Preparing Your Heart for Holy Week from Pastor Tom Rees

I invite you to join me on a week long journey that leads us from Palm Sunday to the cross to the resurrection of Easter morning.

During this journey I encourage you to participate in any or all of these three ways;

1) Reflection: Spending time each day reflecting on the events that happened during Holy Week through taking time in the Bible reading and prayer. This is a great way to prepare our heart to re-discover of the amazing gift of new life that is found in Jesus.

Below you will find a suggested Scripture Reading Plan to help you. The selected Scriptures are arranged chronologically from the Four Gospels with Extra Reading Material for each day of the Week. Do not let it overwhelm you. Let God's word speak to your spirit.

1. Sunday, March 16

Matt. 20: 17 - 34; Mark 10: 32 - 52; Luke 18:31 - 43

2. Monday, March 17

Matt 21:1-11; Mark 11:1 - 10; Luke 19: 29 - 38; John 12:12 - 15

3. Tuesday, March 18

Matt. 21:12 - 17; Mark 11:15 - 17; Luke 19: 45 - 46

4. Wednesday, March 19

Matt. 21:18 - 26:16; Mark 11:11 - 14:11; Luke 20:1- 22:5

5. Thursday, March 20

Matt. 26:17 - 75; Mark 14:12 - 72; Luke 22:2 - 62; John 13:21 - 18:27

6. Friday, March 21

Matt. 27:1- 61; Mark 15: 1- 47; Luke 22: 66 - 23:55; John 19:28 - 19:42

7. Saturday, March 22

Matt. 27:62 - 66; Luke 23:56

8. Sunday, March 23

Matt. 28:1 - 8; Mark 16:1 - 6; Luke 24:1 - 11; John 20:1 - 8

2) Fasting: Consider giving something up during this week in order to help you focus, and to humble yourself before God.

3) Fellowship: I encourage you not to experience Holy week alone. Pray with your family or a good friend, share your journey, read Scriptures together and discuss things that God is teaching you.

Make this week a special time for each of us to press in with God and reflect on the  amazing sacrifice He made for us. Have a blessed week!