BE ~ "This has to be the Son of God!"

The  Chronology of  Christ's Crucifixion  & Resurrection
Thursday
Jesus and the twelve disciples come into Jerusalem from Bethany, to partake of the Passover Meal

Passover is observed on the 14th of Nisan every year (Leviticus 23.5). Jesus and His disciples partook of the Passover in the early evening of the previous day. (Days are calculated from sunset-to-sunset, not midnight-to-midnight.)

Jesus ate an early-evening Passover meal with His disciples.
After the meal, the walks with His disciples towards the Mt. of Olives. 
Jesus was betrayed by Judas at the olive grove in Gethsemane, arrested and brought before the high priest, Caiaphas. 

Friday
Trial ends at daybreak.
In the morning, Jesus was brought before Pilate the governor.
Jesus was crucified and dies around 3PM
Jesus' body was placed in the tomb at twilight
Annual Sabbath begins at sunset.

Insert Verse above and Read the Chapter
"For when  Jesus was on the cross, I was on your mind." 
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Saturday 
This was the first annual Sabbath or high-day - the first day of Unleavened Bread.
Tomb is guarded and secured .

Sunday 
With the annual Sabbath now over, the women bought and prepared spices
for anointing Jesus' body..... stay tuned...! 

Prayer, Dear Jesus, Easter is not just a story. History.  It's your story.  You are real.  You are the Son of God. You are God.  Keep filling me with your gift of faith and finding trust in my design to know you and be saved!! Save from what?  Saved from myself!
 I am God's masterpiece on Earth, to take over Jesus' mission after this crucifixion. 
Use me and let me Glorify YOU! 
Amen.

"40-Days of Excellence" Journal
CHALLENGE
We invite you on a quest to dig deeper and learn about the meaning of the death and resurrection of Friend Jesus.  Over the next 40 days (of this Lenten season), join us in this Journal Challenge.  You may want to "give something up" (we recommend noise in your life:  social media, limited news time, etc.).  Instead of focusing on what you can't have, let's focus on what we CAN HAVE walking with Jesus through the prophets and disciples through the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

Here is What To Do
1) Start by scheduling quiet time into your schedule every day for 40 days.
2)  Get a Journal and entitle it:  "40 Days of Excellence"
3) Get your Bible out (or use the YouVersion Bible app) and write out the questions and scripture mentioned in the our blogs, (you can go back and review the blog posts)
4)  Around Day 30, journal what the characteristics of BEcoming an EXCELLENT Christian can look like in your life.

We promise you, this will be one of the most enriching studies you can do.
BE dedicated, set boundaries, and you will discover
EXCELLENCE in ​Jesus, Others and Yourself. = JOY!!

Please Note:  If you are joining us well into the 40 Day Challenge, like God, we will meet you where you are at!  
​No stress.  No worries.  We're just happy you are coming along for the journey. 
xo Christie and Sandi