other Gospels for further reading: Matthew 27:11-26, Mark 15:1-15, John 18:28 – 19:16 Jesus Before Pilate 1 Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man subverting…
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Preparation. Every job requires it. Every boss expects it. Most everything in life depends upon it in order for things to run smoothly and properly. How much more should preparation be a part of the regular diet of followers of Christ, especially in terms of our service to a local church? I mean, we’re a…
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