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Devotionals about Easter

Good Friday

Presence in Grief

Read: John 20:11-18; 1 Thessalonians 4:13 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb. (John 20:11 NRSV) Even though we

Passion

Resurrection Day

Read: 1 Corinthians 15 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died. (v. 20 NRSV) To put it in a

Good Friday

Unleavened Lives

Read: John 19:38-42 Now there was a garden in the place where he was crucified, and in the garden there was a new tomb in which no one had ever

Passion

Christ the King

Read: John 19:1-37 Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” (v. 19 NRSV) Holy Week began

Good Friday

Washing Feet

Read: John 13:1-20 So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. (v. 14 NRSV) The image of Jesus riding

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Easter

A Certain Young Man

Read: Mark 14:51-52 And there followed him a certain young man . . . (v. 51 KJV) At first reading, these two verses seem very strange. What would be the

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Easter

Final Words

Read: Mark 16:9-20 Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had

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Easter

The Resurrection

Read: Mark 16:1-8 He has risen; he is not here. (v. 6) This morning, Christians around the world are greeting each other with these words: “He is risen!” “He is

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Easter

What Changed Joseph

Read: Mark 15:42-47 Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked