Friday was dark. Saturday was quiet. But Sunday was coming. And sadly, Jesus' followers were emotional, exhausted, afraid, and not remembering what He had promised. He promised that He would fulfill the Old Testament prophecies. He wouldn't be dead for long. Read: Luke 23:50-56 Notes: Joseph from Arimathea - was not a servant of Jesus but ended up serving hi[...]
Read: Luke 23:44-49 Notes: The sixth hour is noonDarkness shares the despair and sadnessThe ninth hour is 3 pmThe veil is what separated man from being with God in the temple. Not all were allowed in this location. The tearing of the veil means that we now have free access to the presence of GodThe veil is torn from top to bottom to share that no man could have[...]
Are you emotional about this week yet? Just me? Every year it seems like I learn more and more about the celebration of Easter. Truly, motherhood has changed the way I look at the sacrifice that God made. Grateful for seasons and the continuing opportunity to learn more. Today we're still learning about the crucifixion. There's a lot of references made to Old Testament pr[...]
Yesterday was Palm Sunday, the start of our journey of remembering Holy Week. Can we even imagine that on Sunday these people were throwing down clothes and palm leaves for Jesus to ride into town on a donkey and days later they are shouting to crucify him? Sin is an ugly thing. Recap the last week if you need a little catch-up, but at this point in Luke, Jesus has been s[...]
We're getting into the heavy stuff. We've all heard the story, read the children's version, and probably focused on which parts to shield our children from. Luckily the Jesus Storybook Bible has a solid theological approach to helping us teach our kids without scaring them for life. Read: Luke 23:18-25 Notes: Depending on your translation there is no Luke 23:[...]
It only took us eight days to go through Luke 22, so we're moving on to Luke 23. The story is just going to get harder to chat about with our children. I pray that you don't shy away from the hard truth but find the best way to share the story with your little ones. Read: Luke 23:1-16 Notes: The Roman government did not allow Jewish leaders to decide about a[...]
The secret trial, the faux trial. These are some shady people that the enemy used to falsely accuse Jesus and murder him. The details that Luke includes aren't exactly easy to keep up with but looking at some other parts of the Gospels allows us to fill in some blanks. Read: Luke 22:63-71 Notes: Jesus being mocked was prophesy. See Psalm 22:7-8Matthew 26:67Ma[...]