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You can download this booklet from our church’s Facebook Group:
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/northspringfieldbaptistchurch<\/p>\n

The much acclaimed 1977 television portrayal of Jesus by Robert Powell focusses on the Humanity of Christ. Filmed on location in Morocco and Tunisia, the accent is on realism. The director, Franco Zeffireli’s powerful film opens the mind and stirs the heart. The whole film is now available to watch for free on YouTube by following this link. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yumoqNlaPCE<\/p>\n

Daily Reflections for Lent
\n\u2022\tA segment of the video to watch;
\n\u2022\tA suggested Bible reading;
\n\u2022\tA comment or question for reflection;
\n\u2022\tLink to a relevant sermon online if you want to think more deeply about the story.<\/p>\n

YouTube will normally save the point you last finished watching ready to start the video there next time. You can also start watching from any point using the time counter. The timings below show the start time for each daily segment of that particular YouTube video, which has a total run-time of 6:12:09. Other links are available on YouTube, but the timings will not necessarily be correct for those.
\nYou could choose to watch the video a day at a time, or in longer sittings e.g. once a week if you preferred, whatever you find most helpful.
\nYou can also watch the video on DVD. The most common 2 DVD set has a menu dividing the film into 4 Parts, each made up of 12 Episodes. The daily segments below also refer to those Episode numbers. PLEASE NOTE that the DVD Episodes usually correspond to the segments indicated by the times for the YouTube video, but sometimes they do not because they come from a different edit of the video and so the scenes are occasionally different. It may be confusing to watch sometimes on YouTube and at other times on DVD.
\nPLEASE REMEMBER that the video is a dramatization which sometimes departs from the readings in the Gospels which are the reliable accounts of the story of Jesus. Occasional comments explain major differences. You can of course just follow the daily Bible readings.
\nDO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
\nIf watching the video raises any questions about the life of Jesus, or the Christian faith, please do get in touch through Messenger on Facebook, https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pbthomas1.
\nYou can also contact me by email to peter@pbthomas.com
\nCOPYRIGHT
\nThe copyright on the video Jesus of Nazareth, and on the Episode divisions on the commercial DVD Box Set, remain with the relevant copyright holders.
\nThe copyright on the choice of segment divisions in this Viewing Plan, the suggested readings and comments for each section and on the linked sermons is \u00a9 Peter Thomas 2021.<\/p>\n

INTRODUCTION
\nThe video on YouTube and on DVD begins with the opening credits. You may enjoy watching these to find out which actors are appearing. The story itself begins after a couple of minutes.<\/p>\n

1 ASH WEDNESDAY Waiting for a Saviour
\nYouTube 2.08 DVD Part 1 Episode 1 Jesus of Nazareth
\nThe Jews were waiting for God to send a Saviour, the Messiah, who would rescue them from the Romans, restore Israel to prominence, and bring them peace. Meanwhile, everyday life carried on as ever.
\nBIBLE READING Isaiah 11:1-10 \t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=1011
\nFOR REFLECTION What are you looking forward to? What are you hoping for?
\n2 THURSDAY Mary meets an angel
\nYouTube 9.01 DVD Part 1 Episode 2 There will be no Messiah
\nGod\u2019s masterplan of salvation is revealed to a young woman who is engaged waiting to be married.
\nBIBLE READING Luke 1:26-38 \t\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=279
\nFOR REFLECTION How do you imagine Mary would have felt at this vision? How do you react when God asks you to do something for him?
\n3 FRIDAY Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth
\nYouTube 15.30 DVD Part1 Episode 3 The virgin Mary
\nMary\u2019s cousin Elizabeth will be the mother of John the Baptist. \u201cMary\u2019s Song of Praise\u201d describes God\u2019s marvellous plan of salvation.
\nBIBLE READING Luke 1:46-55 \t\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=848
\nFOR REFLECTION What does it mean to you that Jesus was a Jew and came to bring salvation first of all to God\u2019s chosen people of Israel?
\n4 SATURDAY God speaks to Joseph
\nYouTube 20.58 DVD Part 1 Episode 4 Message from God
\nHer fianc\u00e9 Joseph had an important role in supporting Mary.
\nBIBLE READING Matthew 1:18-25\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=394
\nFOR REFLECTION What does it mean to you that Jesus was \u201cImmanuel, God with us\u201d?
\n5 SUNDAY God\u2019s plan of salvation unfolds
\nYouTube 27.15 DVD Part 1 Episode 5 Wedding Day 25.59
\nIt was part of God\u2019s cosmic masterplan to bring Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem so that Jesus could be born there.
\nBIBLE READING Luke 2:1-5\t\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=349
\nFOR REFLECTION In what ways do you recognise the hand of God guiding nations and leaders in the world today?
\n6 MONDAY The road to Bethlehem
\nYouTube 36.40 DVD Part 1 Episode 6 Following a star
\nWhile Joseph and Mary travelled to Bethlehem, God was also guiding Magi, Wise Men from the East, to the same place by a star.
\nBIBLE READING Isaiah 60:1-6 \t\t\t\tSERMONS http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=856
\nFOR REFLECTION What does it say to you that God\u2019s masterplan all along was to bring salvation to peoples from every nation on earth?
\n7 TUESDAY the birth of Jesus
\nYouTube 42.47 DVD Part 1 Episode 7 A child is born
\nHe will be called Immanuel, \u201cGod with us.\u201d
\nBIBLE READING Luke 2:6-16\t\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=120
\nFOR REFLECTION Let us each hear for ourselves the message of the angels: \u2018Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests.\u2019
\n8 WEDNESDAY Jesus is presented at the Temple
\nYouTube 52:10 DVD Part 1 Episode 8 Circumcision
\nSimeon the prophet foretold the ministry and the death of Jesus.
\nBIBLE READING Luke 2:12-35 \t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=1041
\nFOR REFLECTION How do you think Mary felt, knowing how her son\u2019s life would end?
\n9 THURSDAY The Visit of the Magi
\nYouTube 59:16 DVD Part 1 Episode 9 The wise men
\nJesus the Saviour came not only for God\u2019s chosen people Israel, but for all people everywhere.
\nBIBLE READING Matthew 2:1-12\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=858
\nFOR REFLECTION Consider how the gifts from the Wise Men foretold the life of Jesus \u2013 gold for a king, incense for a priest and myrrh for a burial.
\n10 FRIDAY Kill all the babies
\nYouTube 1.02.38 DVD Part 1 Episode 10 The innocent will die
\nThrough Herod\u2019s cruelty, the birth of Jesus did indeed bring sadness and mourning to many families.
\nBIBLE READING Matthew 2:13-17\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=1331
\nFOR REFLECTION The slaughter of the babies in Bethlehem echoed the way that Pharoah had killed all the Hebrew babies in Egypt (Exodus 1:15-22). Can you think of other ways in which Jesus resembled Moses?
\n11 SATURDAY Jesus growing up
\nYouTube 1.06.51 DVD Part 1 Episode 11 Nazareth
\nJesus had a childhood exactly like every other child of his time.
\nBIBLE READING Luke 1:39-40 \t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=1014
\nFOR REFLECTION What does it mean for us that Jesus \u201cgrew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him\u201d just like any other child?
\n12 SUNDAY \u201cIn my Father\u2019s House\u201d
\nYouTube 1.15.42 DVD Part 1 Episode 12 Jerusalem the holy city
\nJesus grew up knowing that he had a very special relationship with God, his Father.
\nBIBLE READING Luke 2:41-52 \t\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=368
\nFOR REFLECTIONWhat does it mean for us as Christians to be children of God and to have a personal relationship with God?
\n13 MONDAY Prepare the Way of the Lord
\nYouTube 1.21.15 DVD Part 2 Episode 1 John the Baptist
\nWe can sometimes underestimate the significance of John\u2019s call to the people to get ready to welcome Jesus the Messiah.
\nBIBLE READING Luke 3:1-18 (1st half of DVD Ep.)\t SERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=1340
\nFOR REFLECTION How would we have responded if we had heard the message of John the Baptist?
\n14 TUESDAY John baptises Jesus
\nYouTube 1.35.01 DVD Part 2 Episode 1 John the Baptist (second part)
\nIt was Jesus being baptised which revealed to John that his cousin was indeed the Messiah.
\nBIBLE READING Matthew 3:13-17 (2nd part of DVD Ep.) SERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=479
\nFOR REFLECTION What do you think Jesus\u2019s baptism meant to Jesus himself?
\n15 WEDNESDAY The beginning
\nYouTube 1.43.03 DVD Part 2 Episode 2 The Scriptures are Fulfilled
\nJesus\u2019s public ministry began with his reading of Isaiah 61:1-2. \u201cToday this scripture is fulfilled.\u201d
\nBIBLE READING Luke 4:16-24\t\t \t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=1051
\nFOR REFLECTION Jesus announced that the time had come for God to save his chosen people. How would you have reacted to that wonderful news? Why do you think those who heard it responded as they did?
\n16 THURSDAY Jesus drives out a demon
\nYouTube 1.49. 52 DVD Part 2 Episode 3 Driving out Satan
\nOne third of the miracles Jesus performed involved driving out demons (also called unclean or evil spirits). Such miracles of deliverance continue in the church around the world today.
\nBIBLE READING Mark 1:21-28 \t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=129
\nFOR REFLECTION Why do you think we do not recognise the activities of evil spirits so much in our society?
\n17 FRIDAY The miraculous catch of fish
\nYouTube 1.55.01 DVD Part 2 Episode 4 Poor catch
\nThe miraculous catch demonstrates that God is Sovereign over the whole cosmos.
\nBIBLE READING Luke 5:1-11 \t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=1046
\nFOR REFLECTION Luke\u2019s Gospel tells us how the miracle helped Simon Peter to recognise that he was a sinful man. The starting point for receiving God\u2019s free gifts of forgiveness and eternal life in all its fulness is recognising our own need of God.
\n18 SATURDAY Jesus forgives sinners
\nYouTube 2.01.18 DVD Part 2 Episode 5 The tax collector
\nHere we see Jesus\u2019s compassion on a lame man, and the faith of the friends who brought him to Jesus.
\nBIBLE READING Mark 2:1-12\t\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=165
\nFOR REFLECTION The miracle of healing the lame man demonstrates that Jesus indeed has the authority to forgive sins, even notorious sinners like Matthew the Tax-Collector.
\n19 SUNDAY The parable of the lost son
\nYouTube 2,10.01 DVD Part 2 Episode 6 The brothers
\nHere is perhaps the most well-known of Jesus\u2019s parables.
\nBIBLE READING Luke 15:11-32\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=146
\nFOR REFLECTION God the loving heavenly Father welcomes us as the father in the story welcomes the lost son. \u201cFor this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.\u2019 So they began to celebrate.\u201d
\nCOMMENT In contrast to Luke\u2019s account, the video sets this story in Matthew\u2019s house, and applies it specifically to the relationship between Peter and Matthew. Jesus could well have told the same story on many occasions. So do not let that distract you from the message in this wonderful parable of God\u2019s amazing love.
\n20 MONDAY Herod and John
\nYouTube 2.21.26 DVD Part 2 Episode 7 Herod Antipas and John the Baptist
\nJohn the Baptist was the first Christian martyr.
\nBIBLE READING Mark 6:14-20\t\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=174
\nFOR REFLECTION John\u2019s story reminds us of the cost of following Jesus.
\n21 TUESDAY Jesus raises the dead!
\nYouTube 2.27.55 DVD Part 2 Episode 8 The Child is only sleeping
\nAs Messiah, Jesus brought God\u2019s healing \u2013 and still does so today!
\nBIBLE READING Mark 5:21-43\t\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=142
\nFOR REFLECTION Put yourself in the shoes of the parents of that little girl.
\n22 WEDNESDAY Herod and Salome
\nYouTube 2.35.19 DVD Part 2 Episode 9 Dance princess
\nJohn the Baptist was murdered because of the wickedness of this King Herod.
\nBIBLE READING Mark 6:14-29\t\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=125
\nFOR REFLECTION In what ways do people today suppress the truth about God?
\n23 Thursday The death of John
\nYouTube 2.48.53 DVD Part 2 Episode 10 Peace be on you John
\nOur reading today records the encouraging message Jesus sent to John.
\nBIBLE READING Luke 7:18-23 (not covered in the video) SERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=1087
\nFOR REFLECTION The death of John the Baptist is a solemn reminder of what it can cost to follow Jesus.
\n24 Friday Following Jesus
\nYouTube 2.54.00 DVD Part 2 Episode 11 Followers of Jesus of Nazareth
\nAs the days went on bigger and bigger crowds began to follow Jesus.
\nBIBLE READING Matthew 6:25-34\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=1316
\nFOR REFLECTION What does it mean in practice to follow Jesus\u2019s teaching in the Sermon on the Mount?
\n25 SATURDAY Jesus and the rich young ruler
\nYouTube 3.01.25 DVD Part 2 Episode 12 The Scholar
\nFor some people, the cost of following Jesus was too high.
\nBIBLE READING Luke 18:18-30\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=1062
\nFOR REFLECTION What would we do if Jesus said to us, \u201cSell everything you have and give to the poor .. then come follow me.\u201d?
\n26 SUNDAY Feeding the 5000
\nYouTube 3.07.23 DVD Part 3 Episode 1 Five loaves and two fish
\nSome miracles were \u201cvisual aids\u201d, like this one which demonstrates that Jesus is the Bread of Life.
\nBIBLE READING Mark 6:30-44\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=1292
\nFOR REFLECTION What does this amazing miracle teach us about Jesus and his mission?
\n27 MONDAY Jesus and the sinful woman
\nYouTube 3.13.19 DVD Part 3 Episode 2 Mary Magdelene
\nWhen Jesus forgives our sins we show our gratitude by loving other people with his kind of love.
\nBIBLE READING Luke 7:36-50 \t\t\t\tSERMONS http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=115
\nFOR REFLECTION \u201cA fanatic is only somebody who loves Jesus more than I do.\u201d
\nCOMMENT Although some early traditions say that the woman in this story was Mary Magdelene, the Bible does not make clear what her name was.
\n28 TUESDAY Jesus\u2019s mother and brothers
\nYouTube 3.23.48 DVD Part 3 Episode 3 Kill the Baptist murderer
\nFollowing Jesus is more important than anything else, even family.
\nBIBLE READING Mark 3:31-35\t\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=508
\nFOR REFLECTION What does it mean to us that we are part of Jesus\u2019s family?
\n29 WEDNESDAY Who do you say that I am?
\nYouTube 3.30.36 DVD Part 3 Episode 4 The Messiah
\nThere were many different ideas about who Jesus was, which reminds us that it was not immediately obvious to the crowds, or even to the disciples, that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God.
\nBIBLE READING Matthew 16:13-20\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=182
\nFOR REFLECTION Jesus asks each one of us the same question. \u201cWho do you say that I am?\u201d
\n30 THURSDAY GOD\u2019S UPSIDE DOWN KINGDOM
\nYouTube 3.35.49 DVD Part 3 Episode 5 Blessed
\nGod\u2019s \u201cupside-down Kingdom\u201d reverses the world\u2019s ideas about who is blessed and who is not.
\nBIBLE READING Matthew 5:1-10 \t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=420
\nFOR REFLECTION Which of these beatitudes means the most to you?
\n31 FRIDAY Appointment in Jerusalem
\nYouTube 3.39.18 DVD Part 3 Episode 6 Christ, Son of God
\nJesus knew the end from the beginning. He fully understood that going to Jerusalem would result in his death. And still he went.
\nBIBLE READING Matthew 16:21-23\t\t\t \tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=913
\nFOR REFLECTION Jesus demonstrates his love for us, not only on the cross, but by going to Jerusalem.
\n32 SATURDAY Jesus and Lazarus
\nYouTube 3.42.47 to 51.18 DVD Part 3 Episode 7 Road to Jerusalem
\nJesus shared in our experience of grief and mourning for his friend Lazarus. \u201cJesus wept.\u201d (John 11:35)
\nBIBLE READING John 11:1-44\t\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=629
\nFOR REFLECTION Praise God for the wonderful hope we have in Jesus. \u2018I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.
\n33 SUNDAY Jesus enters Jerusalem
\nYouTube 3.55.59 DVD Part 3 Episode 8 Zerath
\nJesus enters Jerusalem riding a donkey and then symbolically \u201ccleanses\u201d the Temple. Both of these were fulfilling Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah.
\nBIBLE READING Matthew 21:1-17 \t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=1083
\nFOR REFLECTION \u201cMy house shall be a house of prayer for all nations.\u201d (Isaiah 56:7)
\nCOMMENT The video overall is excellent, but please be aware that the character Zerath (portrayed by Ian Holm) is entirely fictitious. The motives ascribed to Judas in this segment are similarly invented by the scriptwriters and do not represent what the Bible tells us about Judas.
\n34 MONDAY Jesus teaches about true greatness
\nYouTube 4.00.10 DVD Part 3 Episode 9 Preaching
\nDo not forget that the video can only include selections of all the teaching Jesus gave during his ministry.
\nBIBLE READING Matthew 20:20-28\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=1360
\nFOR REFLECTION Are we really willing to follow Jesus\u2019s example and become \u201cslaves of all\u201d?
\n35 TUESDAY Love your enemies
\nYouTube 4.08.12 DVD Part 3 Episode 10 Love your enemies.
\nElements Jesus\u2019s teaching went radically beyond the Law which Moses had given to the Jews.
\nBIBLE READING Matthew 5:43-48\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=181
\nFOR REFLECTION Somebody has said that \u201clove your enemies\u201d is the hardest command in the Bible to obey. What do you think?
\n36 WEDNESDAY Neither do I condemn you
\nYouTube 4.17.54 DVD Part 3 Episode 11 Miracle
\nThis story of the woman caught in adultery shows us just how God\u2019s mercy works.
\nBIBLE READING John 8:1-11\t\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=594
\nFOR REFLECTION Praise God for his amazing grace which offers unconditional forgiveness before we even repent.
\n37 THURSDAY A man born blind
\nYouTube 4.24.00 DVD Pt 3 Ep.12 To give sight to those who can\u2019t see
\nSee how the man who Jesus healed grows in faith and boldly shares his testimony.
\nBIBLE READING John 9:1-27\t\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=380
\nFOR REFLECTION Pray for opportunities to tell other people about the wonderful things God has done in your life.
\n38 FRIDAY Words of condemnation
\nYouTube 4.31.40 DVD Part 4 Episode 1 The Elders of Israel
\nWhat do we learn from the fact that Jesus reserved his strongest condemnation for the most religious people in Israel?
\nBIBLE READING Matthew 23:13-36 \t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=477
\nFOR REFLECTION \u201cHe came to his own people, but they didn\u2019t want him.\u201d (John 1:11 The Message)
\n39 SATURDAY You must be born again
\nYouTube 4.36.13 DVD Part 4 Ep. 2 Passage to freedom of life
\nThere were some of Israel\u2019s leaders, like Nicodemus, who did welcome Jesus.
\nBIBLE READING John 3:1-16 \t\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=487
\nFOR REFLECTION How did your life change when you were born again?
\n40 SUNDAY Jesus is betrayed and arrested
\nAs we enter Holy Week we watch the story unfold of the last 24 hours of Jesus\u2019s life.
\nYouTube 4.49.32 DVD Part 4 Episode 3 Betrayal
\nBIBLE READING Matthew 26:36-56\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=143
\nFOR REFLECTION Jesus prayed to be rescued from the cross. The answer to that prayer was \u2018no\u2019.
\n41 MONDAY Jesus\u2019s trial before the Sanhedrin
\nYouTube 5.00.29 DVD Part 4 Ep. 4 Trial and judgment
\nThe verdict had already been decided before the \u201ctrial\u201d began.
\nBIBLE READING Mark 14:53-65 \t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=55
\nFOR REFLECTION How must God have been feeling as the leaders of his chosen people reject his Son?
\n42 TUESDAY Jesus in place of Barabbas
\nYouTube 5.11.50 DVD Part 4 Episode 5 Free Barabbas
\nBarabbas was guilty. Jesus was innocent. Yet it was Jesus who was condemned, an innocent man dying in the place of a guilty one.
\nBIBLE READING Luke 23 13-25 \t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=60
\nFOR REFLECTION Bearing shame and scoffing rude, In my place condemned He stood; Sealed my pardon with His blood: Hallelujah! what a Saviour!
\n43 WEDNESDAY Jesus before Governor Pilate
\nYouTube 5.18.50 DVD Part 4 Episode 6 Pontius Pilate
\nPilate knew Jesus was innocent. He made his decision on the basis of political expedience rather than on the truth.
\nBIBLE READING John 18:28-19:16\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=908
\nFOR REFLECTION If you had been Pilate, what would you have done?
\n44 THURSDAY Jesus is mocked and flogged
\nYouTube 5.28.16 DVD Pt 4 Ep. 7 Flogged as a token of justice and Ep. 8 The power to release
\nNothing was happening to Jesus except as part of God\u2019s cosmic masterplan of salvation.
\nBIBLE READING Mark 15:12-20 \t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=57
\nFOR REFLECTION Jesus was mocked for being a king. But he truly was King of kings and Lord of lords.
\nThe video segments for Good Friday and Easter Sunday are a bit longer.
\nGOOD FRIDAY The crucifixion
\nYouTube 5.34.52 to 5.52 48 DVD Part 4 Ep. 9 Crucifixion and Ep. 10 Quoting the scriptures
\nConsider all it cost Jesus to die in our place on the cross. Bow down and worship \u2013 for this is your God.
\nBIBLE READING Mark 15:21-41\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=207
\nFOR REFLECTION Nothing to think about \u2013 just watch, or read, and respond.
\nHOLY SATURDAY
\nThere is no reading or reflection today. As far as everybody was concerned the story of Jesus had ended. For the disciples it was a day of intense grief and mourning. For the Jewish leaders and the Romans, it was a day of great relief and celebration.
\nEASTER DAY Jesus is risen from the dead!
\nYouTube 5.55.04 DVD Part 4 Episode 11 Message for my brothers and Episode 12 Resurrection
\nNobody saw that coming!
\nBIBLE READING John 20:1-18\t\t\t\t\tSERMON http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=919
\nFOR REFLECTION Celebrate Easter Day \u2013 Jesus is alive!<\/p>\n

MORE SERMONS ONLINE
\nThere are more than 800 sermons on the website www.pbthomas.com\/blog organised by Series Subjects. Most relevant to Lent are series on John\u2019s Gospel (36) Luke on Discipleship (11) Mark\u2019s Gospel (27) Parables (11) The Sermon on the Mount (7) and Upside-Down Kingdom (the Beatitudes) (9).
\nGOOD BOOKS TO READ
\nAbout Jesus of Nazareth:
\nJesus the Radical (The Man They Crucified) by Dick France.
\nWho Moved the Stone? by Frank Morison.
\nAbout following Jesus:
\nJourney into Life and The Way Ahead booklets by Norman Warren.
\nWho Died Why? by John Eddison.
\nBasic Christianity by John Stott.
\nMaking Disciples One-to-One by Peter Thomas<\/p>\n

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You can download this booklet from our church’s Facebook Group: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/northspringfieldbaptistchurch The much acclaimed 1977 television portrayal of Jesus by Robert Powell focusses on…<\/span><\/p>\n

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