Holy Week and Easter: Reflections and Resources

Mar 29, 2021 by

The Week that Changed the Worldfrom Walkway Books: An audio guide to Holy Week at home. The story of ‘holy week’ retold by Dr Peter Walker in 12 instalments. Journey in your imagination through the events of Palm Sunday,  Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Day; travel with Jesus down the Mount of Olives, walk with his disciples,  follow his movements under cover of dark, watch him suffer from a distance and be there to see him at the empty tomb.

The start of a long night – Maundy Thursday reflection with pre-recorded videos and other resources from Dr Peter Walker, Walkway Books

Psalm 8 – Is this where it ends? Devotional from Gafcon: As Jesus was heading to the cross, it was the children who knew who he was and it was the children who responded to him rightly. It is because of the cross – and the empty tomb – we can live with a real hope and a certain destiny. 

Easter: One big idea. Video message from Phil Ashey, American Anglican Council

Christianity Is About Saving Sinners, by Kevin deYoung: Though some may call it a soterian gospel or an individualistic gospel, the unavoidable reality of Scripture is that at the heart of the message of the cross is the simple, wonderful, glorious good news that Christ saves sinners like you and me.

Through Gethsemane to the Holy Sepulchre – a walk in Christ’s footstepsby Peter Mullen, The Conservative Woman:

Holy Week: Pause, ponder, pray, from bible.com: This plan is designed to provide a special time alone with the Lord this Holy Week. Each day you will be prompted to pause, ponder, and pray through a passage in the Gospel of Matthew. Your heart will be encouraged, your faith strengthened, and your prayer life enriched as you prepare for Easter.

Also fron bible.com: The Way Of The Cross From The Gospel Of Mark. Starting with a call to follow Jesus and carrying through to His death, the reader will be visually transported into these important moments in Jesus’ history. Video-based, 7-day reading plan

Suffering and Glory: Meditations on Holy Week and Easter. Selections from Christianity Today’s best Easter articles. Compiled by Kelli Trujillo. Includes: The Palms, the Temple, and the Nations; Suffering and Submission in Gethsemane; The Glory of the Cross

History’s Biggest Hoax? Women as Resurrection Witnessesby Stephanie Jane Judd, The Gospel Coalition: “In the world of first century Palestine, a woman’s testimony was not recognised as legally binding. Frankly, it was an embarrassment for our first century brothers and sisters, that the resurrection account is pinned on the testimony of women. It is not something that you would write into the story unless, of course, it is actually true…”

 

 

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