40 Days of Preparation Holy Saturday April 7, 2012 | Leave a comment Today, the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday is the day when Jesus was in the tomb. Little is known about what happened on this day historically. The Bible does tell us that those who had Jesus crucified went against Jewish teaching and met on the Sabbath with Pilate to secure Jesus’ tomb. 62… Read More
40 Days of Preparation Good Friday April 6, 2012 | Leave a comment At 9:00 a.m. this morning some 2000 years ago Jesus Christ was nailed to the cross and the process of His crucifixion for my sin began. Second only to Easter Sunday, Good Friday is the highest of all Christian Holy days! 25 And it was the third hour when they crucified him. Mark 15:25 (ESV)… Read More
40 Days of Preparation Maundy Thursday April 5, 2012 | Leave a comment Today, Maundy Thursday April 5, 2012, is an extremely important day in the Christian calendar and the Holy Week celebrations of Christians all over the world. The word “maundy” comes from the Latin word mandatum and means command. This word came to be used by the Catholic church to describe the service held on the… Read More
40 Days of Preparation Day 40 April 4, 2012 | Leave a comment Today, Wednesday April 4, 2012, is the fortieth day of preparing our hearts, souls and minds for the most high of all Christian holy days, Easter Sunday. Today I need to “put off” anger and “put on”self control. When I speak of putting off anger I do not mean that you and I will never… Read More
40 Days of Preparation Day 39 April 3, 2012 | Leave a comment Today, Tuesday April 3, 2012, is the thirty-ninth day of preparing our hearts, souls and minds for the most high of all Christian holy days, Easter Sunday. Today I need to “put off” retaliation (getting even) and “put on” returning good for evil. The Old testament law provided a principle for retaliation. This principle as… Read More