Title: Good Friday
Author: Brian Fletcher
Text: John 19:1-37
Service Notes:
Typically, a Good Friday service is different than a Sunday Morning Service. The one we do is typically more solemn and in the evening. Since this text is longer than usual I would consider having a few different people read if there is only one preacher.
Another option is to have 2-3 homilies instead of one sermon. We have done this as well. It gives the congregation more time to be thoughtful about the events and meaning of Christ's crucifixion. We sing a song or two, read a portion of the entire Scripture, then have a 5-10 minute homily, then we sing one or two more songs, read more Scripture then have another homily. We have done up to three homilies in the service. This obviously takes more time to prepare as the preachers have to coordinate on their messages. But it can be profoundly impactful.
Text: John 19:1-37
Context:
This chapter goes over the last 24 hours of life the life of Jesus. It is the culmination of His ministry. Or at least half of the culmination. His death and resurrection go together and cannot be separated. You can't have one without the other for the gospel to make any sense. We call it "Good Friday" but it is really a bad event. An innocent man is being tortured, and crucified. We call it "Good" because the death of Jesus is what saves us from the wrath of God.
The story of the crucifixion is prophesied in many places in the Old Testament
Psalm 22
Isaiah 53
Zechariah 12:10
Psalm 69
These passages can be incorporated into the sermon or homilies to give fuller meaning the the main passage.
Content:
There is a lot going on in this one chapter. I would consider choosing one or two main themes to preach about.
Jesus is mocked by the soldiers and they make a crown of thorns for him. This definitely harkens back to the garden of eden. One of the consequences of the sin of Adam and Eve was that the creation would be affec ...
Author: Brian Fletcher
Text: John 19:1-37
Service Notes:
Typically, a Good Friday service is different than a Sunday Morning Service. The one we do is typically more solemn and in the evening. Since this text is longer than usual I would consider having a few different people read if there is only one preacher.
Another option is to have 2-3 homilies instead of one sermon. We have done this as well. It gives the congregation more time to be thoughtful about the events and meaning of Christ's crucifixion. We sing a song or two, read a portion of the entire Scripture, then have a 5-10 minute homily, then we sing one or two more songs, read more Scripture then have another homily. We have done up to three homilies in the service. This obviously takes more time to prepare as the preachers have to coordinate on their messages. But it can be profoundly impactful.
Text: John 19:1-37
Context:
This chapter goes over the last 24 hours of life the life of Jesus. It is the culmination of His ministry. Or at least half of the culmination. His death and resurrection go together and cannot be separated. You can't have one without the other for the gospel to make any sense. We call it "Good Friday" but it is really a bad event. An innocent man is being tortured, and crucified. We call it "Good" because the death of Jesus is what saves us from the wrath of God.
The story of the crucifixion is prophesied in many places in the Old Testament
Psalm 22
Isaiah 53
Zechariah 12:10
Psalm 69
These passages can be incorporated into the sermon or homilies to give fuller meaning the the main passage.
Content:
There is a lot going on in this one chapter. I would consider choosing one or two main themes to preach about.
Jesus is mocked by the soldiers and they make a crown of thorns for him. This definitely harkens back to the garden of eden. One of the consequences of the sin of Adam and Eve was that the creation would be affec ...
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