DAY 4 – Thursday Daily devotional Read Mark 16:15, Act 1:8 Ask The great command! How do we feel about sharing the Gospel? Do we trust him? Reflect The idea that faith should go to the ends of the earth was a revolutionary idea. This wasn’t part of Jewish thinking in the days of Jesus. […]
Baptism Weekend Devotional Day 3
DAY 3 – Wednesday Daily devotional Read Mark 16:11-14 Ask Do you struggle with disbelief? Reflect Mary goes to tell the other disciples what she has seen, and they don’t believe her—even though they might have recalled Jesus telling them three different times that he would die, and on the third day, rise up. Many […]
Baptism Weekend Devotional Day 2
DAY 2 – Tuesday Daily devotional Read Mark 16:9-11, John 20:11-18 Ask Today I am using John’s gospel to give another eyewitness approach to what you are reading in Mark 16. What did it feel like when Jesus called your name? Did you recognize him? Do you know God created you for something profoundly remarkable? […]
Baptism Weekend Devotional Day 1
DAY 1 – Monday Daily devotional Read John 20:11-18; Mark 16 Ask What do we know about Mary Magdalene and what can we learn from her? Reflect Mary Magdalene. There is so much conjecture surrounding her in popular culture. The movie The Da Vinci Code alleges that she and Jesus were married. In the movie […]
Baptism Weekend Intro/LifeGroup Questions
Easter Weekend This guide pairs with Mark 16: 9-20 and the sermon preached at Chapel Hill April 27-28. Written by Serena Blair Worship leader at Chapel Hill. Jesus is the King of my heart. I love being John’s wife, proud to get the title “Mama” to twin girls, and have been a hairdresser my entire […]
Easter Weekend Devotional Day 7
DAY 7 – Sunday Daily devotional Read So many things happened between the Last Supper and Jesus’ death. Take time to read these accounts: Matthew 26 27, Mark 14 and 15, Luke 22 and 23, John 17, 18, and 19. There is so much packed into these chapters that there are not enough days to […]
What’s next?
This Easter at Chapel Hill was incredible. Regardless of the service you attended, we were transported back 2000 years—back to a garden tomb in the early morning shadows, listening to the incredible news that Jesus is alive. Honestly, I’m always a little surprised at the response of those first witnesses to the resurrection. You’d think […]
Easter Weekend Devotional Day 6
DAY 6 – Saturday Daily devotional Read Matthew 17-30, Mark 14:22-24, Luke 22:19-20, John 13:1-17 (Countdown to the Cross) Ask How do you feel about communion? Is it just something we simply do, or is it more? Reflect This Passover would go down in history! It was the unfolding of a divine drama written, produced, […]
Easter Weekend Devotional Day 5
DAY 5 – Friday Daily devotional Read John 12:24-30, Romans 6:4-7 Galatians 2:20 (Countdown to the Cross) Ask What does new life feel like to you? What does seeking him look like? Jesus continues to use every moment to teach leading up to his crucifixion. In John 12 we see this little story inserted that […]
Easter Weekend Devotional Day 4
DAY 4 – Thursday Daily devotional Read Matthew 21:12-13, Proverbs 31:8-9, Acts 4, 1 Cor. 6:19-20 (Countdown to the Cross) Ask What are you zealous for? Where does your passion and devotion lie? Reflect As we look at this last week of Jesus life we notice that he is holding nothing back. Jesus has brought […]