Worship - April 2019
Church Family,
In a few weeks, we will gather together for a Night of Worship on Friday night, April 20th at 6:30 pm. This night marks the date of Good Friday, which is the reason for our gathering. We will come together on this evening to contemplate that Cross that Jesus died on. We will look deeply at our sins which put Him on the cross. We will sing, pray, respond together. This will be a powerful evening and I pray that you and your family will make plans to attend!
But before we get to that night, have you ever asked the question, why do we call it “Good Friday?” We are contemplating Jesus’ death on this night. Why don’t we call it “Bad Friday?” The cross was a dark event, which lead to Jesus’ death and his suffering. So it’s understandable if you’ve ever wondered, why is it so good? What makes it good? Well I believe we find the answer in the person of Jesus, and his purpose on Earth. This was no ordinary man who died on that cross. But who was Jesus? We know and believe this to be true - That Jesus was God in the flesh, who knew no sin, and became sin in our behalf. Through Jesus’ death, we find life. Good Friday begins the most momentous weekend in the history of the world. On Friday, Jesus was put to death. And he would have stayed there, if he would have remained in death, this would have been a very bad Friday.
But we know that this Friday, led to Sunday, the greatest day in the history of the world. Jesus rose. He defeated death. He defeated sin. Sin and death had power no longer. Praise be to God for his power through His son! This is very good news for us. While we were dead in our sins, God made us alive through His son Jesus. But in order for that to happen, Jesus had to go to the cross on Friday. He willingly suffered and died, for us.
So where does this leave us now? On Good Friday, we will contemplate the cross together. We will contemplate our sin. We will look at our sins, which placed Him on the cross. And God willing, we will contemplate Jesus, who He is, and we will respond and turn to Him through worship and repentance. And all of this leads to Sunday, April 21st, when we will gather together on Easter morning, and celebrate what made Friday so good. Jesus is not dead. He is alive. And we worship a risen savior. I pray you will join us! I love you all, and I will see you on Sunday!
In Christ,