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TEXT: Philippians 2:8 “And in human form he obediently humbled himself even further by dying a criminal’s death on a cross.”
MAIN THEME/TOPIC: What did Jesus do during Holy Week? He got ready to die for our salvation!
MAIN POINT: Holy Week is the final week in God’s plan to get us back!
TALKING POINTS:
1. [...]
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Luke 23:32-43
Main point – Anyone could have hung as a thief next to Jesus – including one of us.
(Sermon begins with _______, dressed as the repentant thief, and dramatic narrative)
The Passion Week story is filled with characters that we could, and perhaps should, spend time examining because they illustrate the human race of [...]
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Holy Saturday thoughts…
According to the website churchyear.net this day is known as Holy Saturday and is a day of “waiting at the Tomb of Jesus [and] meditating on His Death.” It is also known, as the site indicates as “Sabbatum Sanctum, [or] Black Saturday.”
I have always wondered what went on that day. It was the [...]
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good-friday-slide
You will have to download the slide and then put it in slide show mode in powerpoint. There is sound at the end.
This one of the ways the community Good Friday service will close tonight.
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A few years ago, I was able to obtain a wonderful devotional book based on the Lectionary, free of charge from the Upper Room, a long-time Methodist based ministry.
The book is called “A Guide to Prayer For All Who Seek God.” And just now I started reading the Palm Sunday/Holy Week reflections and scriptures. [...]
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Yesterday we continued the custom of having local clergy sing at one of the community Lenten services. Since I am their humble accompanist, I got to pick the song. This is what I picked:
O Love Divine What Hast Thou Done
Verse 1
O love divine what hast Thou done
Th’ incarnate God hath died for me
The Father’s well [...]
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Being Holy Week, I am more focused and aware of spiritual issues and dynamics that perhaps at any time except Advent and Christmas.
As such, a couple of thoughts from others have prompted my thinking and writing today about the God I believe loves us and cares for us dearly and deeply and, because of [...]
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