Passion Week

This week as we prepare our hearts for the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection, we’ll pull from three stories within the last week of Jesus’ ministry prior to the crucifixion: The Donkey, The Journey, and The Decision. From these stories we get an amazing perspective on the person of Jesus and how people respond to Him. 

Scripture References from the Sermon

Matthew 21:1-11   |   Matthew 27:15-22   |   Luke 9:23-24   |   Psalm 24:1-10   |   Zechariah 9:9b-12   |   Matthew 26:26-29

Discussion Questions

• Easter weekend is next week! Talk as a group about how you typically celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
• Pastor Dan talked about the owner of the donkey and its colt, and his willingness to surrender it because Jesus needed it. Discuss some things that you have surrendered to God in the past and what you learned, or what benefits you saw from it.
• During the discussion on the journey up the hill into Jerusalem, we tied this event together with some writings from the Old Testament. Read Zechariah 9:9-12. What are your takeaways from this passage about who Jesus is and what He accomplishes?
• Read Matthew 21:1-11 & 27:15-22. Who do you identify with the most in each of these passages? Why?
• We partook in the Lord’s Supper. What does the Lord’s Supper mean to you and why is it important that we regularly practice it?

Fill Your City

Prayer Requests From Our Community

• Pray for people seeking employment, those facing possible job loss, and those being considered for promotion.
• Pray that people will make time to truly seek the Lord, and that breakthroughs occur during Seek Week.
• Pray for Emanuel Baptist Church and Pastor Mike Garner.

Serve Opportunities

• 23 May – Join Sleep In Heavenly Peace to build beds for children in our communities. Sign up at: https://volunteer.shpbeds.org/opportunities/Grace Church Carthage.
• 26 May – Blood drive at the Carthage Campus (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) To register go to https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=GraceChurch.

Respond Throughout the Week

Pray – Throughout your week, dedicate time to listening to and speaking with the Lord.	Read – Feed your soul with God’s Word daily. Review the scriptures used in the sermon. There is a link to a Bible reading guide on our website.
Journal – Write a summary of what you’re hearing from God every day. Capture things you’re hearing from Him.	Communion – If Jesus is your savior, consider taking the elements, at home, with your family, or Group. There is a communion guide on our website.
Salvation – Want to give your life to Jesus? Tell someone in your family or your Group.	Worship – Take time to thank God for who He is. Before asking or seeking, just be grateful, and tell your soul that it’s time to bless the Lord.
Intercede – Who is someone in your city who needs prayer this week? Also consider inviting someone to pray for you.	Give – Giving is an expression of the heart, not just your budget, by trusting God with your finances. For ways to give, go to https://gracechurchsp.org/give/.

Event Highlight  |   gracechurchsp.org/events 

• March 29 begins Seek Week where we are intentionally seeking the Lord through prayer and fasting and culminates Easter Sunday on April 02 with 11 services across all our campuses.
• VBS registration opens at 6am on Monday March 30th, so mark your calendars, set your alarms and stay connected to the website to get your spot because it will fill up quickly.
• The Restored Health Seminar is April 11. This is a seminar on the importance of health and healing within the Church.