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Activities for Holy Week

 

At Knowledge Box Central, we are getting ready to kick off the busy season of getting ready for the new school year, but first we want to pause and wish everyone a Very Blessed Easter.  The Empty Tomb is the reason behind everything we do.  

If you would like some fun hands-on activities to help your kids prepare for this weekend, check out our free videos with Heather Logan below:

The Greatest Story

This past Sunday, Palm Sunday, we went to First Christian Church, Johnson City, where three of our four kids were involved in the Palm Sunday service (our other child is in Mexico!). It was a beautiful service covering the last week of Jesus' life as a man here on earth, and it ended with the statement that many of us are living as though we believe Pilate succeeded in sealing the tomb closed. We live as though we have no hope. But the fact is that the tomb did not stay sealed shut. The stone was forcefully rolled away and the grave is empty. Many of us have heard the story a thousand times but we don't live like we know it. Perhaps we've heard it too many times and it has become commonplace. It has ceased to produce Wonder in us. If you are living without hope, or if you've lost the Wonder of the amazing event of the Resurrection, please come hear the end of the story this weekend.

If you happen to be in the Tri-Cities area of Tennessee:

First Christian will be telling the rest of the story on Saturday at 3pm and 5pm and Sunday morning at 8:15, 9:45, and 11:15 (with a Spanish translation available at 11:15).

Our church, Crossroads Christian Church, will have a choir-led Good Friday service on Friday, April 18, at 7:00 pm. We will be looking afresh at the awe-inspiring event of the great Love that caused God to sacrifice His Only Son for us.

And then hear the culmination of that Old Old Story like you are hearing it for the first time at Crossroads on Saturday at 4:30 pm or Sunday morning at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am.

If you are not in this area, rest assured, this Great Story will be told at churches across the nation this Sunday.

Please join us. This story is too good to miss!

He Is Risen!

 

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Momentum Review: Pureflix Resurrection Day Movies (and a Giveaway)

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.  He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.

Matthew 28:5-6 NIV

These are truly some of the most beautiful words ever spoken.

Imagine the women, confused by the events of the last few days.  They had believed in Jesus, and he had been killed brutally before their eyes.  According to the traditions of the Passover and the Sabbath, they had not even been able to give him a decent burial (though in the Gospel of John we find out that Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea had wrapped his body with myrrh and spices before laying him in the tomb).  Early Sunday morning, as soon as the Sabbath ended, they hurried to make preparations.  They knew the tomb was guarded by Roman guards, but they went anyway, hoping to be allowed to. . . what?  See the body?  Give it a better preparation?  Just be there to weep and perhaps find a bit of closure?

Closure was not what they found.

The tomb itself was not even closed.  The guards were gone.  The body was not there.  

Jesus was gone!

Fear set in.  Anxiety.   What had happened here?  Were the Romans so cruel that they would take the body of Jesus and hide it from them?  Would Jesus' followers be arrested, and perhaps killed?

And then they saw two men they did not know.  Men more terrifying than the Roman soldiers.  Men dressed in dazzling white clothing that was not of this world.

"Do not be afraid."

These men gave the women the news that has spread and that has given us hope for the past 2,000 years.  The news that we will never have to be afraid again.

 “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said!"

My grandfather and my dad always called Easter "Resurrection Day," the Day that Jesus rose as the firstborn of all Creation, and the Day that gives us the promise that we will one day rise to eternal life as well.

Resurrection Day is one of my favorite times of the year.  I love the stories, I love the music, and I love Easter movies.  I love historical period movies that are well done, that make the Greatest Story Ever Told come to life while we watch.  Normally, I like feel-good movies.  Movies that are appropriate for children.  Movies with a little bit of comedy that I can relax and enjoy watching and not have to think too hard about.

The Passion of the Christ, however, is an exception.

I would love to dwell in the glory of the Resurrection, listening to triumphant music, donning my new Easter dress or bonnet and thinking only of the happy ending to this story.  That is all important, and indeed we should spend most of our lives realizing and being thankful for the Resurrection.  But sometimes, we need to really meditate on the road it took to get there.  Our sin was a great.  Our punishment would be unbearable for us. To truly appreciate the Resurrection, we need to know what Jesus really did for us.  As uncomfortable as it is, we need to see the size and the roughness of the cross.  The length of the spikes that went through Jesus's hands and feet.  The cruelty of the Romans.  The hatred of the Jews.  The desperation of Mary's screams as she watched her innocent son be put to death in one of the most brutal forms of execution ever invented.

I was not comfortable watching The Passion of the Christ.  I would prefer to not think too much about the Via Dolorosa - the Way of Suffering that Jesus had to bear for me.  But it was powerful.  It was well-researched, done in the original languages with subtitles.  It left me changed.

How can I not serve the God who would come down from heaven and suffer this for me?

The Passion of the Christ is rated R because of the graphic depiction of the real events, and it is not appropriate for younger children.  I would very much recommend it, however, for older teens and adults.  As we prepare our hearts for Resurrection Day, this movie is an excellent way to meditate on what came in the days before.

The Passion of the Christ will only be available from 20 March to 19 April 2022 on Pure Flix.  See the trailer here:

https://app.pureflix.com/videos/482147878914/the-passion-of-the-christ-trailer

You can find a wide array of Easter movies on Pure Flix, which has a 7-day free trial for new customers.  Some serious, some lighter, I think selecting a few of these movies is an excellent way to prepare ourselves for the season. 

Sign up for Pureflix here and see all the selection of Easter movies available.

In addition to the 7-day free trial Pure Flix, I will have a drawing for a giveaway of one 3-month Pure Flix subscription.  Comment here or on my Facebook page with your favorite Easter song or movie to enter. Drawing will be held on April 7.

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Note: Giveaway is limited to US winners only. 

Disclosure: 

Many thanks to Pure Flix for providing a sample of the product for this review. Opinions are 100% my own.

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