Amberlea Church

Christian Worship, Contemporary Music, Groups for Kids, Youth, Adults

Member of the Presbyterian Church in Canada
1820 Whites Rd, Pickering, Ontario, L1V 1R8
905-839-1383
Church Office: Tue & Thu 9:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Worship: SUN 11:00 a.m.

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Lamb of God and why it still matters.

April 01, 2026 by Rev. Mona Scrivens

Holy Week invites us to slow down and remember.

To remember that before the empty tomb… there was a cross.
Before the celebration of Easter… there was sacrifice.

Jesus is called the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. That language can feel distant to us—but it’s actually deeply personal.

In the Old Testament, a lamb was offered as a sacrifice—a temporary covering for sin. But Jesus came as the perfect Lamb. Not temporary. Not partial. Complete.

He didn’t just die for us.
He died instead of us.

He carried our sin, our shame, our brokenness—so we could be forgiven, made whole, and brought back to God.

And that matters… because we all carry things we were never meant to carry alone.

Guilt.
Regret.
Pain.
Questions we don’t have answers for.

Holy Week reminds us that God didn’t stay distant from our suffering—He stepped right into it. And through Jesus, He made a way for healing, hope, and new life.

So we pause.

We gather on Good Friday at 11:00 am to remember the weight of the cross… and the depth of God’s love.

And then we come together again on Easter Sunday to celebrate the victory—because the Lamb who was slain is also the risen King.

If you’ve been carrying something heavy… if you’ve been wondering where God is… this is your invitation.

Come.

There is hope for you here.

April 01, 2026 /Rev. Mona Scrivens
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