by Bob | Apr 3, 2010 | Crucifixion, Easter, Good Friday, Passion Week, Resurrection
He Is Risen! “He is risen!” “He’s risen, indeed!” The Fountain of Life Opened Up Just what happened at Easter? What difference does Easter make? Easter changes everything. Easter makes all the difference in the world. John Flavel’s (1671) Easter sermon, The...
by Bob | Apr 2, 2010 | Christ, Easter, Good Friday, Holy Week, Passion Week
It’s Saturday . . . but Sunday’s Coming! It’s Saturday, the day before Easter. On the Christian calendar, we often forget this day. Yesterday was Good Friday. Tomorrow is Easter Sunday. On Friday, Jesus is crucified; dies for our sins. His followers mourn. On Sunday,...
by Bob | Apr 2, 2010 | Christ, Cross, Crucifixion, Easter, Good Friday
Good Friday: The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross One of the most powerful practices you can participate in during Good Friday is reflecting on the Seven Last Words of Christ on the cross. I’ve arranged them below for you chronologically, as Jesus spoke them....
by Bob | Apr 1, 2010 | Easter, Forgiveness, Good Friday
“Our Forgiving Father”—Luke 15 Part 5: “Welcome Home!” Welcome: Thanks for reading my Passion Week blog series as we reflect together on Our Forgiving Father. Today in Part 5, we hear the words our heart longs for from our heavenly Father, “Welcome home!” When we put...
by Bob | Mar 31, 2010 | Easter, Forgiveness, Passion Week
“Our Forgiving Father”—Luke 15 Part 4: Returning Home Welcome: Thanks for reading my Passion Week blog series as we reflect together on Our Forgiving Father. Today in Part 4, we see Jesus’ portrait of a prodigal returning home to the Forgiving One. We put our ear to...
by Bob | Mar 30, 2010 | Easter, Forgiveness, Good Friday, Gospel
“Our Forgiving Father”—Luke 15 Part 3: “Father, I Don’t Need You!” Welcome: Thanks for reading my Passion Week blog series as we reflect together on Our Forgiving Father. Today in Part 3, we see the reason why Jesus went to the Cross—each of us, in our own sinful way,...
