by ray | May 19, 2010 | Easter, Sermons, Topical Studies
SLIDE 4 – Why hasn’t this been studied? – Difficulty to reconcile the facts – See table below that maps a post-resurrection saying to an appearance First Post-Resurrection Saying – Why are you crying, Who are you looking for? Appeared to: Mary...
by ray | May 19, 2010 | Easter, Sermons, Topical Studies
Here is a quick survey — – How many people normally spend time thinking about the resurrection more than once a – year during an Easter service? – How many people have spent time studying the accounts that cover this 50 day period after the...
by ray | May 19, 2010 | Easter, Sermons, Topical Studies
I am going to share about 4 accounts and I’d like to open it up to anyone who thinks they can determine a common thread between these four accounts. HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY First Post-Resurrection Saying – Why are you crying, Who are you looking for? Appeared to:...
by ray | May 9, 2010 | Mark, NT, Sermons
So far, we talked about how God veils himself because he does not want to overwhelm us and make us believe, but he is creating space for us to seek God and respond on our own. Along those same lines, we also talked about how Jesus spoke in parables because he wanted...
by ray | May 7, 2010 | Mark, NT, Sermons
Jesus speaks in parables because he is veiling himself and giving us a chance to respond without coercion, but rather in voluntary love and surrender. But there is another reason why Jesus speaks in parables. Here is an excerpt from Mark 4 — 9Then Jesus said,...
by ray | May 4, 2010 | Mark, NT, Sermons
In the past couple of weeks, I hope you have noticed a trend that religious people totally missed Jesus. Those who were diligent in studying the scriptures missed Jesus because religion had become a major sin, a roadblock in recognizing Jesus for who he was. Now in...
