35 / Denial

Warm-Up:

Read Matthew 4:10-11:

Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’” Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

Pray:

“Jesus, You had denial down. You denied the devil and refused to give in to his schemes. You denied Your own will—in order to give up everything for me. Reveal the places where I am denying You access to my heart. And strengthen me to deny myself, take up my cross and follow You. This week, help me truly grasp Your death and cause the truth and beauty of all that You gave up for me to sink into my life, so I joyfully give up all I have and who I am to follow You.”

Round 1:

Read mark 14:66-72. highlight/underline/write out what stands out to you.

Round 2:

peter complex: write down 3 areas where you are denying god access. Where are you saying “no” to him?

Round 3:

Read matthew 16:24-27. highlight/underline/write out what stands out to you.

Round 4:

jesus complex: Write down 3 ways you are denying yourself. think about it this way: how are you saying “no” to yourself and “yes” to god?

Burn Out:

Text someone and set up a lunch or coffee with them when it is safe to get together again.

good friday experience:

The Way of the Cross is a Spiritual experience for Good Friday written by my friend, Jon Klinepeter. This experience is designed to be done in any home setting and can be done in as little as 20 minutes, or could take a few hours, depending on how deeply you want to reflect and engage. It can also be an individual Spiritual experience for you to walk through alone, or an entire family can walk through it together. And, it’s quarantine friendly. All of the supplies should be handy around your home.

Below are links to PDF documents that will help you prepare and experience The Way of the Cross, as well as a few links to Spotify.

The Way of The Cross Soundtrack: This is a link to a Spotify playlist that has been created to be the background music for your experience. You can either play it in order or shuffle the playlist. Music can be helpful to set a tone and broaden the depth of the experience for you.  Enjoy! 

The Way of The Cross Heartbeat: This is a link to a Spotify playlist that has a heartbeat sound, which will be used for one of the stations. 

All this week:

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