#46 – Resurrection!

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EVENTS IN THIS EPISODE

  • Jesus dies
  • An earthquake occurs
  • Temple veil is ripped from top to bottom
  • Resurrection of godly people
  • Women watch from a distance while others leave the crucifixion
  • Joseph of Arimathea secures Jesus’ body and buries it in a tomb he owns
  • The tomb is sealed by the Romans
  • On Sunday, three women come to the tomb to find it empty. They tell the disciples
  • Peter and John confirm the empty tomb
  • Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene
  • Guards are bribed to lie about the “disappearance” of Jesus’ body
  • Jesus appears to two followers walking to Emmaus
  • Jesus appears to the disciples hiding from the Jewish leaders
  • Jesus provides the Holy Spirit to his disciples

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#45 – Torture & Execution (Holy Week #10)

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Jesus is flogged – twice
  • Pilate turns Jesus over to his Roman garrison to be crucified
  • But, first, they have to have some fun with ridicule and bullying
  • Jesus is lead to the place of the skull for execution
  • Jesus is nailed to the cross
  • He is mocked and ridiculed while hanging there
  • Jesus commissions John to care for his mother
  • Jesus promises the only who stands up for him a place in paradise
  • The sky grows dark in the brightest part of the day
  • Jesus dies on the cross after six hours of suffering

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#44 – Trials (Holy Week 9)

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Jesus is taken to be questioned by Annas
  • Annas sends Jesus to Caiaphas for trial
  • The Sanhedrin question Jesus under oath, requiring Jesus admit that he is the Messiah
  • The Sanhedrin consider Jesus guilty of blasphemy
  • Judas regrets his actions and gives back his money
  • Judas hangs himself
  • Jesus is brought before Pilate for trial
  • Pilate and Jesus converse about the nature of kingdoms and truth
  • Pilate sends Jesus to Herod who sends him back to Pilate with a not guilty verdict
  • Pilate seeks to release Jesus, but the crowd is out for blood
  • The crowd demands the release of Barabbas for the Passover celebration
  • The crowd shouts down Pilate demanding that Jesus be crucified

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#43 – Jesus Prays (Holy Week #8)

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Jesus prays for himself, his disciples, and those who will come after them in Jesus’ name
  • He takes Peter, James, and John to pray for deliverance from the wrath that he is about to experience
  • Soldiers and Temple guards arrive to arrest Jesus
  • Jesus’ disciples try to fight back over Jesus’ objections
  • Jesus is bound and taken away
  • His disciples run away

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#42 – “Remain in Me” (Holy Week, part 7)

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE:

Jesus teaches as he and his disciples walk to the Mount of Olives. In his teaching, he tells them:

  • Jesus tells his disciples to prepare for travel
  • He reminds them that it is important for them to remain connected to him
  • He reminds them of his new command
  • Obedience is the key to remaining in the love of Jesus
  • “I have chosen you.”
  • You’re in for some rough times because the world will hate you
  • Jesus reminds them that he will be going away
  • The disciples finally believe

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#41 – “Don’t be troubled” (Holy Week, part 6)

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE:

Jesus comforts and teaches his disciples with the following emphasis:

  • Jesus began and ended with comfort for his disciples. “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust….” “I am leaving you with a gift – peace of mind and heart.” A gift which cannot come from the world.
  • Jesus is physically leaving them. But, he is not leaving them – or us – alone. In his place, he is asking the Father to send the Holy Spirit to guide, comfort, and inform them.
  • Your love for me is demonstrated by the way you keep my commandments.
  • My Father and I are one. I am in him, and he is in me
  • Your job is to believe and obey. Believe in the Father and in Jesus; we are one. Obey the commands to show your love for us.

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#40 – Last Supper (Holy Week, Pt 5)

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Peter and John are sent into Jerusalem to prepare for the Passover
  • Jesus says, “I have been very eager to eat this Passover with you before my suffering begins
  • Jesus shares bread and wine, imparting new meaning to these emblems
  • “But here at this table, sitting among us as a friend, is the man who will betray me.”
  • Jesus makes promises regarding the Kingdom to his disciples
  • Jesus washes everyone’s feet
  • “I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.”
  • The traitor is revealed
  • “The time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory…”
  • “Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.”
  • “Peter, let me tell you something. Before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.”

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#39 – Are You Ready? (Holy Week #4)

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE?

  • Jesus tells three stories regarding watching and readiness
  • Jesus describes the time of judgment – did we serve the “least”?
  • The leading priests and elders plot to kill Jesus
  • Judas Iscariot plots to betray Jesus
  • Some people believe; some don’t; some believe but are afraid to speak up
  • Jesus makes his final public appeal

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#38 – What’s About to Happen (Holy Week, part 3)

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE

  • The disciples comment on the grandeur of the Temple and it’s construction
  • Jesus responds by saying that it’s nothing; in fact, it will be totally destroyed
  • The disciples ask when this will happen
  • Jesus begins a discourse full of warnings – warnings of bad things about to occur for the city of Jerusalem
  • Jesus reminds his disciples that they must stand – persevere when things are tough
  • Jesus shares prophecy of the times of the coming of the Son of Man
  • Then, he cautions his disciples to be prepared.

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#37 – Questions and Answers (Holy Week, part 2)

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE:

  • The Sadducees come to Jesus with a question with a question about marriage in Heaven
  • A Teacher asks, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
  • Jesus asks the Pharisees, “What do you think about the Messiah?”
  • Jesus castigates the Pharisees for their hypocrisy
  • Jesus grieves over Jerusalem
  • We hear the lesson of the widow’s offering of two pennies

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