That's what Maundy Thursday is about, according to Jesus. He desperately wants your presence at his meal--he invites you to be there. And he desperately wants to give you his presents.

"Turn to me and be saved, for I am God." - God.

The questions are: "Why wouldn't we, and why would we?" You'll find the answers if you know the greatest truth.

We've all got it, every one of us. Everyone in the world. Nagging, eating way, bothering us on some level. Guilt. How do we get rid of it? in this sermon you'll hear 4 bad ways to get rid of it, as well as the only way guilt is truly gotten rid of.

The people of Israel knew the drill. They'd be in trouble, and they'd cry out to God, and he'd rescue them. Except...for the time he didn't. Did his forgiveness run out? Did he decide the people had gone too far? Did he just get tired of saving?

The Roman governor Pontius Pilate needed to know the truth about Jesus. Was he guilty? Innocent? Lying? Or were the Jewish people lying? Who was this Jesus guy, anyway? We all need to know the exact same thing.

This one's difficult. Why did it have to happen that way to Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and their households? Answer: We don't know, exactly. But God is God and we are not. And that's a good thing.

It's perhaps a miracle that Jeremiah did NOT feel like giving up, considering what he was going through...but what makes us feel like giving up, and what happens when we do? Where do we turn? God tells us, through his prophet Jeremiah.

Good things are good....but too much of a good thing can be bad. Bad for you. Giving a good thing too much weight in your heart can destroy you. And inevitably, that's what we do--we fall into the temptation, we lose the battle. What happens then?

People have always known that it's good to love one another. Everyone knows that. But Jesus said it's no longer about simply loving others as you love yourself. He said, "Love one another as I have loved you." And that's a command that truly new.

How do you answer the question, "Is it worth it?" Jesus had told his disciples that followers of him would necessarily deny themselves and be willing to daily bear many crosses. 8 days after saying that, Jesus would show them the whether (and why) following him was worth it.