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EBC 3, 2, 1! – On Location in 2025! 

Leading to Worship Sunday November 23, 2025 

 Reading: Luke 23:33-43 

EBC focuses on bringing the Bible into our Everyday Lives, emphasizing God’s Everyday presence by finding connections in our physical world! This week, we celebrate the end of the church year, and celebrate the fact that Jesus gave grace and salvation through every moment of his earthly life – and beyond! Click here: https://youtu.be/HPuhaPtVS8M 

 Welcome to this week’s EBC 3,2,1! Three points, two questions, and one action step! 

 Three Points

 • In Luke 23, we hear the story of Jesus’ crucifixion. The passage starts with Jesus extending forgiveness even in the midst of his suffering. “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34)

 • The crowd jeered Jesus, taunting him with the fact that there was an inscription that Jesus was the “King of the Jews.” Save yourself, they challenged. And one of the two criminals crucified with Jesus joined in, telling Jesus to save himself, and them.

 • But the other criminal rebuked the first, noting that they “deserved” their punishment, but Jesus had done nothing wrong. “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” (Luke 23:42) Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:43) 

 Two Questions

 • Why do you think we use the story of Jesus’ crucifixion to “celebrate” Christ the King Sunday, the last Sunday of the church year? Clearly, crucifixion is not the “end” of the story. So what messages can we take from aiming at Jesus’ death, which only seems like the end, to celebrate the end of the church year?

 • In what ways do we tend to be the second criminal, defending Jesus, and declaring him the innocent Lamb of salvation? In what ways, if we’re honest, do we still tend to focus on “challenging” Jesus to remove our own difficulties from us? 

 Action Step

 • Fill you heart with joy and anticipation! Then “end” is not the end, for Jesus or for us, either in this year, or for eternity!

Don’t like these questions? Do these verses say something different to you? Great! What is it?  

And as always, you are encouraged to find a friend (or two or many) and take an EBC coffee break! Find 15-25 minutes somewhere in the week and share your faith. Have fun finding God this week in your Everyday Life!