40 Days of Passion - The Journey To The Cross

The final day of our 40 Day Journey to The Cross. Pastor Larry brings it to a close as we see what was done for Jesus' body and the stone rolled across the entrance of the tomb.

Jesus has endured the cross. Ben Perry reflects on everything Jesus has done, why he did it, and what it produces in us as believers.

David Lunsford examines the proclamation of the centurion soldier after the events of Jesus' death.

Jesus gives up his spirit in death. Melissa Parlin shares about the temple curtain being torn and what it means for us.

Perry Dissmore reads about the darkness that fell over the land as Jesus was crucified and the parallels found in scripture.

Joy Richards reads the title that was placed above Jesus on the cross. "King of the Jews"

Pastor Larry shares the important things we can learn from Jesus' interaction with the men who were crucified with Him.

Melissa Parlin talks about how it's easy to be harsh on the Pharisees of Jesus' day but that we too sometimes miss what God is trying to do throughout the different seasons of our lives.

For today's devotion, Pastor Marco Mahar dives deeper into one of Jesus' last seven sayings on the cross, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" Join us for day 32 of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross as we read from Matthew 27:46.

For day 31 of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross, we learn about how Jesus' calling might not have been what others thought it should be, but what God had planned it to be. For today's devotion, Taylor Ard leads us in the reading of Matthew 27:39-42.

Sean Brannon talks with us about the interaction between Jesus on the cross and his mother. To the end, Jesus kept and fulfilled the law.

In the last moments before his death, as he hung on the cross, Jesus displayed forgiveness and concern for the people around him. Karina Nissley encourages we forgive and have compassion and mercy for the people around us like our Savior.

David Lunsford highlights the injustice of Jesus' death and the blindness of his executioners as we read from Luke 23:32-33

Melissa Parlin shares today from Luke 23:27-28 about Jesus' interaction with the women mourning him on his way to the cross.

Today, we talk about how Simon of Cyrene, the man who helped carry Jesus' cross, is an example of what we, as believers, should do daily as we pick up our own crosses and follow Him. For day 26 of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross, Pastor Perry Dissmore leads us in the reading of Luke 23;26.

For day 25 of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross, we read from Matthew 27:26. In this passage, Joy Richards helps us dive deeper into understanding the true sacrifice and suffering that Jesus went through in order for us to be forgiven and saved once and for all.

We read from Matthew 27:22-23 as we discuss the idea of the way we serve the one and only way to salvation. Ben Perry leads us in our devotion for day 24 of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross, as we learn more about the Savior of the world, Jesus.

Pastor Larry talks to us today about how surrender is the pathway to victory for day 23 of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross. Join us as we read from Matthew 27:1-2 and learn how Jesus' victory, is our victory as well.

We are joined again, today, by Vanessa, to examine Peter's denial of Jesus as we examine our own heart's willingness to be identified as one who was with Jesus.

Today we see how Peter, in this instance, followed after Jesus even when it was hard and potentially dangerous. Pastor Marco encourages us to stay close to Jesus and seek after him even when the future seems unsure.

Today's scripture speaks of the soldiers who cast lots for the garments of Jesus. This action fulfilled biblical prophecy concerning Jesus' death. Taylor Ard tells about how the soldiers walked away that day with clothes from Our Lord and what we get to receive from Jesus through his crucifixion.

We read Isaiah 53 today as Sean Brannon explains this prophecy that we, as believers, now know as Jesus suffering for our pardon. Let's worship our Redeemer together, as we listen to day nineteen of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross.

For today's devotional, we talk about how Jesus, our Savior, is the best example, not only in life, but in death as well. We hope you enjoy as Karina Nissley reads from 1 Peter 2:23-24 and explains how the sinless bore our sins for day eighteen of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross.

We read from Acts 8:32-34 as Pastor David Lunsford expands on how deep and heavy the burden of Jesus' sacrifice truly was. As Pastor David explains the immense sacrifice of Jesus, we hope you are encouraged as we continue on this journey for day seventeen of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross.

Today for day sixteen of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross, Kelly Nissley reads from Psalm 22 and explains the reminder of worshiping our God through the losses and victories of life. We hope you enjoy as we learn more about our God who has been faithful through generations to generations.

Pastor Perry Dissmore reads from John 19:23-24 where we see that even when we turned our backs against Jesus, our gracious King still gave His life up for us. Let's join together in thanksgiving for our Savior as we continue for day fifteen of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross.

In our devotion for day fourteen of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross, Joy Richards asks us the important question of if we're allowing God to work His will in our lives. Join us as we read Matthew 26:37-39 and see the example of Jesus surrendering Himself as an offering to God's will for His life.

Today, we talk about Jesus being betrayed by His disciple, Judas, and how we, as Christians, cannot serve two masters. Ben Perry leads us in the reading of Matthew 26:47-49 for day thirteen of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross.

We read from Matthew 26:31 for day twelve of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross. In this devotional, we examine the disciples falling away from Christ as Pastor Larry reminds us of the importance of being faithful to Jesus, just as He's been faithful to us.

Today, Vanessa Gonzalez brings us our devotional for day eleven of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross. We hope you enjoy as she reads through Matthew 16:22-23 and explains Jesus' invitation to see things through His perspective instead of our own.

Pastor Marco Mahar speaks to us today in our devotion about how, just like our Savior, we were put here on this earth to serve and minister to others. Join us, as we read from Mark 10:45 and ask ourselves who and where we are serving, for day ten of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross.

For day nine of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross, Taylor Ard reads from Luke 22:15 and learn about the Last Supper. We hope you enjoy this discussion on how Jesus became our Passover Lamb in order to spend eternity with us forever.

For today's devotion, We read from Matthew 16:21 for day eight of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross. For this verse, Sean Brannon unravels the teaching that Jesus had for not only his disciples, but for us as well. The teaching that He must suffer, die and be raised in order for us to be set free from our sin.

Karina Nissley leads us in our devotional today as she reads from 1 Corinthians 5:7 for day seven of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross. We pray that you are blessed as she unfolds the truth of how Jesus, our Passover Lamb, was slain in order for us to become a new creation and God's righteousness.

In our devotion for day six of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross, Pastor David Lunsford talks us through a key way we can worship God in our everyday lives. Join us as we read from Ephesians 5:2 where it explains how living a life full of love should be a basis of our faith.

In today's devotion, we discuss how just the one sacrifice of Jesus covers over our multitude of sins, and nails it to the cross. Led by Melissa Parlin, day five of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross takes place in Hebrews 9:26.

Today, we read from John 15:13 for day four of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross. In this devotion, Pastor Perry Dissmore puts into perspective the importance and significance of the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross for us.

Joy Richards talks to us on day three of our Journey to the Cross about John 10:11. In this devotion, Joy hones in on what Jesus' "I Am" truly means for us as Christ followers.

For day two of our Journey to the Cross, Ben Perry expands on Matthew 1:21, which tells about the naming of Jesus. We hope you enjoy the devotion on this special verse as Ben explains what the Passion really is about.

Welcome to the first day of our 40 Day Journey to the Cross. In today's devotion, Pastor Larry reads from Acts 1:3 and unfolds the idea of how Jesus desires to show Himself to us everyday in our walk with Him. We hope you are blessed by these devotions and feel encouraged as we move towards the celebration of the resurrection of our King.

Beginning February 22, 2021, we will begin a special podcast series: "40 Days - A Journey To The Cross." Each day we will post a new devotional podcast for our church family to walk through together. These devotions are centered around The Passion - the last week of Christ's life and his crucifixion. As we pray and fast together over these 40 days we are expecting God to show up in a big way in our lives and in our church as we look to him to mold us into what he would have us to be in the days to come.