Holy Week

A man died and three days later came back to life. This is not a fairytale nor a legend. It did not happen “once upon a time” nor “in a galaxy far, far away”. Jesus’ resurrection was not a vision, nor a dream, nor is Jesus merely alive as a warm fuzzy feeling that lives in our hearts. Jesus – the man – physically resurrected within human history. This is the central claim of the Christian faith. Jesus has “overcome the world” as he said (John 13:33), and therefore Easter changes everything.

Holy Week focuses in on Jesus, following him in his final days before his death, revealing who He is, why he came to Earth, what His death has accomplished, and how we can be confident that he is risen today. As we hear and dwell in the emotions and events of holy week, remember that Jesus planned this. He orchestrated all the events that were about to unfold. John 13 tells us that “Jesus knows that the Father has given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God” (John 13:3). 

The shape of Holy Week forms a “V”, recalling how Jesus descended from heaven to earth, descended further down into death, and then three days later rose back to life, and ultimately ascended to heaven.  “I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father.” (John 16:28). Jesus journeys through this descent and ascent to make a way whereby everyone who believes in him is led by him through death to life with God forever. 

You are invited to join us as we follow Jesus this week, walking with him through sorrow and suffering, past his death and dying, and ultimately emerging on the other side full of life and joy and peace as we see the Love of God triumphing over evil. Journey with us as we journey with Jesus, celebrating that in him and through him and by him death has been defeated, love has won, Christ has conquered, and the way to God has been made available for all.