Main text: Matt 28:1-10
Happy Easter! He is risen. Did you know that every Sunday is a resurrection Sunday? When we gather for Sunday worship each and every week, we are gathering to celebrate His resurrection. Worship has to be the dominant flavor of our Sunday gathering.…
Here are some verses I compiled in rough chronological order related to Passion Week.…
But death was not the end. v26 —
1 Cor 15
26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
Christ destroyed the last enemy, death. Why is that important?
Have you ever been bullied growing up? The big kid in the playground during recess terrorizes you day after day.…
Title: The Launch of Adam 2.0 (Death of a Bully)
Happy Easter! Hallelujah, praise the Lord, the stone has been rolled away, death has been defeated, for Christ is risen! Amen? If you are visiting us, we welcome you in the Lord.…
I want to pause here and ask, what might our blinders be today? Back then, the Jews had their cultural blinder of their Jewish heritage so they could only conceive of a Messiah who was going to treat the nation of Israel in a special way.…
And so what does Jesus do? He says in v25 –
25 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
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Luke 24:13-35
Let’s set the scene real quick.
On Good Friday, everything is falling apart. Judas is dead. Peter denies Jesus and he is alone somewhere weeping bitterly. The rest of the disciples are abandoning ship, they’ve all fled and are hiding for fear of losing their lives.…
Here is a chronological grouping of verses from the 4 gospels according to key events and sayings. Hope this helps you in your prayers this week and next.
Repentance and faith — in a nutshell, this is what it means to be saved.
So we’ve talked about how –
1) God’s sovereignty and human free will need to always be held in tension and we see this in Judas’ choice to betray Jesus.…
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