We need to be aware and cautious of many messages that are misrepresenting God in these difficult times. I’m sure you all get bombarded with well-meaning, very passionate, but seriously misguided texts/articles that portray God as a cruel taskmaster/exacting tyrant, or even the cause behind this calamity, so we can repent and turn to Him! […]
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Good Friday—like Easter and Christmas—is observed by almost all Christian denominations. In fact, it’s a legal holiday in most countries. On Good Friday, Christians expressly remember the suffering, humiliation and death endured by our Lord through prayers, songs and other devotions. Church altars are kept bare and a solemn mournful atmosphere is maintained as the […]
The Meaning of Maundy or Holy Thursday Maundy Thursday also called Holy Thursday is a remembrance of the last supper of Jesus Christ just before His arrest, passion and death. The word ‘Maundy’ originates from the the Latin ‘Dias Mandatum’. It means “the day of the new commandment,” which Christ gave to Christians that we […]
What is Palm Sunday? Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of the Lenten season. It kick starts what is called ‘Holy Week’—the week during which Christ Jesus was arrested, put on trial, condemned and executed by crucifixion. Palm Sunday commemorates the victorious arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem—an event described in the Gospels (Matthew 21:1–11, Mark […]
Lent is a special season to ponder Jesus and His unbelievable work of salvation. It’s useful to set aside a specific season in the church calendar to reflect on the price of our sin and the outrageous grace with which Christ saves us! Lent is also a time to consider our response to our God […]