Good Friday 2025

Here I am to worship

Church, would you go ahead and stand with me? Father, we come to you tonight, acknowledging and recognizing the significance of Friday. Lord, we are eternally grateful. So, Lord, tonight we offer you our undivided attention. We offer you our worship. We love you. Open my eyes and let me see. That’s our home. So here I am to worship. Here I am to say that your mind. All together wonderful. And keep all days also highly glory and humbly came to the earth you create all full love became for so here I am to worship here I am to bow now here I am to say that you’re my God You’re all together lovely all together worthy all together wonderful to me here I am here I am to worship here to bow down here I am to say that your mind you’re all together lovely all together work all together wonder for wonderful Here I am to work. Here I am to love them. Here I am to say that your mind. You’re all together lovely. All together word. All together for me.

The weight of Good Friday

You know, there’s something unique about service tonight. We don’t come in the same spirit in the same even atmosphere that we do on a Sunday. And that’s because there’s a weight and even a heaviness to what Good Friday means. It’s good, but there’s still weight. And so tonight, I just want to encourage you that we’re not just remembering a story about something that happened two years, two thousand years ago. We’re stepping into the story. Tonight we’re gonna step into the story of a Savior who loved us so much that he gave everything. Literally everything. Greater love has no one than this to lay down one’s life for one’s friend. And tonight we remember that Jesus didn’t just say these words, He actually lived them for you, for me.

And so tonight I really encourage you to slow down and take the time to remember. And what’s going to happen tonight is we’re actually gonna walk through the events of the holy week. We’re gonna journey through the anointing and the Last Supper. We’re gonna feel the tension in the garden and the arrest. We’re gonna witness the trials and conviction. And then we’re gonna stand at the foot of the cross for the crucifixion and his burial. And so allow yourself to enter into that. Allow yourself to realize that this is the story, this is the moment that changed everything for us and for the world. Because Jesus truly is the Savior of the world. But without these moments, without these tensions that we’ll feel, we don’t get to fully experience it the way that we should.

So tonight I’m inviting you to do something that might feel uncomfortable. To feel the weight and to let your heart break a little bit and to connect with everything that our Savior endured. Don’t rush through it. Allow yourself to experience it. Let’s pray. Father, we come before you right now. And we thank you for the gift of Jesus. And we take this time to turn our attention fully to you and to the and to what our Savior did for us. Help us remember. Help us feel it. Help us experience it. Help us not feel rushed. Help us just to be here and to experience and to remember what it is that Jesus truly did so that we could live in relationship with you, our Father, not just now, but into eternity. And so, Father, we take this time to remember to put our attention and focus on you and for our hearts to be truly grateful for all you did. It’s in Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Behold the Lamb of God

Behold the Lamb of God on the curse of cross. Beaten in betray, it’s broken body, forsaking everything for my forgiveness, no great love. We praise the man upon the throne. I land, I live in praise the land of God on the throne I lay. We praise the Lamb of God, we praise the Lamb of God, we praise the Lamb of God. Oh, we praise the Lamb of God, oh, we praise the Lamb of God. We praise the Lamb of God. We praise the Lamb of God. We praise the Lamb of God. We praise the Lamb of God. We praise the Lamb of God. Oh we praise the Lamb.

Six days before Passover, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of his friends. There, something remarkable happened that foreshadowed what was to come.

Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume. She poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair, and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

Feel free to sit down if you’d like, by the way. The perfume was made from an aromatic herb imported from India in alabaster bottles. It was extremely expensive, worth nearly a year’s wages. People would use it as a type of investment, similar to how gold is used today. But as with every gift to God, it’s not about the size of the gift, it’s about the heart of worship behind it.

But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected. Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages. On the surface, this looks like philanthropy. He appears to be a good guy trying to care for the poor, but John reveals his true motives. He did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.

Jesus’ responses telling, Leave her alone, Jesus replied. It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. You can see Jesus is quite clearly talking about he has come here to die. But the disciples suffer from selective hearing. They never put the pieces together.

The Last Supper

Days later, Jesus and his disciples gathered for what would be their final meal together. The disciples eating with Jesus was not new. They ate together all the time, but what they didn’t realize was this would be the last time they would be together with Jesus before he was killed. As they reclined at the table, Jesus did something unexpected.

When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. Do you understand what I have done for you? He asked them. You call me teacher and lord, and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Savior, your Lord and teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.

Then the mood shifted dramatically when Jesus predicted his betrayal.

After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified. His disciples stared at one another at a loss to know which of them he meant. The beloved disciple John was reclining next to Jesus. Simon Peter motioned to him to ask who the betrayer would be. Jesus answered, It is the one to who I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish. Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. So Jesus told him what you are about to do, do quickly.

The phrase, and it was night, sets the stage for some of the darkest hours in the life of Jesus. Judas would soon go to the chief priest to make a deal, thirty pieces of silver to deliver Jesus into their hands.

It was during this final meal that Jesus also took bread and wine, giving them new meaning.

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take and eat, this is my body. Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

In the quiet of that upper room, with the betrayer gone and darkness falling outside, Jesus gave his disciples a new commandment, one that would define their lives after he was gone.

A new commandment I give you. Love one another, as I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this, everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another.

The Garden of Gethsemane

We shave you are Lord, and you are worthy to be praised. We give you all the ship you all to be free. So we give you our law is you are the meal was finished, Jesus led his disciples out to the Mount of Olives to a place called Gethsemane. Knowing what lay ahead, Jesus sought time alone with his fathers.

Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Not as I will, but as you will.

That his anguish became physical.

And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.

While Jesus prayed, his disciples, even his closest friends, could not stay awake.

Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour? He asked Peter. Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

In this garden where Jesus often met with his disciples, another figure knew just where to find him.

Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns, and weapons.

Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, Who is it you want? Jesus of Nazareth, they replied, I am he, Jesus said. And Judas the traitor was standing there with them. When Jesus said, I am he, they drew back and fell to the ground. Even in the moment of his arrest, Jesus’ divine identity caused hardened soldiers to fall back. When they recovered, he asked them again who they sought, and again he identified himself.

Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus. Jesus commanded Peter, Put your sword away. Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me? Even as Peter tried to defend him with violence, Jesus responded with healing, reaching out to touch the servant’s ear and restore it. And then, surrounded by soldiers and betrayed by his friend, Jesus surrendered willingly.

Then the detachment of soldiers, with its commander and the Jewish officials, arrested Jesus. They bound him and brought him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.

Meanwhile, most of the disciples fled into the night. The garden, once a place of prayer and fellowship, now stood empty except for the trampled ground where the Prince of Peace had been taken away in chains.

The trials of Jesus

Thou changes not thy calm passion. Thy presence to hear strength for my turn and send those greatness thy faithfulness thy faithfulness and mourning. What followed was a series of unjust trials, first before the Jewish authorities, then before the Roman governor. The trials of Jesus rival the most intense courtroom drama. While religious leaders sought testimony against Jesus, they could find none that agreed.

Finally, the high priest asked him directly, Are you the Messiah? The son of the Blessed One? I am, said Jesus, and you’ll see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the mighty one, coming on the clouds of heaven. The high priests tore their clothes. Why do we need any more witnesses? They asked. You’ve heard the blasphemy. What do you think? They all condemned him as worthy of death.

Meanwhile, outside of the courtyard, Peter denied even knowing Jesus, just as Jesus had predicted. The moment the rooster crowed, Peter remembered and went away, weeping bitterly.

By early morning, the religious leaders had their decision and brought Jesus to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, because they did not have authority to execute him. Pilate questioned Jesus about the accusations. Are you the king of the Jews? Jesus said, My kingdom is not of this world. If it were my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place. That’s why Christians ought to be totally unique. That when someone looks at a Christian, they should think, I’ve never seen another human like that before.

Jesus answered, You said that I’m a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify of the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me. What is truth? retorted Pilate. It’s clear that Pilate believes Jesus spoke truth and was innocent. So Pilate sees the truth but rejects the truth. It’s a tragedy when we fail to recognize the truth, but it’s an even greater tragedy when we recognize the truth but fail to heed it.

With this, he went out again to the Jews, gathered there and said, I find no basis for a charge against him. Pilate exonerates Jesus. In fact, he does this three times. But it’s your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of Passanover. Do you want to release the king of the Jews? They shouted back, No, not him, give us Barabbas. Barabbas was a revolutionary. He led an uprising against the Roman government, and in so doing, some Romans were killed. He was a freedom fighter battling against a corrupt government. Scripture paints a clear comparison between Jesus and Barabbas, whose full name was Jesus Baraba. Jesus Barabbas, on Good Friday, we have two Jesus figures, two potential saviors, one who saves by shedding the blood of his enemies, the other who saves by allowing his own blood to be shed.

Pilate had Jesus flogged, hoping to satisfy the crowd. The soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and placed it on his head, mocking him as king of the Jews. Yet even after this brutal treatment, Pilate declared again, Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him. When the chief priests and the officials saw him, they shouted, Crucify, crucify. Pilate again declared Jesus innocent, but the crowd persisted. Finally they pulled out their ultimate threat. If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Any who claims to be a king opposes Caesar. Faced with political pressure, Pilate finally relented. He brought Jesus out and sat down in the judge’s seat. Here is your king, Pilate said to the Jews. But they shouted, Take him away, take him away, crucify him. Shall I crucify your king? We have no king but Caesar, said the chief priests. Answered finally, Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.

The crucifixion

In all his innocence. You’re walking in the term with you and me. Oh blood and tears. And there’s a God who believes. But you chased me down in merciful pursuit to the sinner, you regressed, and the broken brace, and in the end, the proof is in your wounds. Yes, in the end, the proof is in your blood tears. How can it be? Sing hallelujah to the Son of Free. Your stripes are my healing, all praise, King Jesus, glory to God in heaven. Your blood is still speaking, and your love is still reaching all praise, King Jesus, the beauty God forever. Your cross, my freedom, your stripes are my healing all praise King Jesus Glory to God in heaven your blood is still speaking in your love is still reaching for all praise King Jesus Glory to God forever Glory to God forever Glory to God forever Glory to God forever all blood how can it be there’s a God who we’re a God who believes all praise the Lord who will reach for me hallelujah to the Son of Son we sing Hallelujah to the Son of Son fore We sing hallelujah to the Son of the carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.

Golgotha was a place of terror and horror, an abandoned hill made of rock. Its name means the place of the skull, probably due to a rock formation that resembles a skull. It was a brutal place where nothing lived, not even trees. Its name, reputation, and appearance spoke of the ugliness of death. There they crucified him with two others, one on each side and Jesus in the middle. Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews. Many read the sign written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek. The chief priests objected, but Pilate answered, What I have written, I have written.

While the soldiers divided his clothes by casting lots, fulfilling the prophecy of Psalm 22, a small group remained faithful to the end. The only male present was John his disciple. When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, Woman, here is your son. And to the disciple, here is your mother. From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. Even in his agony, Jesus cared for those he loved.

As the hours passed and darkness covered the land from noon until three in the afternoon, Jesus spoke again. Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so the scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, I am thirsty. A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. When he had received the drink, Jesus said, It is finished. With that he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

It is finished. To Telestai in Greek was a declaration of completion. The debt was paid in full. The work was done. Jesus died. Not pretending to be dead, not half dead, truly dead. Yet even in that moment, the impact of his death began to ripple outward. At that moment, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and rocks split. The centurion, seeing what has happened, praised God and said, Surely this was a righteous man.

And as evening approached, the body of Jesus needed to be removed before the Sabbath began. Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and he took the body away. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about 75 pounds. This was a considerable fortune. The modern day equivalent of six figures. Nicodemus made a costly demonstration that he believed Jesus was the one true king, deserving of a burial fit for royalty.

Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it with the spices in strips of linen. This was in accordance with the Jewish burial custom. At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid. Now in death, Jesus was carried from Golgotha into a beautiful garden. With a wall around it, Joseph’s garden seemed a world away from the place of the skull. Peaceful and quiet, the body of Jesus was laid in a new tomb, which was going to be Joseph’s, but in an act of devotion, he gave his tomb to Jesus. Because it was the Jewish day of preparation, and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there. They rolled a stone across the entrance, and there Jesus would remain. The day that had begun with betrayal ended in silence as a stone sealed the tomb. The disciples scattered in grief and in fear, not yet understanding that Sunday was coming the cross the cross with so the light and the bird of my heart wrote away it was there by faith I received my side and then I was happy all my days at the cross at the cross where first I and the burden of my heart wave It was there but I receives my side and now I am happy my days and now I am happy my death and now I am y’all could be seated. You’re getting your squats in today.

Where was God the Father?

Well, this is an amazing story. An amazing week. And here’s a question I want to ask all of you this evening. There’s a lot of characters in the story. And here’s a question that I like to ask myself around this time of year. And the question is this where was God the Father when Jesus was killed? Because we can think of Jesus’ mom, right? Think of his friends, think of his disciples. We see Jesus reaching out to the Father, asking for help from the Father. And you know, I’m a parent, so I know where I’d be.

Was the father with Caiaphas, the religious ruler of the day who condemned Jesus for blasphemy, was so spiritually pious that he was unconcerned with human suffering. No, God the Father was not with Caiaphas. Was God the Father with Pilate? The Roman governor who reluctantly condemns Jesus of treason. He’s so concerned with what other people think that he fails to do the right thing, even though he knows the truth. No, God the Father is not with Pilate. Was maybe God the Father just up in heaven, arms crossed, so filled with rage and just eager to see someone bleed. No.

So where do we find the Father on Good Friday? The answer is this we find him in Jesus. In fact, Paul says this, 2 Corinthians chapter 5. God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself. And so when Jesus says to the Father, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. What do you think the Father says? You think he says, hmm? I get rather not. But I get the rules of the rules. So I guess I got it. No, the father says, Certainly, my son, for you have always represented me. You have always represented my heart. Yes, that is what we’ll do. We will absorb the sin, take it upon ourselves, and recycle it and turn it into forgiveness and turn us into love.

And so the thing that you gotta understand about the cross is this the cross doesn’t just show us the heart of Jesus. The cross shows us the heart of the Father. In fact, you know, when you drove on the property, there was dozens and dozens of crosses over there, and you might be thinking, well, what in the world is that all about? You know, people have found the symbol of the cross um meaningful. It’s meant a lot to people for millions of people for thousands and thousands of years. Think about crosses. We wear crosses around our necks. Uh, we get crosses tattooed on our bodies. Uh, we hang crosses in our homes. I know most of you probably know our Roman Catholic friends will make the sign of the cross on their body. Boom, boom, what they’re doing if they’re making a cross. But it’s not just Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians do it. Some Anglicans do it, some Lutherans do it. We display crosses in hospitals. We put them in on cemetery headstones, we put crosses on flags and shields. And it’s amazing to me that like this this very simple shape is just two intersecting lines, uh, have become the most recognizable symbol in the history of the world. People see the cross and they find hope and peace and comfort and redemption and meaning.

And I wonder for you, has that ever struck you as strange that the cross would mean something to so many different people? Because the cross is an execution device. It’s like a like an ancient electric chair. I don’t know if you picture a guy coming in with a necklace with an electric chair on it, but you think something’s wrong with that guy. But the cross, and you know what, the cross is even worse because it was designed to keep human suffering going for as long as possible. It was a barbaric and brutal invention. In fact, something you may not know is that early Christians uh were very reluctant to ever show, depict Christ on the cross. In fact, one of the earliest known images of the crucifixion isn’t even by a Christian. In fact, I’ve got a picture. This is this is called Alex uh Alexamenos graffito, it’s ancient graffiti. Got a picture. This is before they uh invented spray paint. This was this was graffiti. Um, and so it was carved on a wall in Rome around 200 AD, and it shows Jesus with a donkey’s head on the cross. And it reads, Alex Menos worships his God. And we don’t know who Alex Menos is, but clearly it’s some sort of Christ follower that these people wanted to mock. And so they did so by showing how absurd it was, especially in this Roman culture, to worship a crucified God.

And for centuries, Christians avoided depicting Christ on the cross. And when they finally did, hundreds of years later, they showed Christ not in agony, but like this serene, angelic. I wonder if y’all can picture these, what he’s just on the cross, but he’s just having a great time. He’s just happy. He’s just he’s just an angel. Uh, and it wasn’t until uh like a thousand years after he died that artists finally began to show Jesus suffering and dying on the cross. And even today, a lot of Christians they like crosses, but they don’t like seeing crosses with Jesus on it. They they don’t like it. And let’s face it, I understand why. Because it’s uncomfortable. It’s it’s an uncomfortable reality that not only did Jesus hang on a cross, he died on a cross.

But I gotta tell you, I like seeing Jesus on the cross. And not because I think it’s pleasant, and not because I think he’s still on one. The reason that I like seeing Jesus on the cross is because listen to me, it shows me what God is like. And so I see Jesus with his arms stretched wide, giving his life so that he could have relationship with us. There’s no clearer picture of who God is. There’s no clearer picture of the Father’s heart than him on the cross. God is not Zeus casting thunderbolts at his enemies. So there’s there’s the Zeus form and there’s the Christ form. If you don’t know, Zeus was the Greek god of the, the king god of the Greek pantheon. And we found many statues, many idols of Zeus, and there are many. Right? Until Jesus comes. And then this isn’t the posture of God. This is the posture of God. And the good news, the gospel of Jesus Christ, is that God is not like this. God’s like this.

And so, man, when I see the cross, I it’s not fun for me, but it means just about everything. First John chapter 3, verse 6. This is how we know what love is. Jesus Christ laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. And so, if asked, where is the center of the Christian faith? Well, we look to the cross and we say, right there. And maybe we ask, well, where are sins forgiven and the world made right? Well, we would point to the cross and say, right there. But here’s what people miss. If asked, what is God like? Well, we would point to the cross and say, right there.

And you know, for churches like this, where modern churches like this, we uh we work hard to make like nothing awkward. Everything is just smooth all the time. Like we don’t want there to even be a single moment where nothing’s happening. But seeing has how this is Good Friday, uh, I want us to do a little something different. And um, here in just a minute, we’re gonna spend, get ready for this, 20 seconds in silence, just looking at the cross. And what I’m hoping you’ll do for 20 whole seconds is this is to not focus on what the cross means for you, but focus on what the cross shows us about God’s character, and what the cross shows us about the heart of the Father. Because remember, Jesus at any point could have stopped it. He could have called legions of angels to rescue him at any moment, but he doesn’t. He endures the cross for a chance at relationship with you. And so look at the cross and remember what it means, but remember what it shows us about who God is. Can you do that? Okay, 20 seconds of silence. Here we go.

That when you look at the cross in his brokenness, we find mending. In his brokenness, we’re put together. In his death, we find new life, and by his wounds, we are healed. And so, you know, when we think about like a service like this, it’s kind of an unusual service. There’s no hype, there’s no nothing. We’re trying to think about like, well, what should we do? And there’s no there’s no other answer for us, for me, than to come to the table of Jesus. And so you should have received your communion elements on the way in. You can get those out. But in here, here in just a minute, we’re gonna give you an opportunity to eat this tiny piece of bread. There’s nothing fancy about it. My mom makes the bread and a tiny cup of juice. Again, there’s nothing fancy about it. But it’s a reenactment amongst other things. It’s a reenactment of the Last Supper that we read about, which is Jesus coming knowing he’s about to be betrayed, knowing what he’s about to endure, but offering us a seat at his table.

And I want you to think as you eat the bread and drink from the cup, I want you to think about how bizarre and how amazing it is that God would come and bleed and die for us, that God himself experiences the pain and the heartache alongside his creation, not just so that he can be here and suffer alongside us, but so that he can lift it off of you. And if you’ve been following my ministry for any amount of time, uh you know that I have uh a communion invitation that I came across years ago. It’s an old Christian communion invitation. I think it maybe had its start in Ireland. But when I read it, it just it just unlocked something in me. And so I want to read it to you. Uh I’m just gonna, I just want to say this one thing. The first line says, this is the table, not of the church, but of the Lord. I want you to know that when I read that, I’m not dissing the church. I’m just saying this isn’t our thing. Right? Like you coming to to Jesus, you coming to his table is not something that we have any business getting in the way of. So this is an invitation not from us, not from me, not from Pastors Marshall and Cindy, who uh aren’t able to be here tonight. It’s not from any of us. This is an invitation specifically to you from Jesus. And so when we read this invitation, I just hope you would feel um the welcome of the Father. This is the invitation.

This is the table, not of the church, but of the Lord. It is made ready for those who love him and for those who want to love him more. So come, you who have much faith and you who have little, you who have been here often and you who have not been here long, you who have tried to follow, and you who have failed. Come because it is the Lord who invites you. It is his will that those who want him should meet him here. So come to the table.

Let’s pray. So, Lord Jesus, we come to your table as grateful people. And tonight on Good Friday, we deliberately focus our hearts and our minds on your amazing grace, on your wonderful grace. And to the sick, you’re a healer. To the sinner, you’re a forgiver. To the oppressed, you’re a liberator. To the fallen, you’re a restorer. And I know there’s some people in here who are going through a hard time. Maybe they’re afraid, maybe they’re angry. Maybe they have pain in their body and they’re suffering. Or maybe they have pain in their mind and they’re suffering even worse. Maybe they’re anxious, maybe they’re afraid. But God, there’s people in here that need your help. Help that you’re ready and eager to give. And I don’t know. Life feels really complicated right now for a lot of different people. But when we come to your table, everything’s real simple. And a simple response is all you need from us. Just a simple yes. And so tonight, that’s what we do as we eat and we drink, we say yes. As we eat it, as we drink it. This is us saying yes. Yes to your forgiveness. Yes to your grace. Yes to your mercy. Yes to your kindness. And we say thank you. And so, Jesus, tonight on Good Friday, we remember your death. We proclaim your resurrection. And we await your return. We proclaim your resurrection. Let’s eat the bread and drink from the cup together.

That gives me strength from day to day it will burn lose power to the heart will help the close to the Lord and all the blood that gives me strength from death to death, it will lose it will work and lose. It will never lose. Come on, you believe that in the room tonight. I think we can do a little bit better than that. Did you believe in the blood of Jesus? Thank you, Jesus.

Well, thank you so much for being here tonight. I think this has probably been one of my favorite nights so far this year. Sweet and intimate. And uh just want to encourage you as you go out. Don’t change the tone too much. Let it sit, let it rest with you tonight. I know we all know Sunday morning is coming, but I still think it’s sweet to rest in a moment like this and just remember that your Heavenly Father is the reason that we stand here tonight.