Easter 2026: From Wilderness to Garden
This Easter, we journey from the wilderness into the Garden of Gethsemane. Throughout Lent, we have been exploring how God forms His people in the wilderness; places of silence, surrender, and testing. As we enter Holy Week, we slow down and to deliberately spend an extended time with Jesus in the garden - the place where everything changes.
Recognising that the story of Scripture begins in a garden and ends in a garden, we pause to consider the significance of Jesus’ time in Gethsemane. In those garden moments we glimpse a pattern that runs throughout the whole God-story - a recurring movement from wilderness to oasis, from desert to garden, from places of testing to places of life.
Through this journey, we will also reflect on how Jesus succeeds in passing the test that no other human has been able to; providing a way back to right relationship with God and escape from the wilderness of this fallen world to the future Eden of resurrection life and new creation.
We will be exploring these themes in short evening Easter Meditations (30minutes) throughout Holy Week. These are not traditional teaching sessions, but quiet, reflective times to pray, listen, and consider how Jesus’ journey reshapes our own lives. All meditations begin at 8pm, except Saturday’s morning reflection at 9am.
Palm Sunday | From Wilderness to Garden: Two Humanities | 🕘 8pm
From Eden to Gethsemane, we see two paths: grasping and surrender. Jesus shows us the way back to trusting God.
Monday 30 Mar | Temptation in the Garden | 🕗 8pm
Where humanity doubted God’s goodness, Jesus chooses trust—even in suffering.
Tuesday 31 Mar | Hiding and Facing | 🕘 8pm
Where humanity hid in fear, Jesus steps forward in courage and obedience.
Wednesday 1 Apr | Sleeping and Watching | 🕗 8pm
While the disciples drift into sleep, Jesus remains watchful in prayer—calling us to spiritual attentiveness.
Maundy Thursday | Not My Will | 🕘 8pm
At the heart of redemption is surrender: “Not my will, but Yours be done.”
Holy Saturday | The Silence of Waiting | 🕗 9am
A quiet space to reflect on the silence between cross and resurrection—trusting God even when He seems hidden.
Friday 3 April | 8pm | From the Tree of Death to the Tree of Life (approx. 1 hour)
Join us for a special Communion service exploring how the cross transforms death into life - revealing both the depth of human sin and the overwhelming love and grace of God.
Sunday 5 April | Breakfast from 9:15am
We gather to celebrate the risen Christ. In a garden, life is restored, hope is renewed, and a new creation begins. The story does not end in death—but in resurrection.
This will be a joyful and welcoming celebration, beginning with breakfast together, followed by a service filled with praise, hope, and the powerful reminder that Jesus’ resurrection changes everything.
🕥 10:30am
A joyful, all-age service as we continue celebrating Easter together - gathering around the Lord’s Table to remember Jesus’ sacrifice and share in His life as one church family.