An excerpt from the book, Experience the Passion of Christ. Good Friday is a day of meditation and prayer. I will be reading about the events of the last hours of Christ on the cross, thinking and praying about the messages I have given in the past and helping my grandchildren to embrace the wonder of the … More A Good Friday Meditation for Worshipers of the King
Mis-named or Perfectly Named? Yesterday, in the mis-named/perfectly named, Good Friday, we reminded ourselves of the price of our redemption. Today we remind ourselves of the utter loneliness and suffering of the early disciples. On Saturday, their vision of the greatness of the sacrifice was obscured by the pain of their loss, and un-ameliorated by … More A Saturday Meditation Between Horror and Glory
My pastor asked me to be a part of our Good Friday service. I said yes. Approximately 15 minutes before the service was to begin, my phone rang. It was my friend Ben’s number. We were in prayer with all the other participants in the evening’s service so I didn’t pick up. But when prayer … More A Good Friday Meditation for Silent Saturday
On Sunday, five days before Friday, the shouts were loud. “Hosanna to the son of DavidHosanna, Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord,Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father DavidHosanna, peace in heaven and glory in the highest.” cf. Matt. 21:4-9; Mark 11:7-11; Luke 19:35-38; John 12:12-15 Hope, … More Friday, Turning Hope to Sorrow
[Listen to the sound file while you read — two inches to the right of this line on this page, marked “Aubre’s Gift”] A Midnight Devotion in the Shadow of the Cross before the Resurrection Changes Everything The Savior’s Body is Taken Down and Entombed. Adapted from the accounts of Mt 27:57-66; Mk 15:42-47; Lk … More A Midnight Devotion Before the World Changes
[Listen to the sound file while you read — two inches to the right of this line on this page, marked “Aubre’s Gift”] Preparing Our Hearts for Good Friday and Easter The Savior’s Side is Pierced by a Spear. Adapted from the accounts of Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12; John 19:31-37 Jesus is Pierced in Fulfillment … More Pierced for My Wickedness
[Listen to the sound file while you read — two inches to the right of this line on this page, marked “Aubre’s Gift”] Preparing Our Hearts for Good Friday and Easter The Savior Dies On the Cross for Our Sin. Adapted from the accounts of Mt 27:49-56; Mk 15:37-41; Lk 23:44-49 The Temple Veil is … More A Day to Meditate on the Meaning of a Torn Veil
[Listen to the sound file while you read — two inches to the right of this line on this page, marked “Aubre’s Gift” Preparing Our Hearts for Good Friday and Easter The Savior Tastes Bitter Wine. Adapted from the accounts of Ps 69; Mt 27:48; Mk 15:35-36; Jn 19:28-30 Jesus thirsts. And some of the … More What Love Looks Like on a Bad Friday
[Listen to the sound file while you read — two inches to the right of this line on this page, marked “Aubre’s Gift”] Preparing Our Hearts for Good Friday and Easter The Savior is forsaken by the Father. Adapted from the accounts of Psalm 22:1-31 and Mt 27:45-46; Mk 15:33-34 Jesus applies Psalm 22 to … More Feeling Abandoned by God Himself
[Listen to the sound file while you read — two inches to the right of this line on this page, marked “Aubre’s Gift”] Preparing our hearts for Good Friday and Easter The Savior is Mocked and the Soldiers Gamble Over His Clothes. Adapted from the accounts of Mt 27:35-44; Mk 15:24-25; Lk 23:34-38; Jn 19:23-25 … More First He Mocked, then He Received Grace
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