1. This is the prelude of Easter. Is a dead Jesus still resting in the tomb? No!
  2. Dear hearers of the word of God, you are finished. You cannot be the same now. All that is ended, over.
  3. By mandating the promise, Christ states something stronger than just an invitation.
  4. Maundy Thursday is your big night. For the Passover Lamb is given for you, given to you.
  5. What is undoubtedly true, however, is that St. Peter wasn’t left outside. He wasn’t left weeping. He was restored, as am I, as are you.
  6. If the season of Lent is a journey, Holy Week is the destination.
  7. A set of Holy Week poems written and published first by Tanner Olson on his website, writtentospeak.com.
  8. If we just say to God, “We don’t get it, please explain,” he will. He will send us a preacher to point us to his words for more clarification.
  9. The needs of the people remain the same, but now the people are you and me. We still sin, and that sin causes so many challenges in our lives.
  10. We can’t predict the harvest. We can only sow.
  11. To believe God is love and thus loves you is a miracle wrought by the Holy Spirit.
  12. His love for you is so deep that in his mercy, while you were yet a sinner, God sent his only begotten Son to die for you.