04/03/2026
What makes Good Friday good? How could the violent, shameful ex*****on of our Savior and Lord in any way be good? The way we answer that question as believers in Jesus is by pointing to what was accomplished by Jesus on that day so long ago. If it weren't for Jesus' suffering, we would eternally suffer, separated from him. If it weren't for Jesus' condemnation, we would stand eternally condemned before the Father. If it weren't for Jesus bearing the thorns on his head and the nails in his hands and feet, we would forever bear the penalty of our sin. If it weren't for Jesus' victory on the cross, we would remain complete and utter failures. If it weren't for Jesus' death, we would forever be spiritually dead.
But Jesus saw the good that his awful, substitutionary death would accomplish, and so "for the joy that was set before him, [he] endured the cross, despising the shame" (Hebrews 12:2b). And in so doing, he made Good Friday good. Isn't that what God does? He takes the raw materials of suffering, brokenness, and injustice and turns it good. Thank you, Jesus!
Join us tonight for worship through song and meditations on what Good Friday means to members of our congregation. The service will begin at 6:30 and will be about an hour. Childcare up through 2nd grade will be provided.