Stages of the Cross: English

Introduction

Thank you for taking this journey with us as we reflect on the last week of Jesus’ life. Each station represents one day of that final week. It is our hope that these moments ahead will help you draw closer to Jesus and give you a fuller understanding of what He did for us by dying on the c...

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Stage 1: Sunday

Jesus’ popularity is sky-high because He has just raised His friend Lazarus back from the dead after being in the grave for four days. News about what has happened has spread like wildfire. Jesus knows that He is heading for Jerusalem. Luke 19 tells us that Jesus " ...sent two ...

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Stage 2: Monday

On Monday, Jesus went into the Temple, and He saw something that upset Him. John 2:14 says, “In the Temple area, He saw merchants selling cattle, sheep, and doves for sacrifices; He also saw dealers at tables exchanging foreign money. Jesus made a whip from some ropes and chased...

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Stage 3: Tuesday

Jesus spent all day Tuesday teaching a crowd of people. From the time the sun went up until the time the sun went down, Jesus taught. This was His last day to share about the Kingdom of God publicly before He was crucified. What He shares on this day is of first importance to Him. He spends the d...

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Stage 4: Thursday

If you notice, it appears that we have skipped a day. We just went from Tuesday to Thursday. Why is that? We don't know how Jesus spent Wednesday. It could be He and the disciples were busy preparing for the Passover meal. It could be that Jesus got alone and spent the day praying because He knew...

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Stage 5: Friday

It is now early Friday morning, a little after midnight, when Jesus and His disciples go to the garden of Gethsemane to pray. Jesus has predicted at the Last Supper that Judas would betray Him, Peter would deny knowing Him, and that the rest of the disciples will desert Him. They walk int...

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Stage 6: Sunday

The Bible says: Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So, she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord ...

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