Getting ready for Easter – Friday
Don’t forget our “Good Friday Service” tomorrow at Watertower Christian Ministries in South St. Louis. Meet at EHS, 9:00 AM. Scripture – John 19:1-30 Personal exercise – Use the arts today. Lots of options. If you are a writer, write a prayer, a poem, or a story that expresses feelings and ideas about the cross. […]
Getting ready for Easter – Thursday
Scripture: Matthew 26:36-56 Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane has two overarching themes that get me. First, we have the failure of Jesus best friends to pray with him when He was in anguish. I can’t be too hard on these guys because there are countless times I have failed to pray with people when they needed […]
Getting ready for Easter – Wednesday
Scripture – Mark 14:22-31 What a great gift Jesus gave when he began the ordinance of Communion, a tangible way to remember His incredible sacrifice for you and me. We will be celebrating Communion on Sunday morning as part of worship as a reminder of the great lengths Jesus went to make our relationship with […]
Getting ready for Easter – Tuesday
Scripture – John 13:1-20 The devotionals for the next three days will focus on the events that took place the last night of Jesus’ earthly life before the cross, known as Maundy Thursday. Jesus and the twelve disciples went to a private place to celebrate the Passover. During the evening, Jesus did something that was […]
Get ready for Easter – Sunday and Monday
OK, so it is Holy Week, otherwise known as the week leading to Easter. If you are like me, you probably blow right through this week without giving it much thought. The week ahead gives us a great opportunity, first to be renewed in our faith as we celebrate the entire reason for it, the […]