Experience the Truth of Easter!
Easter Sunday April 1, 2018 John 20:1-18 Experience the Truth of Easter! Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” So Peter…
God’s Word is THE Source of Encouragement!
Palm Sunday March 25, 2018 Mark 11:1-10 God’s Word is The Source of Encouragement! As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’…
Jesus is Encouraged by the Scope of His Mission
The Fifth Sunday in Lent March 18, 2018 John 12:20-33 Jesus Is Encouraged by the Scope of His Work Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the Feast. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus. Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of…
Jesus Confronts Confusion
The Fourth Sunday in Lent March 11, 2018 John 3:14-21 Jesus Confronts Confusion Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to…
Jesus Confronts the Destruction of God’s Temple
The Third Sunday in Lent March 4, 2018 John 2:13-22 Jesus Confronts the Destruction of God’s Temple When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned…
Jesus Confronts Shame
The Second Sunday in Lent February 25, 2018 Mark 8:31-38 Jesus Confronts Shame He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked…
Jesus’ Confrontation with Satan
The First Sunday in Lent February 18, 2018 Mark 1:12-15 Jesus’ Confrontation with Satan At once the Spirit sent him out into the desert, and he was in the desert forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him. After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good…
The Transfiguration — A Promise of What’s to Come!
Transfiguration Sunday February 11, 2018 Mark 9:2-9 The Transfiguration— A Promise of What’s to Come! After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus. Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good…
Remember, O LORD, that My Life is But a Breath!
The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany February 4, 2018 Job 7:1-7 Remember, O God, that My Life is But a Breath! Does not man have hard service on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired man? Like a slave longing for the evening shadows, or a hired man waiting eagerly for his wages, so I have been allotted months of futility, and nights of misery have been assigned to me. When I lie down I think, “How…
Temper Your Freedom with Love!
The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany January 28, 2018 I Corinthians 8:1-13 Temper Your Freedom with Love! Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. But the man who loves God is known by God. So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at…