Tag: Easter
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What Love Looks Like – Washing Feet
After supper, Jesus poured water into a basin, laid aside His garments and began to wash the feet of His disciples, John 13:5. Jewish teachers would never ask their disciples to wash feet. Love turned these traditions upside down and dropped to His knees to wash the disciples’ feet.
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Jesus is Risen! Hope for Today
This Easter, may you marvel at the amazing love that God has for you. He sent Jesus into the world to pay the price for your sins, so that you could live with Him forever. Jesus died on the cross, taking your sins upon Himself. He was buried. After three days, Jesus rose from the…
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What’s Good About This Friday?
Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my…
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Days to Live … Jesus Watched
Have you wondered what you would do if you knew that you had days to live? What would be your priorities? Jesus knew that His time had come. His eyes were focused on the cross. But He had so much to do, to teach, to heal, to love during His last days.
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Are You At the Feet of Jesus?
Six days before Jesus’ last Passover, Lazarus, Martha, and Mary enjoyed a dinner with Jesus in Bethany. Imagine Jesus’ thoughts as He sat with Lazarus. Lazarus, a beloved friend. Lazarus, the one who became sick and died. Lazarus, the dead man Jesus called to walk out of the tomb (John 11). Lazarus, the brother who…
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Jesus is Risen!
Jesus died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, He was buried; He was raised on the third day, according to the Scriptures … Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? 1 Corinthians 15 May the reality of the amazing love of Jesus penetrate your very being as you contemplate…
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The Women of Easter … A Review
Hymns, Scripture, prayer, study guide, and women all point to Jesus in Liz Curtis Higgs’ profound look at The Women of Easter. I experienced the emotions and thoughts of Mary of Bethany; Mary of Nazareth, or Mary Magdalene. Readers imagine the fragrance of the spikenard as Mary of Bethany bathes the feet of Jesus and lovingly unbinds her hair to wipe His feet dry.…
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Come, see where Jesus lay
“He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.” Matthew 28:6 Now, Christian, change thy note a moment. “Come, see the place where the Lord lay, “with joy and gladness. He does not lie there now. Weep, when ye see the tomb of Christ, but rejoice because it…
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7 Reasons Why This is Good Friday
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34 In His beaten, scourged, punched, spit upon, shamed body, Jesus prayed for His enemies. Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43 Between two thieves, Jesus promised eternal life to…