Penn Forest Worship Center

Greetings one and all!
Today is Maundy Thursday!  What is that?  Maundy Thursday, also called Holy Thursday, is a time to commemorate Jesus’ Last Supper and the beginning of our sacrament, the Lord’s Supper. The word Maundy comes from the Latin mandatum, which means “commandment.” At the Last Supper, Jesus gave the disciples a new commandment to love one another as he had loved them (John 13:34).

In the Old Testament in order to receive forgiveness of sins, a spotless lamb had to be sacrificed.  Without going into great detail, when Jesus died on the cross He became the ultimate sacrifice for our sins.  He did it because of His great love for us!  On this day, remember that you can be freed from sin!  No longer do you have to feel the tug between what you know you should do and what you do. Romans 7 explains the struggle that Paul went through that but in verse 25 he shares where he can receive the victory.  He writes “24What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? 25Thanks be to God-through Jesus Christ our Lord!”

Jesus Christ will rescue you this day.  He can give you victory!  How because He was victorious over sin and the grave.  Did you know that you can go to the tombs of the major religious leaders in the world and they are still there? Wait… you can’t go to the tomb of Jesus Christ and find Him there!  He is not there!  He is risen!  On this Maundy Thursday, if you find yourself struggling with sin, it can be a habit, an inappropriate relationship, a wrong attitude, I encourage you don’t try to gain victory yourself.  Go to God, seek out accountability partners, be honest, get rid of pride, humble yourself before God and HE will raise you up. Just as Jesus Christ was victorious so you can be as well.  Life is too short and eternity is too long to play games with.  God will give you the VICTORY!

In closing, let me urge you to go to church this Sunday.  Why?  To celebrate the victory that is our in Jesus Christ and to worship with other believers!  I look forward to seeing you here at PFWC this Sunday at 10:45 AM for our Resurrection Celebration Service.

Don’t forget our Good Friday Service at noon on Friday!  God Bless!

Because of HIS Amazing Grace,
Pastor Myron

Luke 22:7-20,39-41 (NLT)
7 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread arrived, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John ahead and said, “Go and prepare the Passover meal, so we can eat it together.”
9 “Where do you want us to prepare it?” they asked him.
10 He replied, “As soon as you enter Jerusalem, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him. At the house he enters, 11 say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guestroom where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?’ 12 He will take you upstairs to a large room that is already set up. That is where you should prepare our meal.” 13 They went off to the city and found everything just as Jesus had said, and they prepared the Passover meal there.
14 When the time came, Jesus and the apostles sat down together at the table. 15 Jesus said, “I have been very eager to eat this Passover meal with you before my suffering begins. 16 For I tell you now that I won’t eat this meal again until its meaning is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.”
17 Then he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. Then he said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. 18 For I will not drink wine again until the Kingdom of God has come.”
19 He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.”
20 After supper he took another cup of wine and said, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people-an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you.
39 Then, accompanied by the disciples, Jesus left the upstairs room and went as usual to the Mount of Olives. 40 There he told them, “Pray that you will not give in to temptation.”
41 He walked away, about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, 42 “Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” 43 Then an angel from heaven appeared and strengthened him. 44 He prayed more fervently, and he was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood.