The Memorial of Christ's Death is a Festival, Not a Funeral

We should reflect on the sacrifice that Christ made on our behalf, but instead of being somber, we should celebrate.

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The late British Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon preached a sermon entitled “Sad Fasts Changed to Glad Feasts” at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London in 1890.

Since today is Maundy Thursday and we mark Jesus’ last supper with his disciples with Good Friday being tomorrow, I wanted to share an excerpt where Spurgeo…