What’s so “Good” about Good Friday?

Good Friday...the day Christians remember Jesus’ crucifixion.  What’s so “good” about the day our Lord and Savior was beaten, broken, and crucified?  It was a gruesome day, physically.  Recall, that Jesus was betrayed, endured 6 illegal trials, treated ruthlessly, and ultimately crucified. To understand the “good” in Good Friday, we must go all the way …

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Understanding Passover, Unleavened Bread and First Fruits in Light of Crucifixion and Resurrection

As Christians, we will celebrate the most important day of the year this weekend: Resurrection Sunday.  Christ is risen, and if that were not true, Christianity would crumble.  We base our celebration on the Biblical accounts of Jesus’s death, burial and resurrection, which is succinctly wrapped up in this passage: For I delivered to you as of …

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Passion Week: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

We’re leading up to Resurrection Day by exploring the week that set the stage.  As you know, Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.  The Jews were expecting a conquering king, and had hopes that Jesus would save them from oppressive Roman rule.  However, Jesus came as a humble servant, riding on a lowly donkey and, …

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Passion Week: Monday and Tuesday

Christians just celebrated Palm Sunday, the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem, fulfilling messianic prophecies such as Daniel 9 and Zechariah 9:9.  It was the start of the most important week in all of human history...the one that led to Christ’s crucifixion and His ultimate victory over death when He was raised again!  We’ll celebrate that …

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