This is a long video (close to 1.5 hours), but if you can get through it, you will be blessed! Here is a snippet: The Hebrew word for fire is “esh.” The characters mean “strong teeth” or “a strong devourer.” The Hebrew word for man/husband is “eesh.” It is built around the Hebrew word for […]
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Luke 24: On the Road to Emmaus pt3 of 3
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. What blinders do you and I have? Especially for […]
Luke 24: On the Road to Emmaus pt2 of 3
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 […]
Luke 24: On the Road to Emmaus pt1 of 3
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.
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. […]