The Easter Story
The Easter Story in the Bible is recorded in the books of Matthew chapter 26 to 28, Mark chapter 15 to 16, Luke chapter 22 to 24 and John chapters 17 to 20.This Easter Story is commemorated by the Holy Week which includes the following days:
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is commemorated on the Sunday before Easter Sunday.It remembers the day when Jesus went to Jerusalem riding on a donkey while people praised Him while singing, "Blessed is He who comes int he name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest." (Matthew 21:9) Hosanna means "save us" and the people thought He had come to save them politically but He was doing it spiritually.
Therefore Palm Sunday is a good day to praise God for sending His Son Jesus Christ to save us spiritually by dying on the cross so that we could get eternal life.
Pre-Easter Monday
Pre-Easter Monday is the Monday before Easter.
When Jesus came to Jerusalem, He cleansed the Temple.
Therefore this is a good day to examine yourself and confess your sins because your body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit.
For help on this topic read What Would Jesus Do In Your Temple?
Pre-Easter Tuesday
Pre-Easter Tuesday is the Tuesday before Easter.
When Jesus came to Jerusalem, He cursed the fig tree which did not have any fruit.
Therefore this is a good day to examine yourself to determine if you are producing fruit and whether it is good fruit.
For help on this topic read Are I A Fruitless Fig Tree Christian?
Pre-Easter Wednesday
Pre-Easter Wednesday is the Wednesday before Easter.
After Jesus came to Jerusalem, the woman with the alabaster flask anointed His Body with spikenard oil.
Therefore this is a good day to examine yourself to determine how you are serving the Body of Christ today.
For help with this topic read Bible Study Lessons from the Woman with the Alabaster Flask.
Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday remembers the day when Jesus shared the Passover meal with His disciples. It is commemorated on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This is a good day to have Holy Communion at home by yourself or with your family members. To do this you can buy grape juice and wafers like these. If you do not know how to take Holy Communion at home read this article.
Maundy Thursday is also a good day to sanctify your home and plead the Blood of Jesus over your home so that death from Coronavirus and other causes as well as destruction from all sources can pass over your home. Click here to read the blog post on How to Sanctify Your Home.
Maundy Thursday is also a good day to remind yourself of the good things that God has done for you because the Israelites celebrated the Passover to remind themselves of when God delivered them from slavery in Egypt.
Therefore thank God for all the blessings He has bestowed on you in your life. As you do this, you will note the Importance of Keeping A Book Of Blessings that you can read as an individual or as a family at times like this.
Good Friday
Good Friday remembers the day when Jesus was tortured and crucified on the cross. It is commemorated on the Friday before Easter Sunday.Jesus fulfilled His life's purpose when He died and the cross and therefore this is also a good day to examine ourselves and determine if we are fulfilling our life's purpose.
If you do not know your life's purpose or why God made you, consider purchasing our Easter Book Bundle which contains the following 5 ebooks at the price of 1 ebook: How to Know and Fulfill your Life's Purpose, How to Pray Effectively, How to Fast Effectively, The Promises of God and their Conditions and Easter Holiday Lessons from the Bible.
You can also read excerpts of the book How to Know and Fulfill your Life's Purpose here.
Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday remembers the day when Jesus' body was lying in the tomb and it is the final day of the Holy Week.Holy Saturday is a good day to remind yourself not to be discouraged regardless of all the problems you are currently facing because it is not over until God says it is over. This is because Jesus' enemies may have rejoiced because they had seen him being beaten, carrying the cross, being crucified on it and his dead body being removed from the cross and buried in a tomb which they even put a seal on. However it was not over for Jesus because when the time that God had determined, He would resurrect, He resurrected.
Therefore fight any discouragement you may be feeling right now. To help you do so read the book How to Fight Discouragement with Bible Verses and the blog post Devices of the Devil - Discouragement.
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday remembers the day when Jesus rose from the dead. This is the day to celebrate the true meaning of Easter which is that believers of Jesus will receive eternal life in Heaven.
This is because Jesus is Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29) and He died on the cross as the sacrificial lamb who took away the sins of the world.
By resurrecting on Easter Sunday, Jesus overcame death, which is separation from God because of our sins and thus He enabled all who believe in Jesus and his death and resurrection to receive the gift of eternal life in heaven because we are no longer separated by our sins from God.
Therefore celebrate this great gift that God has given us through His Son Jesus Christ.
Easter Sunday is also a great day to remind yourself that the same power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead also lives in you because it is written The Spirit of Him who raised Jesus Christ from the dead dwells in you. (Romans 8:11)
To gain more insight about Easter read the book Easter Holiday Lessons from the Bible which is a collection of life lessons from a Bible study of the events surrounding the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Click on the links below to read excerpts from the book Easter Holiday Lessons from the Bible:
To learn more read the book Easter Holiday Lessons from the Bible.
You can also CLICK HERE to buy our Easter Book Bundle which contains the following 5 ebooks at the price of one ebook:
1. Easter Holiday Lessons from the Bible
2. How to Pray Effectively
3. How to Fast Effectively
4. How to Know and Fulfill your Life's Purpose
5. The Promises of God and their Conditions
This Easter gift guide contains a selection of awesome gift baskets that you can buy online to send as presents this Easter season.
It also teaches you how to make Easter gift baskets which is a great activity to do by yourself or with your children as a family especially now in 2020 when most families in the world are under self quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic. Click here to red How to (possibly) Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic.
How to Make Easter Gift Baskets
To make your own Easter gift baskets to give to your family, friends and less fortunate members of your society, follow these simple steps:
Buy a Gift Bag
Buy a gift bag that will hold the other items. This can be a wicker picnic basket or an organza gift bag or a cellophane gift bag.
Buy Easter Gift Items
Buy gift items that are perfect for an Easter Holiday gift basket. These can include:
Bibles - a gift Bible for men, a gift Bible for women, a Bible for children
Easter food items like Easter chocolate eggs, Easter chocolate bunnies, Easter chocolate carrots
Easter books like Pinkalicious: Eggstraordinary Easter
Easter movies like The Robe, Risen and Passion for Christ. Click here to read the blog post The Best Christian Movies for Easter.
Journals like She is clothed in strength and dignity journal, Be still journal and Names of Jesus journal
Writing instruments like fancy pens, color pens and markers
Candy like Godiva chocolates
Coffee accessories like Christian coffee mugs, coffee mug warmer and coffee samplers
Flowers like fresh red roses or artificial silk roses
Buy Easter Basket Decorations
Arrange your gift items in the gift bag and then decorate it with the following:
Ribbons like red shimmer organza ribbons, gold curling ribbons or silver satin ribbons
Buy the Best Easter Holiday Gift Baskets
If you do not have the time to make your own gift basket, you can buy the best Easter gift baskets like the following from online shops and send them to your loved ones:
The Godiva Choclatier Easter Cheer Basket with Godiva Gourmet Chocolate Gifts contains a beautiful Easter bunny, gourmet chocolate and flowers that will bring a smile to the recipient.
The Jumbo Egg Star Wars Easter Basket for Girls and Boys contains Star Wars Villains playing cards, Star Wars cup, Star Wars glider, puzzle cube, a Kylo Ren journal with a pen and a BB-8 eraser.
This 10'' Easter basket also contains Easter candy like M&Ms chocolate, Starburst and BB-8 candy bracelet.
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