GOOD FRIDAY
April 18, 2025
As darkness fell over the land, Jesus breathed His last and committed His spirit to the Father, at which point the temple curtain was torn in two. A Roman centurion recognized His innocence, and many witnesses, including the women who had followed Him, watched in sorrow. Joseph of Arimathea took Jesus’ body, laid it in a new tomb, and the women prepared burial spices before resting on the Sabbath.
Services at 5:00 pm & 6:30 pm.
April 13, 2025
This Week’s Text: Luke 23:18-43
The crowd demanded the release of Barabbas, a criminal, and insisted on the crucifixion of Jesus, even though Pilate found no guilt in Him. As Jesus was led to be crucified, He warned the mourning women of Jerusalem about future suffering, and He was crucified between two criminals. Despite being mocked by rulers, soldiers, and one of the criminals, Jesus forgave His persecutors, and promised the repentant criminal beside Him a place in paradise.
This Week’s Set List
Worship is an outward expression coming from the overflow of the heart. At Providence, our services are times of intentional celebration and remembrance of what Jesus has done for us. Through the songs we sing, we express what we believe about God and confess our need for him.
Here’s our set list for the weekend:
Hosanna
Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me
Holy Forever
Lord I Need You
Consider Him
This Week’s Prayer Focus
As part of our worship and fellowship together, we pray over specific local churches, schools, missionary partners, and unreached people groups. This week, you can join us in praying for:
Local Church: Stonebriar Community Church
Local School: Frisco High School
Missions Partner: Livada (Romania)
Unreached People Group: Hindu Jat (India)
Study Guide for Luke 23:18-43
How To Use This Guide
This guide is designed to take you deeper into the points of the Sunday morning message and the passage we’re studying each week. The guide is divided into two parts.
Read, Reflect, and Respond guides you through your own personal study of the message text, preferably before you arrive for the service on Sunday morning. This section uses the HEAR journaling method, which is an acronym for highlight, explain, apply, and respond.
Discuss With Others is designed to help you take the things you’ve learned in your personal study and the message and discuss them within the context of your small group.
Read, Reflect, & Respond
Highlight: Begin your Bible reading time with prayer then highlight verses that stand out to you as you read the passage. Note any words or ideas you want to dive deeper into and pay attention to repeated or emphasized words and phrases. This is the “observation” process – looking at the who, what, when, where of the passage.
Explain: What is the context of the passage and the author’s intended meaning within that context? This is where you can consult a study Bible or commentary. What did the passage mean to the original listeners? Was there something in their context that was being addressed? This step is to understand what the meaning of the passage was then before you seek to understand what the applied principle is today.
Apply: What is the principle to live by today? This is when you turn the focus to your own life, setting, and culture. What is the principle that applies to your own context?
Respond: How will you respond to the application in your relationships and/or situations this week? This recognizes that the Bible is not just a set of truths to know, but is actually a guide to live by.
Discuss With Others
Use your community group time to have some conversation around the message. Start your discussion by inviting someone to read the passage aloud in its entirety.
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