by ray | Jun 1, 2012 | Discipleship, Easter, Topical Studies
Sources on what happened to Jesus’ disciples: Source #1: Hippolytus of Rome – Birth unknown, died around 236 AD Source #2: Eusebius – Was the Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine, known as the “Father of Church History” because he wrote about...
by ray | May 19, 2010 | Easter, Sermons, Topical Studies
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...
by ray | May 19, 2010 | Easter, Sermons, Topical Studies
SLIDE 5: Reality is Messy – My jury duty experience – What are alternatives methods that God could have chosen to reveal his truth to us? To address this, I want to share about my jury duty experience this past week. I’ve shown up to court before to serve...
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...