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Remember — how the Passion reminds us of our purpose
The Passion of Jesus is a story of torture and abuse, which is never easy to face. But we must if we want to face our own challenges.
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What is truth?
There is both sin and grace at the heart of the church’s tradition of Good Friday. Our first task is acknowledging this truth.
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Blame and Purpose
The place of the crucifixion in our public imagination is as an act of consequence or violation rather than revelation.
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The Time of Temptation
In the Passion, we receive a story of innocence murdered. But that story’s foundation is all so much temptation.
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A Cruel Story
The crucifixion of Jesus is the picture of cruelty. It’s also a mirror for the way of our world, and then also reveals the Kin-dom.
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What is Holy Week?
Prayer God of Hope, be with me, with us today. Inspire us, encourage us, stir us up that we might know you better. That we might love you better. That we might see you, among these friends, today. Amen. Introduction The format is simple. Some teaching, some talking, some summarizing, some homework. Discussion Do you…
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Revealing the way of death
Luke makes it clear Jesus doesn’t “deserve” the crucifixion. Not only to maintain Jesus’s innocence but prove the moral corruption of execution.
