Seven Peoria-area pastors from various faith traditions worked together to create a Holy Week podcast series of reflections on the seven last words of Christ. One will be released each day from Palm Sunday through Holy Saturday. We hope you use these to live more fully into the passion of Jesus and be reminded that Christ walks with us through all trials and dark days of our lives. A short bio of each speaker is included. A special thanks to Dr. Jon Giblin for the organ setting of “Were You There” that accompanies the podcast.
The First Word Luke 23:32-34
Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
Speaker – Seth Major
Seth Major serves as the Lead Pastor of Reachway Church in Peoria, overseeing the church’s mission, direction, and health. He and his wife, Tai, moved into the North Valley neighborhood to plant Reachway as a church that served the community in which they lived. Seth also serves as the CARES Director of the DreamCenter, guiding their outreach efforts in the community.