On one of the darkest and most holy days of the year, we arrive at the cross with the disciples. Jon the St. Andrew church family as we honor the greatest sacrifice of love through thoughtful music, prayer, and messages.

Come together for a worship service of music and story as we journey with the disciples through Maundy Thursday. We will experience the events of the day as we listen to Jesus' closest friends and gather for Holy Communion before preparing our hearts for the arrival of Good Friday.

A millennium before, God had promised King David that one from his line, his house, would sit on the throne of Israel. And now, on the Sunday before Passover, Jesus lays claim to that throne for all to see, He wraps himself in every messianic symbol—the colt, the cloaks, escorted in through the Eastern Gate—all it. There was nothing hidden now. But there was more, for in riding into Jerusalem, YHWH had returned to Zion. For God’s people, there was to be no king but God.

A millennium before, God had promised King David that one from his line, his house, would sit on the throne of Israel. And now, on the Sunday before Passover, Jesus lays claim to that throne for all to see, He wraps himself in every messianic symbol—the colt, the cloaks, escorted in through the Eastern Gate—all it. There was nothing hidden now. But there was more, for in riding into Jerusalem, YHWH had returned to Zion. For God’s people, there was to be no king but God.

A millennium before, God had promised King David that one from his line, his house, would sit on the throne of Israel. And now, on the Sunday before Passover, Jesus lays claim to that throne for all to see, He wraps himself in every messianic symbol—the colt, the cloaks, escorted in through the Eastern Gate—all it. There was nothing hidden now. But there was more, for in riding into Jerusalem, YHWH had returned to Zion. For God’s people, there was to be no king but God.

And so it comes to this. It was always going to come to this. For God so loved the world that he was willing to give his only Son over to the darkness of this world, so that we could be saved through the Son’s faithfulness, all the way to death, even death on a cross. In a word . . . it was inevitable, ever since the rebellion of the humans against their Creator. So Jesus will lead a new Exodus, not from slavery to pharaoh, but slavery to sin and darkness. Jesus would be the sacrificial lamb at this freedom party. This meal, this last meal, would be shared by Jesus’ disciples the world over forever after.

And so it comes to this. It was always going to come to this. For God so loved the world that he was willing to give his only Son over to the darkness of this world, so that we could be saved through the Son’s faithfulness, all the way to death, even death on a cross. In a word . . . it was inevitable, ever since the rebellion of the humans against their Creator. So Jesus will lead a new Exodus, not from slavery to pharaoh, but slavery to sin and darkness. Jesus would be the sacrificial lamb at this freedom party. This meal, this last meal, would be shared by Jesus’ disciples the world over forever after.

And so it comes to this. It was always going to come to this. For God so loved the world that he was willing to give his only Son over to the darkness of this world, so that we could be saved through the Son’s faithfulness, all the way to death, even death on a cross. In a word . . . it was inevitable, ever since the rebellion of the humans against their Creator. So Jesus will lead a new Exodus, not from slavery to pharaoh, but slavery to sin and darkness. Jesus would be the sacrificial lamb at this freedom party. This meal, this last meal, would be shared by Jesus’ disciples the world over forever after.

Who is Jesus? What is his vocation? Important clues are revealed in the story of Jesus’ transfiguration on a mountain top. There are a couple of keys. When we are told that Jesus was speaking with Elijah and Moses, they spoke of Jesus’ “departure” the Greek word is exodos, for Jesus is going to Jerusalem to create a new exodus. This will not be a flight from slavery to pharaoh but from slavery to sin. Jesus will be the lamb whose blood is shed for the sake of Israel and, hence, the world. The second key is to read on in Luke and see that all the gospel writers immediately tell of a sick boy whom the disciples cannot heal while waiting below. It is tempting to stay on the mountain top, but the world beckons. There is always God’s work to be done.