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. Maundy Thursday is your big night. For the Passover Lamb is given for you, given to you.
  4. You are not alone if you find it difficult to wrap your mind around the auspices of the Old Testament sacrificial system.
  5. If the season of Lent is a journey, Holy Week is the destination.
  6. Today I would like to share The Legend of the Dogwood, inspired by the words of Stoney Cooper.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. It’s scary to share my struggle and to show that I have cracks because once I’ve shown my cards, I open myself up for judgment.
  10. We can’t predict the harvest. We can only sow.
  11. Nothing moves or drives Paul more than preaching about “Christ and him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2).
  12. This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.