Journey to Jerusalem

From John 10:9-10:  “I am the gate.  Whoever enters by Me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture.  The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy,  I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”

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Triumphantly

Jesus enters a joyous city

Jerusalem sings

Praising His name . . . Hosanna!

 

Witnessing

Emotional betrayal

Denying Christ

Then a rooster crows

 

Watching

Stunning procession fills the streets

Mocking with scorn

Would-be king, carrying our Cross

 

Hopes

Dashed by cruel Roman justice

Absent of sin

Son of Man, never to walk free

 

Numbness

With tears, seeing and hearing

Experiencing anguish

Horror at a blood-stained Cross

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Silence

Covering the land, Father weeps

Messiah suffers

Many rejecting our Holy God

 

Hearing

Good News on Easter morning

Our Savior

Defeating sin and death

 

Empty

Dark tomb proclaims God’s plan

Jesus Christ

Risen!  Reigning forevermore

 

Connecting

Dots between manger and Cross

Our Father

Love for us never wanes

 

Lingering

In the shadow of a criminal’s cross

Singing Alleluia!

To lasting, true meaning of the Cross

 

Glory

Residing forever in the Cross

Good Shepherd

Caring for His precious flock

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From Ephesians 2:8-10:  “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is a gift of God–not the result of works, so that no one may boast.  For we are what He has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.”

Passionate Faith

From Isaiah 40:31:  “But those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”

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God’s caring faith fills our nearly empty hearts

God loves us with His passion, our lives restart

 

With passion more intense than any previous storm

Flashes of fire, a burning flame—we become reborn

 

God sends unconditional passion, a zest for life

Passion means more than just love without strife

 

Recharge those spiritual batteries, putting God first

Fuels growing faith, Jesus rises to quench our thirst

 

God seeks a prayer-filled linking, He really does

Strengthening us with His Spirit from high above

 

To God and Jesus, sustaining a life-long commitment

Witnessing amazing things, filling us with contentment

 

Through our faith, Christ resides in our hearts

Counting our blessings, bringing love to impart

 

Passion-filled emotions—being true to the call of our Lord

Igniting fires of action, a passionate life comes on board

 

Now with our eternal love firmly rooted in Jesus’ love

Life’s experiences become richer and deeper because

 

Our loving, caring Father loves each of His offspring

Passionate about Jesus, we will joyfully, forever sing

 

Experiencing with God, a more passionate faith

Personifying into a more passionate life to make

 

Passionate Faith

Passionate Life

Passionate Joy

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From Psalm 92:4:  “For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.”