Good Friday Sermon: The Cross and the Crown Scripture: John 19:16–30; Isaiah 53:3–6 John 19:16-30 WEBSo then he delivered him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away. [17] He went out, bearing his cross, to the place called “The Place of a Skull”, which is called in Hebrew, “Golgotha”, …
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Following on from the blog “The Origins of Easter,” now let us look at… The True Meaning of Easter to Today’s Christians Easter is the cornerstone of the Christian faith. While Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, Easter celebrates the very event that defines Christianity itself: the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. To …
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Maundy Thursday Sermon: Love at the Table Scripture: John 13:1–17; Matthew 26:26–30 WEB John 13:1-17 WEBNow before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. [2] …
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Wednesday of Holy Week Sermon: The Cost of Betrayal Scripture: Matthew 26:14–16; Matthew 26:20–25 Matthew 26:14-16,20-25 WEBThen one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests [15] and said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him to you?” So they weighed out for him thirty pieces …
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Tuesday of Holy Week Sermon: Faith That Bears Fruit Scripture: Matthew 21:18-22 WEBNow in the morning, as he returned to the city, he was hungry. [19] Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, “Let there be no fruit from you …
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Monday – "A House of Prayer" Text: Matthew 21:12–17 Scripture: Matthew 21:12–17 - Matthew 21:12-17 WEBJesus entered into the temple of God and drove out all of those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the money changers’ tables and the seats of those who sold the doves. [13] He said to them, …
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The world is full of false teachers who are being used by Satan to literally lead you astray ,to give you a watered down gospel that is NOT of God. Satan uses these false teachers to entice you into believing that what they speak is truly of God when it is not, he uses these …
What book could you read over and over again? The Bible. As one as my pastors explained, the bible is an anagram... Basic Information Before Leaving Earth. People read the Bible for a multitude of reasons, and what they gain from it is deeply personal and varied. Here are some common motivations and benefits: Reasons …
