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Category Archives: Holy week explained
Christmas, Easter or Something In-between?
A group of us from church share a meal and talk about the Bible each week. The meal is often made up of contributions from different people and a few weeks ago I took this photo of the desserts that were provided. … Continue reading
Posted in christmas, Christmas story, Easter week explained, Faith, Holy week, Holy week explained, Life experiences, salvation, Saved by Jesus
Tagged Easter products on display just after Chritsmas, he will save his people from their sins, jesus saves us, kid born in shed saves world shock, link between Easter and Christmas, Saved by Jesus
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Easter Sunday: I’ll be back!
Mary and her friends went to Jesus’ tomb and on their way they began to wonder how they would move the large stone from the entrance. When they got closer though, they could see the stone had already been moved. I wonder what … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Easter week explained, Faith, Holy week, Holy week explained, Jesus, Resurrection
Tagged Easter sunday, easter week explained, Ephesians 3.20, God can do more than we ask or imagine, God can do the impossible, Hillsong, holy week explained, i'll be back, Jesus is alive, Stronger, terminator, trust in God
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On the Saturday of Easter week did it feel to the disciples like Jesus and God had failed?
The day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday is a reminder of how life often feels. The disciples must have been distraught as they tried to come to terms with what had happened and we can only imagine how they … Continue reading
Posted in Easter week explained, Faith, God is with us, Holy week, Holy week explained, hope
Tagged despair, Easter Saturday, God of hope fill you with joy and peace, Gods priority is the salvation of the world, hope, Romans 15 13, sundays coming, the disciples mourn Jesus, Your comfort is not Gods priority
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Jesus died on the cross, so why do we call it Good Friday?
So, today we remember that a man was beaten, tortured, nailed to a cross and left to hang there until he died. So why on earth do we call it Good Friday? Shouldn’t it be called ‘Bad Friday’ or ‘Sad Friday’? … Continue reading
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Tagged art of celebration, brought near by the blood of Jesus, easter week explained, Ephesians 2 13, Good Friday, Hebrews 9 28, holy week explained, jesus died for us, Jesus died once for all, jesus saves us, Saved by Jesus, why did Jesus die?, Why is it called Good Friday
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A Meal to Remember: What was that all about?
Jesus had a meal with his disciples at which he said some strange things. 2000 years later, we still remember and celebrate his words and actions. Why are his words and remembering this meal so important? 26 As they were eating, … Continue reading
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Tagged blood poured out, communion, eucharist, jesus died for us, judas betrayed Jesus, last supper, lords supper, love your enemies, remember me, this is my body broken for you, What is the most important thing?
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Trying to Trip Jesus up: What was that all about?
Jesus had arrived in Jerusalem, he had been to the temple to remind people that we shouldn’t put any barriers between people and God and he spent the next few days talking with people about his heavenly father.. Sometimes Jesus initiated … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, change, Easter week explained, Faith, Holy week explained, Life experiences, Who am I
Tagged clean on the inside, don't pretend to be okay, fix you, focus on what really matters in Christianity, jesus can fix us, Jesus should we pay tax, Matthew 22, Matthew 23, Pharisees placed burdens on people, Pharisees question Jesus, pharisses like cups plates, religious leaders question Jesus, render to caesar, transformation
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Trashing the Temple Courts: What was that all about?
After arriving in Jerusalem, the first thing that Jesus did was to go to the temple where he proceeded to throw out the people who were buying and selling animals there. This episode in the life of Jesus is hard … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Easter week explained, Faith, Holy week, Holy week explained, justice, Relationship with God
Tagged cleansing of the temple, don't rip people off, easter week explained, fairtrade, God cares for the poor, God hates injustice, holy week explained, jesus drove out the money changers, justice, matthew 21, motorway service stations overpriced, temple den of robbers, temple den of thieves, why did jesus drive people out of the temple
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The Easter Story: Daily Reflections
During Holy week (the week leading up to Easter Sunday) we especially remember the days leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection. I have written two different set of reflections. The first looks at the events of Holy Week in … Continue reading
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