From the Pastor: Maundy Thursday Service Tonight!
Good afternoon and happy Maundy Thursday, Church Family! We have been in a season of Easter for the last few weeks now with our Top 5 Reasons Jesus Came to Die series. We looked at Reason #3 this past Sunday in which Jesus came to die “to ransom people from…
From the Pastor: Easter Series Begins Sunday!
Good morning, Church Family! Whether you’re away on vacation or in town experiencing the lighter holiday traffic, I hope you’ve been able to enjoy Spring Break thus far. We began the week by concluding the Flourishing Disciple series–if you need to catch up on any video sessions or need the…
Praise During a Pandemic
“We just had to be flexible . . . this is our ministry, and we can do it from home . . . we’re going to help each other and make it work out.” Before she started Kindergarten, music was important to Christina Hopkins. At age five, she felt the…
Holy Week Family Devotional: Day 8
Photo by Bruno van der Kraan on Unsplash Q: Why do you think it’s important that Jesus rose from the dead? Why does it matter? Why it something we celebrate? Read Luke 24:1–12 Q: Why do you think the women were surprised and confused that Jesus’s body was not there? Q: Why didn’t…
Holy Week Devotional: Day 8
Photo by Bruno van der Kraan on Unsplash “You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand” (Psalm 16:11). Read Luke 24:1–12 After a day of mourning, Jesus’s followers received a miraculous message of hope. The women…
Holy Week Family Devotional: Saturday
Photo by Jordan Whitt on Unsplash Q: Have you ever been really sad about something? Maybe someone you love died or something happened to you or to someone you know. How did you handle your sadness? READ: John 19:38–42 Q: Why do you think these two secret followers of Jesus now came forward to…
Holy Week Devotional: Saturday
In the Tomb “Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am in distress, tears blur my eyes . . . But I am trusting you, O Lord” (Psalm 31:9, 14 NLT). READING: John 19:38–42 Photo by Jonathan Borba on Unsplash When we get to Holy Saturday, the story slows down dramatically. So much…
Holy Week Family Devotional: Good Friday
Photo by eberhard grossgasteiger on Unsplash Q: Has anything really unfair ever happened to you? What did that feel like? What did you do about it? What did you want to do about it? READ: Good Friday (John 18:28–40) Q: What did Jesus mean when He said His kingdom was not of this world? Q:…
Holy Week Devotional: Good Friday
Photo by David Jorre on Unsplash On Good Friday, we see the ultimate sacrifice by Jesus. “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 15:13). READING: Good Friday The Ultimate Sacrifice (John 18:1–11 and 19:16–30 (optional: read all of John 18-19)) It may seem strange…
Holy Week Family Devotional: Wednesday
Photo by eniko kis on Unsplash Q: Have you ever had a friend who turned on you? Maybe they gossiped about you or joined a bully in making fun of you or something like that. How would something like that make you feel? READ: John 13:21–30 Q: How do you think Jesus felt about…
Holy Week Devotional: Wednesday
Photo by Elizabeth Explores on Unsplash Loving His Betrayer “You are my help and my deliverer; Lord, do not delay” (Psalm 70:5). READING: John 13:21–30 It must have broken Jesus’s heart to know that one of His closest followers would betray Him. One of the guys He had hand-picked to be His followers…
Holy Week Family Devotional: Tuesday
Photo by David Becker on Unsplash Q: Describe what you think God’s voice would sound like. How would hearing God’s voice make people feel? What would you do if you heard the voice of God or an angel coming from heaven? READ: John 12:20–36 Q: Why do you think the disciples and the crowds…
Holy Week Devotional: Tuesday
Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash Who is this Son of Man? “Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress” (Psalm 71:3). READING: John 12:20–36 “Who is this Son of Man?” the crowd asked. “Didn’t we just lay…
Holy Week Devotional: Monday
Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash “Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies” (Psalm 36:5). READING: John 12:1–11 On Holy Monday, we remember this intriguing story about Mary, the sister of Lazarus who had sat at Jesus’s feet like a disciple even though she was a woman. This…
Holy Week Devotional: Sunday
Sunday: Our Humble King Day 1 Adult “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever” (Psalm 118:1). READING: Matthew 21:1–11 No one but Jesus knew His triumphant entry into Jerusalem would lead to His humiliating death. In a matter of days, the crowd’s cries of…
Holy Week Family Devotional: Sunday
Family Devotional: Palm Sunday Day 1 Q: Describe what parades are like. What kinds of things happen? What kind of feeling is there in the crowd? What are some reasons that we throw parades? Q: What do you think of when you hear the title “king”? Describe what a king…