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Week 9:  Reading the Story

This is the week we celebrate. We celebrate Christ’s willingness to come. We celebrate His willingness to die. We celebrate the blood He shed. We celebrate the veil He tore. We celebrate the sacrifice. We celebrate the forgiveness. We celebrate the tomb. We celebrate that He didn’t stay there. We celebrate the resurrection. We celebrate the hope of the future. We celebrate the commission. We celebrate JESUS!
For all He is, all He’s done, and all He continues to do.

Join me this week in reading the story.

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~Day 1~
The Capture

Read Matthew 26.47-68 & 27.1-2.

-          Today I want you to simply read. No questions. Just do your best over the next few days to think about the setting, the emotion, the reality of this story of Christ.

 

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~Day 2~
The Charge

Read Matthew 27.11-26.

-          It is so easy to sit and think about those crying “CRUCIFY HIM!” and think how ridiculous. How often do you try to “kill” Jesus in your life when He calls you to give up something? Or step out on faith? These “religious” people didn’t want anything to do with Jesus because He messed up the way they wanted to live. He changed everything! When you accept Jesus… when you truly follow Jesus… He will change everything!

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~Day 3~
The Crucifixion

Read Matthew 27.27-56.

-          Take some time to think on all Christ went through to be your sacrifice. I encourage you to write out a prayer to Jesus thanking Him for all He did for you on the cross.

-          Do you realize the importance of the veil of being torn?! In your Bible it may be said as the curtain of the temple. In Jesus’ ripping the curtain it symbolized that through His sacrifice we are able to go straight to the presence of God in prayer. We don’t have to go through a priest. We don’t have to go to the temple. We can go straight to God. Thank Him for that.

 

 

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~Day 4~
CHRIST Revealed!

Read Matthew 27.57-28.10.

-          Reread v. 28.9… The best way we can THANK Jesus is to WORSHIP Jesus. I’m not just talking about worship through song. Worship through your life! In what ways do you worship Jesus with your life now? What ways could you worship Him more?

 

 

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~Day 5~
The Commission

Read Matthew 28.11-20.

-          I first want you to look at how the “religious” leaders responded. They lied… The truth is when we see truth but don’t accept it …when we say we believe in Christ but don’t get saved… we are lying. We are with our lives saying that Jesus isn’t all He says He is.

-          But what do we, followers of Christ, do to respond? What is His command for us? Reread Matthew 28.19-20. “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you!”….. see that first word GO! GO make disciples!! For you this may mean GO to a different lunch table, talk to someone out of your friend group, share the Gospel with your family, go on a missions trip, talk to a total stranger. I don’t know how or where God is leading you to GO… but the appropriate response to what Christ did for us is to GO!

 

I would love to hear what God’s doing in your life! I would love to pray for you about how God’s calling you to GO. Please email, comment, or message me to share!

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