Easter: The Intentionality of Jesus
~ As I ponder over this Holy week & its events almost 2000 years ago, I am amazed at the intentionality of Jesus ~ Easter: The Intentionality of Jesus As I ponder over this Holy week and its events almost 2000 years ago, I am amazed at the intentionality of Jesus–the arrival at Bethany; the retrieval of the colt and donkey; the agitation of the Pharisees in the cleansing of the temple and in His answers of their questions; the…
The Real Reason We Celebrate Easter
~ Thoughts on the real reason we celebrate Resurrection Day and the Easter season ~ It’s Easter—the day we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Christ has overcome death. Hallelujah! The Reason We Celebrate Easter Yes, we celebrate our risen Lord today. But without His death, suffering and sacrifice there would be no resurrection. We celebrate His life, His death, and His resurrection today as well as the hope it gives of us an eternal life…
More Easter Poems
The Easter season is a special time for believers in Jesus Christ as we celebrate his resurrection from the dead. Following are some Easter poems that remember and honor Christ’s victory over the grave. Easter Poems Thrice, Upon the Lamb “For He made Him, who knew no sin”,to be sin for our sake.The Lamb of God though sinless,bore three cruel iron stakes.The first stake pierced His blessed handonce crippled, now complete.The Lamb of God laid down His life,and thus, made…
Easter: Christ Is Risen!
~ Easter: Christ Is Risen! He is risen indeed! ~ As we celebrate Easter during Holy Week and Resurrection Week, Easter: Christ Is Risen! reminds us of the most important day in the Christian faith. Resurrection Day, commonly known as Easter, commemorates the glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after His crucifixion. This cornerstone event brings hope of eternal life and victory over death to believers around the world. Jesus comes asking us to rejoice in the empty tomb…
Holy Saturday: Joseph of Arimathea
~ Easter Week: Joseph of Arimathea Lays the Body of Jesus in the Tomb and It Is Sealed ~ Holy Saturday: Joseph of Arimathea As Holy Saturday unfolds during Holy Week and Easter Week, Holy Saturday: Joseph of Arimathea invites us to reflect on the solemn hours between the crucifixion of Jesus and the resurrection. On this day, a disciple steps forward in courage and faith to care for the body of Jesus after His death on the cross. As…
He Has Risen!
~ Looking at the resurrection through the gospel of Luke. ~ Luke 23:55 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. 56 Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. Luke: 24: 1-6: On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away…
Every Ping-An Easter Poem
~ Every Ping—a poem for Good Friday and Easter ~ Every Ping I can’t recall when I first felt My spirit so respond When steele on steele produced the “ping” That ever lingers on. I cannot hear the ping of steele And not be at the cross. I cannot hear and fail to feel When Satan’s chains were lost. The ping reminds me, I was freed When Jesus took the nails Every sin was hammered down And love and grace…
Good Friday: Jesus Before Pilot
~ Resurrection Week: Good Friday–The Gospel of Mark describes the events that led up to Jesus’ death ~ Today is Good Friday. The holy Son of God is accused of blasphemy. His blameless head is crowned with thorns, and the compassionate creator of the universe is hung upon a tree to die. Jesus Before Pilate 15 Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they bound Jesus,…
Good Friday Thoughts from Voice of the Martyrs
~Voice of the Martyrs President Cole Richards shares some thoughts on Good Friday ~ In Luke’s Gospel, we find one of the most wonderfully beautiful statements in history, as our Lord says, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood” (Luke 22:20). The word “you” in our Lord’s institution of the new covenant applies to each of us, individually, as we enter into covenant with God through faith, made possible only by the…
Good Friday: The Cross
~ Easter Week: Good Friday—The Cross of Jesus ~ As we reflect on Good Friday during Holy Week and Easter Week, Good Friday: The Cross draws us to the solemn heart of Jesus’ sacrifice. On this sacred day, the crucifixion of Jesus at Golgotha fulfilled ancient prophecy and opened the way for forgiveness, direct relationship with God, and eternal hope. Jesus comes asking us to pause and consider the depth of His love demonstrated on the cross of Jesus. …
