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. It’s utter chaos.
Easter
Verses Leading up to the Passion of Christ, Good Friday and Easter
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. Verses (.pdf) Verses (.docx)
Matthew 26: The Last Supper and the Lord's Supper pt 4 of 4
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. 2) Judas is condemned because he lacked repentance and faith. […]
Matthew 26: The Last Supper and the Lord's Supper pt 1 of 4
For this month, we’re going to take a break from Romans and study the Passion accounts in preparation for Good Friday and Easter. Matthew 26:14-30. Today, I have 3 points. 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. 2) […]
The Seven Post-Resurrection Sayings of Christ (Part 7 of 7)
Now I’d like to briefly go over the 5 main post-resurrection appearances where there is record of Jesus having said something. The four that I mentioned earlier — Mary Magdelene, Cleopas and the other disciple on their way to Emmaus, Thomas and Peter — and a fifth appearance to the Eleven disciples that we’ll exclude […]
The Seven Post-Resurrection Sayings of Christ (Part 6 of 7)
SLIDE 6: CHRISTIANITY AS A REASONABLE FAITH – Women’s testimony – Incredible cohesion across centuries and dozens of writers – Historic, public nature of the crucifixion and post-resurrection appearances – No collaboration or conspiracy – Ring of truth