Opening Prayer Lord, make it calm in our ears, and make it clear to our eyes. Amen. Texts: Matthew 27:33–34, John 19:18, Mark 15:28 And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull, they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He…
Communicating Christ (Page 58)
Opening Prayer Lord Jesus, draw us to You. Amen. Texts: Matthew 27:31–32. Luke 23:27–31
Opening Prayer Lord, draw us to You, and let Your righteousness and truth preserve us. Amen. Text: John 19:12–16 From then on Pilate sought to release Him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you let this Man go, you are not Caesar’s friend. Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.” When Pilate therefore…
Opening Prayer Lord, Lord, wake us and show us Your crown of thorns. Amen. Text: John 19:4–7 Pilate then went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you, that you may know that I find no fault in Him.” Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and…
Opening Verse “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” (2Co 3:17) Text: Galatians 4:21–31 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. But he who…
Opening Prayer Lord, give us the Bread of Life. Amen. Text: John 6:1-15 After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased. And Jesus went up on a mountain,…
Opening Verse: Isaiah 50:6 “I did not hide My face from shame and spitting” Text: Matthew 27:27-30 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him. And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they…
Opening Prayer Lord, let it become clear to us what You suffered and why You suffered so. Amen. Text: John 19:1 So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him. Four soldiers tied Jesus to a post and scourged His back with leather whips that had iron barbs. “I gave My back to those who struck…