Thank you for coming to this special time of worship for “Good Friday”. If you would like to go straight to a particular element in these devotions, just click on the appropriate heading below.
HYMN : “O the bitter shame and sorrow”
HYMN : “O love that will not let me go”
Holy Communion
If you would like to celebrate Holy Communion in the quietness of your own home, please prepare some food and drink that you have available to use as bread and wine.
IN THE AUDIO PASSAGE BELOW, THE MINISTER will offer you some Guiding thoughts, lead you in the taking of the elements AND close in prayer.
(Allow 7 minutes).
HYMN : O the bitter shame and sorrow
If you would like to join in with this hymn, the lyrics will appear verse by verse as the music plays in the video below. Feel free to sing aloud or to yourself.. or maybe just allow the words to run through your thoughts as you listen.
Good Friday Devotions
Our devotions continue with a simple, yet profound message, at the heart of which we hear a full account of the unfolding events that took place on that “Good Friday” as related in John’ gospel, chapters 17, 18 and 19.
The text of these bible passages will scroll on screen below as they are read to you. Click to begin.
This is the day Jesus took the whole world’s sin onto Himself.
HYMN : O love that will not let me go
[ Click the video panel below to begin ]
Sacrifice and Atonement
God is on a mission to remove evil from His good world, along with all of its corrosive effects. However, He wants to do it in a way that does not involve removing humans. This video traces and explains the theme of God’s “covering” over human evil through animal sacrifices, helping us to understand how they ultimately point to Jesus and his death and resurrection. [ Courtesy of The Bible Project - www.thebibleproject.com ]
HYMN : When I survey the wondrous cross
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