Never really posted this, so I thought I would share it now. I did a reading a long time ago called Crucify Him. Someone took it and made a video of it. I referenced it in the comments of that post, but I thought I would share it again here. Be sure to check out Mike's original post too.
I'm not really sure why more people seem to come looking for creative ideas for Good Friday more than any other day. Maybe it is because it is outside of the usual Sunday service times so people are willing to try something different. I'm not sure the reason, but I do like to make things as easy as possible for people who end up here looking for Good Friday ideas. So I decided to do what I have done the past couple of years and pull a list of some of the Good Friday ideas that I have published here over the years. Hope it helps. Remember the Loss: A Good Friday Opening Monologue "Crucify Him" responsive reading "The Torn Veil" hands on experience "Unashamed Love" object lesson "The Cost"…
To me one of the big parts of the story of the cross is when the crowd chooses Barabbas over Jesus. In that moment when they all yell, "CRUCIFY!" I want to think that I would be different. I want to think that I would say, "we want Jesus and not Barabbas." But knowing what I know I think I would have to stand and shout for His death. It sounds harsh. It sounds wrong, but here is what I know. I am a sinner. Every time I try to forget that I find myself chasing after sin again. I am a sinner and because of that I deserve to die. The only way for my sins to be paid--the only way for me to have a relationship with God--was…
There are lots of Easter and Good Friday videos available these days, but one of my favorites would have to be "What Does Love Sound Like?" I have watched it more times than I can count and have shown it at least 10 times in various settings and every time I am struck by the power of the message. The link above will take you to Worship House Media where you can purchase and download it.
The cross is so many things. It is pain and healing. It is defeat and victory. It is death and life. But one of the things that the cross is to me is a declaration--an unashamed declaration--of God's love for us. The birth of Jesus was a small affair, just a few shepherds and a wise man or three, but His death was public. It was out in the open. It wasn't hidden away in some corner. It was God saying to the whole world. "You want to know how much I love you? You want to know how far I will go to make sure you know I care? Well check this out! Here is my love." God didn't whisper his love to us like a guy on the…
