Blessed Holy Week, fellow followers of Christ Jesus. We want so much to serve you as well as we know how on this most sacred week of our annual Christian calendar. As we reflected on how best to do that, we thought about this message that I had the privilege to give at Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia. My good friend, Louie Giglio, had asked me to speak on John 19 which records the crucifixion of Christ. Some of you have services to attend at your churches on Friday where you will gather at the Cross through the pages of Scripture and remember once more. This message is here for anyone who may not have that opportunity, who’d like to grab her Bible, turn to the most pivotal moment in human history, and set her mind afresh on what Jesus Christ accomplished on that hill that dark afternoon.
I am almost certain that you will also have a written post for Good Friday. We at Living Proof Ministries love and appreciate you so much and pray that Christ will reveal Himself astonishingly to you throughout this weekend and particularly on Sunday as we all celebrate the most beautiful words possible: “He is risen!”
With tremendous affection,
Beth
Sue from Duncanville, TX:
You can make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail. Proverbs 19:21 (NLT)
Dear Beth. Thank you so much for this gift. Your thinking of us during this blessed and busy season is an even greater gift.
He is Risen, indeed!
Amanda, Calgary, Alberta
“I wait for the Lord,my soul waits,
and in His Word I hope;”
Psalm 130:5 ESV
Thank you, Beth for sharing this! Oddly I have been searching for this the last few days but the you tube site said it was no longer available…. What a blessing this was to me to hear!! Thank you so much for being obedient to Him and sharing His Word!!
Easter Blessings to all of you ladies at LPM.
Anticipating shouting “He is risen” on Sunday morning.
With equally tremendous affection,
Marjorie
Melanie Grant – Clayton, NC
“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.”
Isaiah 53:5 (NIV)
I love you, mrs. Beth, so dearly in Christ Jesus. I truly feel your love & your prayers. May God grant that you feel mine too. Happy, happy, happy Easter! He is risen indeed. Please pray I will believe that He loves me (sheepishly asking). Have a great day.
Oh yes, Christy! Praying you BELIEVE Him regarding His love for you. He wants you to know it, trust in it, live in it. Freedom is found in His love.
Carlie Land Jefferson City, MO:
“Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, not to awaken love until the time is right.” Song of Solomon 8:4 NLT
I’m so bummed! 37 minutes into your “It is Finished” message…everything stopped. Everything else seems to be running smoothly on my end. The vimeo from SSMT the previous day ran all the way through!! I really, really, wanted to hear the rest of the story from Beth’s mouth!! Love all the references to hyssop, the blood, the door!! Technology…ugh!! But so grateful to have heard what I heard!!
Ok…got it back!! Thank you Jesus!!
Dear Beth,
Have two very busy days here but sometime after our church Tenebrae service (Service of darkness) tomorrow Eve I will take some time and meditate on this message.
Thanks for thinking of us in the busy-ness of your life.
BTW we are a Liturgical church so the Tenebrae service is on Christs seven last words from the cross and the candles and lights are extinguished until the entire sanctaury is dark and the big Bible slams shut signifying the work of redemption is complete. We all file out quietly and go home reverently not speaking to one another.
Bless you!
Betty
“Creat in me aclean heat, O god and renew a right spirit within me”
Ps. 51:10
Clare, bucks, UK
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever, Amen”
Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV
This is powerful and it truly grabbed my heart. Thank you for sharing. I will attend Good Friday services but I can’t hear the story too much. Each time it brings something new. There are many “connections” in this message that I had not heard previously. Easter blessing to all of you at LPL.
Thank you Beth for sharing a wonderful word with us. Will be pondering this all weekend. I hope you know what tremendous affection we have for you.
Thank you. I’ll watch it again with my daughter. We’ll take notes too.
Dawn Tolley, Appomattox, VA: “However, the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands …” Acts 7:48 (NIV)
Thank you.
Valerie Weber, Wadsworth, Ohio: “If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.” Psalm 130:3-4 (NIV)
Ephesians 1:18-21 (NIV)
“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints and His incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of His mighty strength that He exerted in Christ Jesus when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms.”
Thank you Beth! We just celebrated the Passover last night at our Church. Every time God makes it more crystal clear and He did that through you also! I am patiently waiting for Him to redeem my son’s life and restore him fully! This week I reflect on how God has protected him and has His perfect plan for my son too! Thank you for all you do! 🙂
Judy Pauley, Norfolk, Va.
The Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground. Psalms 147:6
Beverly
From Baskin, La.
I love you Lord; you are my strength. Psalms 18: 1. NLV
Tambra Singletary, Elko, GA
“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.” Matthew 28:6 (NIV)
Linda from Waxahachie, TX “…Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him.” Mark 16:6 NKJV
For You are great and do amazing things. You alone are God. Psalm86:10 (net)
Charlotte Nix, Jacksonville, Florida.
“Mostly gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9b KJ
Marlene Charles berthoud Colorad
“Be still and know that I am God”
Psalm 46:10 KJV
Mande Brightwell. Longview, Tx
The Lord their God is with them; the shout of the King is among them. (â€Numbers‬ â€23‬:â€21b‬ NIV)
Lisa Scarrow from Wadsworth, Ohio. James 3:17 (NLT) “but the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.”
Watertown WI
2Timothy 1:7 “For God hath not given us a spirit of fear but of power and of love and of sound mind.” KJV
Beth,
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful message it touched my heart in
away it hasn’t been touched in awhile. I had tears streaming down my face. I even shared it with a friend.
May you have a blessed Easter.
Rachel huff mechanicsville, VA Deuteronomy 6:5 love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. NIV
Loved every word of this. you did a beautiful job. in complete tears and so humbled of our Lord Jesus. much love to you. May he wrap you up in His love sweet lady.
Patty, Shelton, WA
For we are God’s workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10 NIV
Karen from Powell, Ohio,
Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Psalm 103:1 NIV
I have a precious book written in 1916, entitled JESUS IS COMING, by W.E.Blackstone. There is a chapter in the book entitled Israel To Be Restored. What a blessing to be living in this age, when Israel is established. And, also, these last two years when 4 Red Blood Moons fall on the exact date of the Jewish feasts. Establishment of Israel is an inspiring reality of God’s prophetic fulfillment. Thank you for teaching us, Beth. “Christ in you the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:27
Thank you Beth for bringing us to the cross.
Thank you, Jesus.
Accomplished!
God bless you richly for this amazing message. I love your description of “IT IS FINISHED!” (Yes, all cap on purpose!) It will always be finished, it can never be unfinished. PRAISE THE LORD! for his saving Grace. Thank you again. You moved me to tears and praise this morning.
Thank you for this great message to start Good Friday off with! I’ve shared it on Facebook and am so encouraged by the word of victory/triumph that it is finished and Jesus has accomplished forever our salvation. He is so good!!
May God bless your Easter and your great ministry there.
Bissy
Thank you Beth for sharing that with us. So impactful, so uplifting! He is risen indeed!
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whoever believes in Him shall not parish, but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIV
Is there any way to listen to this via podcast? With my busy life I listen to a lot of sermon podcasts while I’m driving b/c I rarely have time to sit and watch. So grateful for you Beth! I’m almost done with Breaking Free & it has been life changing!!!
Carri, Try to find 48 minutes to watch and listen to this video without the distraction of driving. You will be greatly blessed and prepared to celebrate Easter.
“The Lord will fight for you. Just stay calm”. Exodus 14:14 NLT
Anita Dickson
Brenham
Tx
whoa!!
Thank you. Happy Easter!
Shan Copeland Salina, KS
So very thankful today for “God’s love that is SO GOOD & ENDURES FOREVER”!!! Psalm 136:1 NIV
ALso very thankful for my husband of 16 years TODAY (16th Anniversary)! He has been an unbelievable example to me of Christ’s LOVE & FORGIVENESS!!!
Thank you Beth for this beautiful message.
Oh, thank you, Beth, for sharing this. I’ve been in John 19 for my Manna time this week, and how you connected it with the Passover details in Exodus 12 thrills me! Some friends and I are participating in a Passover Seder at a local synagogue tonight. I can hardly wait!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Working for a few hours this morning and was so excited to see a blog post in my inbox from LPM. Opened the link to not just find a written note but also a lesson from Beth via video – awesome blessing. “It is FINISHED” and “He is SO BIG” plus a good cry – I’m without sufficient words to describe how I feel right now. Admire this bible teacher, adore this ministry and love Almighty God – He is good ALL THE TIME!