What I learnt during Holy week

It was estimated that the money used in one single year on preparation of war can be used for a thousand plus years for mission works...

Combinations:
Without man and woman --- There was Adam
One man no woman --- There was Eve
Both man and woman --- You and I
Last combination, one woman no man --- Jesus!!
Cool rite... haha...

No matter how advance science is, how great the political powers can get, how powerful military weapons are, how rich you are...
3 things man can NEVER solve:
-Problem of sin
-Problem of sufferings, sorrow
-Problem of death

Psalms 118:24
The hymm "This is the day, this is the day that the Lord has made. That the Lord has made. I will rejoice, I will rejoice and be glad in it and be glad in it......."
Matt 26:30 "When they had sung a hymm, they went out to the Mount of Olives."
I heard Tang mu shi preached on good friday. He mentioned tht this is the 1st time it was recorded that Jesus sang a hymm.. I wonder if the other gospel books mentioned this part, but i only found it in Matthew... And Tang mu shi was saying tht the hymm tht they probably sang was Psalm 118:24, this is the day.
The one day that Jesus became the atonement for our sins. This one day will never be repeated. And after this day, we will be glad and rejoice.
The passover is the shadow of how Jesus is going to die for our sins... During Moses times, the angel pass over the door of the iraelites with the lamb's blood. This symbolises Jesus's blood. Deliverance from sin, just like how Isrealites were delivered from Egypt.
That one day, the wrath of God will be upon Jesus when our sins are on Him. No one colud comfort Jesus as even the comfortor's sin will be upon Jesus. Matt 27:46 "About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" - which means, "My God, my God,why have You forsaken me?"
That was how much Jesus suffered...

We cannot completely understand, but at least we can have correct partial understandings. Ephesians 3:18 "may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,"

1 John 3:16 "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers."
The gist of this verse is Christ's sacrifice.

Do we really love God? Do we really know how to love God? If we never sacrifice myself to accomplish others, I have not love. So it is important that Jesus is willing to suffer for me.

Good Friday is important. It allows us to understand(try to), ponder upon Jesus's sufferings.
Suffering of Christ is important.
In the suffering of Christ, not only do we know the love of God, we also establish our love for God, and we follow His example...

HOWEVER!!! The important part is Jesus ROSE from the dead... HE IS ALIVE!!! haha... that is the part tht makes Him so different... That is the part that created an impact in people's lives... I think the disciple would have just went back to their normal lives if they din see Jesus resurrect. The resurrection itself changed the diciples. They recieved the power of the Holy Spirit. And they just go!!! Go and do the will of the Father!!! :)

Aeroplane Analogy

I know an airline company, they are going to give free air tickets one day... You have to get a pass from them... And on the day that they are going to give the tickets, just produce the pass... How do you get the pass? Just believe that they are going to give away the air tickets and you will get the pass... It will entitle you to a free air ticket to any place you wanna go... Everyone who has the pass gets a free ticket? When are they giving it out? Once everyone has heard of this good news...

Ok, I'm going to tell this to all the people i know... after all the pass is unlimited, as long as they believe they will have the pass and they will get the free ticket. This is so exciting!

"Hey I've got something cool to tell you..." "No no... I am too busy too listen." Ok nevermind, he is too busy this time...
"Hey! There is this company giving away free air tickets........" "Yah right, go back to dreamland! There is no such thing" He din believe me...
20... 30... All of them din believe me...
"I've got something to tell you... It may seem unbelievable... But this company...." "REally?? HoW do i Get the pass?" "You believe? You've got it.... Go tell more people. The day is near :)"

"Attention to all! The day has come for Calvary Airways to give away our free air tickets! Those who have the pass, please come forward and collect your free air tickets! Thanks for trusting Calvary Airways! Enjoy Your trip:)"

"What! I dun have the pass!" "Huh? You mean there was really such a thing?" "I wanted to believe, but I had my doubts..." "You mean that was what you wanted to tell me? Oh my! Was i really that busy?"

It is my duty to tell you this good news... Whether you believe it or not is your choice... Yes it is just soo easy, believe and you get the pass to a place where you spent eternity with God! Is it so hard for people to do... In this analogy, what is at stake is just an air ticket... However in reality, it is our soul...

I will tell the world... Again and again... 1st time they dun believe me, i will try again... I've got the pass... And i know so much...

Hey... What do you all think about this analogy? Anyway to improve it? Or is it not good at all?