If you're wearing green I suppose you're hoping to be kissed.
If you're not wearing green I get to punch you if I see you!
If you wearing orange today- Ha! You're probably a history buff, perhaps Dutch, definitely Reformed.
If you have know idea what I'm talking about go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England
Anyways...
For those following the "Christian Calendar" (which has always struck me as an odd title) we have entered into Holy Week, or Passion Week. It began yesterday with Palm Sunday and goes through the final week in the earthy ministry of Jesus, culminating in our celebration of Resurrection Sunday, aka, Easter.
But hey, I don't have to rewrite what others have already done.
Here's a nice article outlining the details.
My only addition is this-
I hope you take the time this week to read through final chapters of the the Gospels,
Matthew 21f
Mark 11f
Luke 19:28f
John 11f (Yeah, it's a lot!)
I hope you find somewhere to remember the crucifixion this Friday.
I hope you find somewhere to celebrate this Sunday.
We're praying to break 200 at Connections and raise the roof!
Question: "What is Passion Week?"
Answer: Passion Week (also known as Holy Week) is the time from Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday (Resurrection Sunday), so named because of the passion with which Jesus willingly went to the cross in order to pay for the sins of His people. Passion Week is described in Matthew chapters 21-27; Mark chapters 11-15; Luke chapters 19-23; and John chapters 12-19. Passion Week begins with the triumphal entry on Palm Sunday on the back of a colt as prophesied in Zechariah 9:9.
Passion Week contained several memorable events. Jesus cleansed the Temple for the second time (Luke 19:45-46), then disputed with the Pharisees regarding His authority. Then He gave His Olivet Discourse on the end times and taught many things, including the signs of His second coming. Jesus ate His Last Supper with His disciples in the upper room (Luke 22:7-38), then went to the garden of Gethsemane to pray as He waited for His hour to come. It was here that Jesus, having been betrayed by Judas, was arrested and taken to several sham trials before the chief priests, Pontius Pilate, and Herod (Luke 22:54-23:25).
Following the trials, Jesus was scourged at the hands of the Roman soldiers, then was forced to carry His own instrument of execution (the Cross) through the streets of Jerusalem along what is known as the Via Dolorosa (way of sorrows). Jesus was then crucified at Golgotha on the day before the Sabbath, was buried and remained in the tomb until Sunday, the day after the Sabbath, and then gloriously resurrected.
It is referred to as "Passion Week" because in that time, Jesus Christ truly revealed His passion for us in what He willingly went through on our behalf.
What should our attitude be during Passion Week?
We should be passionate in our worship of Jesus and in our proclamation of His Gospel!
Read more at http://www.gotquestions.org/Passion-Week.html
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