A Cup of New Wine

Description

An alabaster box; thirty pieces of silver; a lonely midnight garden; a wooden crosspiece in stark isolation against a dark sky; and an empty tomb—striking images from the last week of Jesus' life on earth. Dr. Barber, in his picturesque style, presents a series of sermons for Easter, identifying challenging truths from simple articles in the story of Jesus' final days.

The most meaningful meeting Jesus ever had with His disciples was that night in the Upper Room when He instituted the Lord's Supper. With a piece of bread and a cup of wine He graphically illustrated the truths of His passion. The bread symbolizes Christ's body, and the wine is a symbol of His blood. The Lord's Supper pictorially represents the story of redemption from beginning to end.

A vengeful sword becomes a lesson in Christ-like love; a bowl of water mirrors the predicament of a guilty conscience; and when Jesus shares the cup with His disciples before the agony of Calvary, it represents the whole, glorious story of redemption. You’ll be taken on a vivid journey from Bethany to Jerusalem, pausing to examine the details on this trail of sorrow. View afresh and anew the tender portraits of Gethsemane, Calvary and the garden tomb. It’s magnificent resource material for your own meditation, family devotions, Sunday school lessons or pulpit preaching.

Hardcover 116 pages