Many of us are old enough to remember when that phrase was all the rage among American Christians. For those who were not alive or paying attention in the 1990s, it is hard for me to over-exaggerate how many people wore bracelets with “WWJD” stitched onto them. (I was reminded of that trend when speaking…
An Order for Good Friday Worship At Home Opening Prayer: Almighty God, your Son Jesus Christ was lifted high upon the cross so that he might draw the whole world to himself. Grant that we, who glory in this death for our salvation, may also glory in his call to take up our cross and…
An Order for Maundy Thursday Worship At Home Prayer of Confession: Most merciful God, I/we confess that often our spirit has not been that of Christ. Where I/we have failed to love others as he loves me/us, where I/we have pledged loyalty to him with my/our lips and then betrayed, deserted, or denied him, forgive…
Matthew 28:1-10:
After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary of Magdala came with Mary to inspect the tomb. Suddenly, there was a severe earthquake, and an angel of God descended from heaven, rolled back the stone, and sat on it…
Matthew 26:36-39:Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane and said to the disciples, “Stay here while I go over there and pray.” Jesus took along Peter, James, and John and started to feel grief and anguish. Then he said to them, “My …
John 11:9-10:
Jesus replied, ”Aren’t there twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk by day don’t stumble, because they see the world bathed in light; those who go walking by night will stumble because there is no light in the…
John 9:1-5:As Jesus walked along, he saw someone who had been blind from birth. The disciples asked Jesus, “Rabbi, was it this individual’s sin that caused the blindness, or that of the parents?””Neither,” answered Jesus,”It wasn’t because of anyone’…
Exodus 17:4-6:So Moses cried out to the Lord, “What shall I do for this people? They are almost ready to stone me.” The Lord said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff with wh…
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