Message by Pastor David Whitmore for March 25: You Can’t Get to Easter Without Going Through Good Friday
This week as we celebrated Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, I read to you how this week started off in Matthew 21: 1-11. As Jesus comes into to Jerusalem he is hailed as the coming Messiah and people are so excited to see him. It will not take them long to change their tune. I want us to look at the time leading up Easter and what Jesus went through. I know we do not like to look at this are talk about it, but for Jesus to be Resurrected he had to die first. We all look forward to Easter Sunday and talking about the Resurrection and wish we could just ignore Good Friday like it never happened. It did happen and if you want to hear about Easter you have to know what led up to it. Part of being a Christian is to feel the pain that Jesus went through for you and me. I know how hard it is to hear these things but it is important for you to hear this so you will understand how much forgiveness cost God.
(Excerpted from the pastor’s introduction)
