For many of us Easter is a time of reflection, remembering and recommitment to our relationship with Jesus Christ. May the lessons we learned this weekend spur us on to encouraging those struggling with addiction, relationships, and physical or emotional pain. He gave so we could give.
They placed Jesus there because of the Jewish day of preparation and since the tomb was nearby. (Jn 19:42, CSB)
The work was done, death had come. The chaos and calamity of the most barbaric and horrendous death ever imagined gave way to silence. Emptiness. Incompleteness. 
The red-hot fire of the piercing spear, the flesh pressed nails, the mocking crowds were finished when it was finished. The cold stone of the tomb, sealed and guarded, now housed the body of the victim of scorn and the object of wrath.
But what was to come of this? How long will the silence continue? After all, the last time a prophet spoke, 400 years had passed before more revelation came from God. What was God to do? These were no doubt the questions in the mind of those on Saturday, that Saturday after THAT Friday.
But Sunday was about to come. The…
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I’m sure everyone is aware that today is “Good Friday”. What is Good Friday? It is the day chosen to remember the crucifixion of Jesus! On a day like today I think it is good to reflect on the life and sacrifice of Jesus. Obviously, we can reflect on that at any time but on a day like today we should be very intentional with not only remembering the sacrifice that Jesus made by dying for our sins but about his message, what his mission from God was, and what he commissioned us to do. All of these topics can be found throughout the Gospels.
The first thing is the fact that Jesus preached a very centered message that never changed, even after his death. It is repeated over and over by Jesus in the Bible where he says “The Kingdom of Heaven (or God) is near.” (Matt. 4:17) What was he…
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The cross is a symbol of pain, suffering and sacrifice. Jesus calls us to a life in which we bear the sacrifice of the cross in our daily living. As Jesus did, we bear our cross voluntarily, in love for those who reject us, with the promise of his presence today and eternal joy tomorrow.
The smallest amount of light can penetrate the deepest darkness. Don’t think that your efforts for Christ are meaningless and have no changing effect on those around you. You don’t know how the actions you see as insignificant can be used by Gods Spirit for mighty things. We are not responsible for results, we are only responsible for our actions of light.
Mike Fisk & Built with Grace 