Today is Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, and it is a significant day in the history of the Christian church.
The word, "Maundy," comes from the Latin, "mandatum," which is where we get our English word, "mandate." The idea for Maundy Thursday is we commemorate Jesus offering His commandment -- to love as we have been loved by GOD -- as recorded in John 13.34: "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another"(NKJV). After saying this, Jesus then showed us the connection between love & personal service by kneeling to wash His disciples' feet. After that amazing act of loving service, Jesus gave us the format for our modern day Holy Communion services as He broke bread and passed the cup saying, "Do this in remembrance of me."
We hope you will come to experience this unique opportunity to bask in the power of Jesus' mandatums on this Maundy Thursday. We hope to see you for Holy Communion at noon and then again for our formal Maundy Thursday service at 7pm. Both services are to be held in the sanctuary.
Praise GOD from whom all blessings flow!
Pastor Mark
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment