THINK TOGETHER
Do you know what happened during Passion Week?
READ TOGETHER
The week that Jesus died on the cross is often called Passion Week. A long time ago this word meant suffering. Because Jesus suffered for us during this week it is called Jesus’ Passion, or Passion Week.
On Thursday of Passion Week Jesus taught his disciples to love and to serve. He invited them to celebrate the Passover feast with him. Then, when all the disciples were gathered around, Jesus washed their feet, a dirty stinky job that only a servant would do. Then he told them to love each other just like he loved them.
Then on Friday Jesus died on the cross for our sins.
But on Sunday Jesus rose from the dead! Death and sin were conquered forever.
All of these things that happened to Jesus during Passion Week are what make it possible for us to be saved from our sins and connected to Jesus forever. And because we are connected to Jesus we go through Jesus’ Passion Week with him. Not physically like he did, but spiritually. Here’s how Paul explains it in Philippians 3:
Philippians 3:10. that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
Paul is showing us how to live Jesus’ Passion Week. Like resurrection Sunday, we too have been resurrected out of our sin to new life in Jesus. And like Good Friday, the day Jesus died, we can be like Jesus in his death by putting our bad thoughts and choices to death when we are tempted to sin. Then like Thursday we choose to serve others instead of being self-centered all the time. Of course serving is hard, and so we have to learn to share in Jesus’ sufferings like Paul said. And maybe we can even share Jesus with others too.
Because of Jesus we have Jesus’ resurrection power in us and we can choose good over bad.
With Jesus we can stop being selfish and serve others.
DO SOMETHING TOGETHER
Wash each other’s feet. Talk about how Jesus washed his disciple’s feet like a servant, and how he wants us to serve each other too.
PRAY TOGETHER
Jesus, you went from dying to living for me. Help me go from living to dying for you. Amen.
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