Maunday Thursday. It’s also known as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, Sheer Thursday and Thursday of Mysteries! Whew. . .but what exactly is this important day in the holy week? Chuck explains.
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Passover
One of the least understood Jewish festivals is Passover. Understanding Passover is critical for all Christians and Chuck gives you the highlights.
Passover 2014 begins in the evening of Monday, April 14 and ends in the evening of Tuesday, April 22
Palm Sunday ~ Chuck Knows Church
April 13. Palm Sunday: Give UP Being Fickle for Lent – Matthew 21:1-11 and Matthew 27:15-26.
It is Palm Sunday and we give praise but on Monday are we still faithful or do we act like the world? Fickleness is a must to be given up for Lent.
Chuck Knows Church — Palm Sunday. Have you ever waved a palm branch in a worship service? If so, do you know why? Chuckle along and learn about Palm Sunday with Chuck
Lent, 2014
Lent is a time to prepare for Easter. United Methodists begin Lent on Ash Wednesday and continue celebrating Lent until Easter. We view Lent as a way to slow down and focus on God, so many Methodists will give up foods or activities during this time. The purpose of giving something up is to find more time to focus on God.
- March 5: Ash Wednesday Spaghetti Dinner, 6:00 pm
- March 5: Ash Wednesday Service, 7:00 pm
- March 6 and every Thursday through April 10: Lenten Suppers for the Soul, 6pm in coordination with Pastor Kenny and Pastor Kevin leading a discussion time.
- April 6: Sing ‘N’ Celebrate, 7:00 pm
- April 13: Palm Sunday Services
- April 14: Easter Egg Hunt
- April 17: Holy Thursday Service
- April 18: Good Friday Serice
- April 20: Easter Services
Sermon Series: Give up Something Bad for Lent
March 9. Give up Something BAD for Lent. Matthew 5:29-30, 16:26
We give up all kinds of things for Lent. Chocolate, soda, but that misses what Lent and the cross are all about. Let’s see what we can really give up.
March 16. Give Up Harsh Condemning judgments for Lent. Matthew 7:1-5
It’s awful easy to be judgmental. We do it without thinking. But Jesus is specific about not judging. so how do we do that? Let’s talk about it Sunday.
March 23. Give up the Enemies Within Luke 11:37-52
Are we really willing to look at what’s inside? Coming clean with ourselves? That’s what the cross asks of us and Lent is calling us to do.
March 30. Give Up Running Away. Luke 9:10-17
When trials and problems come running away just doesn’t solve it. Let’s look at how with Jesus we can overcome our problems and find opportunities.
April 6. Give up a Bad Habit. Luke 19:1-10
Stewardship Habits are just that habits and so they are here to stay. Not so fast. Habits can be changed. Let’s look at the keys to changing a habit in life.
April 13. Palm Sunday: Give up Pettiness. Luke 6:32-36
Life is to short for the pettiness! Yet we want to spend our lives in the little stuff. Jesus wants to reorder our priorities and give us faith and hope. Let’s see how this Sunday!
April 20. Easter: Wrap Your Arms Around Something Good for Easter. John 21:15-19
During Lent we gave up BAD things. Easter brings us to embrace the hope, forgiveness and possibilities God has for us because of a Risen Jesus! Let’s wrap our arms around the living Christ and all He brings.
Here’s what Chuck Knows Church has to say about Lent.
Ever heard, “I’m giving up sweets for Lent”? Why does Lent make people want to give up something? And how do you calculate the 40 days of Lent?
March 2: Transfiguration Sunday
Transfiguration Sunday: Why Do We Celebrate It Before Lent?
The background of this question lies in the differing practices of Christians in North America. United Methodists and many other denominations schedule the observance of the Transfiguration on the Sunday before Lent.
Why does the celebration of the Transfiguration take place just before Lent in United Methodist and other denominations that follow The Revised Common Lectionary?
The Book of Common Prayer collect for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany suggests why the Transfiguration of Our Lord is celebrated when it is:
O God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.(Book of Common Prayer according to the use of the Episcopal Church, 1979, page 217. Book of Common Prayer is public domain material and is used here with gratitude to the Episcopal Church and Church Publishing.)
We celebrate the revelation of Christ’s glory “before the passion” so that we may “be strengthened to bear our cross and be changed into his likeness.” The focus of the Lenten season is renewed discipline in walking in the way of the cross and rediscovery of the baptismal renunciation of evil and sin and our daily adherence to Christ.
At Easter, which reveals the fullness of Christ’s glory (foreshadowed in the Transfiguration), Christians give themselves anew to the gospel at the Easter Vigil where they share the dying and rising of Christ.
In the biblical context, the synoptic gospels narrate the Transfiguration as a bridge between Jesus’ public ministry and his passion. From the time of the Transfiguration, Jesus sets his face to go to Jerusalem and the cross.
From Chuck Knows Church:
The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event reported by the Synoptic Gospels in which Jesus is transfigured upon a mountain. Why is this event lifted up and celebrated? Chuck will tell you.
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