Christ’s Crucifixion And Resurrection

We rejoice in Christ's resuurection, but we do not rush on to His resurrection without turning our thoughts to His crucifixion. His resurrection has no meaning without His crucifixion. Before there could be His resurrection, there needed to be His crucifixion. Before He could be raised from death to life, He needed to die. He …

Wisdom comes to us through Christ.

Wisdom comes to us through Christ. He teaches us to live in the light of his death and resurrection. Our lives are to be shaped by his love - suffering love, triumphant love.

The old, old story, praise the Lord, it’s true.

"The old, old story, it is ever new, The old, old story, praise the Lord, it's true, That Jesus died for me as well as you, I love the old, old story." The story of Jesus, taking our place and dying for us, is an "old, old story." What makes this "old, old story" a …

They Killed Him. God Raised Him!

"Come, let us kill him" (Matthew 21:38). This is the human story of Christ's crucifixion. He was "put to death by wicked men." There is also the divine story - "the deliberate plan and foreknowledge of God"(Acts 2:23). The wicked men thought that this was the end of Jesus. They were wrong! - "God raised …

Preaching the Gospel Of Jesus Christ, The Risen Lord

God’s love, God’s Son, God’s command, God’s purpose ‘When the Holy Spirit comes on you… you will be My witnesses… to the ends of the earth’ (Acts 1:8). This great advance of the Gospel – Salvation reaches ‘the Gentiles’ (Acts 10:45; 11:1,18) – is a movement of ‘the Spirit’ (Acts 11:12). The Spirit speaks through …

First, Jesus has risen from the dead. Then, He lives within my heart.

The hymn, "I serve a risen Saviour, He's in the world today" is probably better known by the first line of its chorus, "He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today." In the chorus, we have these words, "You ask me how I know He lives. He lives within my heart." Before we have the …

R-E-S-U-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N

Let’s think about Christ's resurrection. Is there for a message for us in the word, “resurrection”?                   * Our Redeemer, Emmanuel, brings Salvation to Us.                   * Through His Resurrection, He brings Renewal to us.                   * The Evangel tells us that Christ is Triumphant.                   * He Intercedes for us. He is Omnipotent. He …

The Question And The Answer

* Our Question: “If a man die, shall he live again?” (Job) * God's Answer: "He (Jesus) is risen."

Jesus is Lord. He is my Lord.

Christ is ‘the Lord’ (John 20:2, 18, 20, 25). Christ is ‘my Lord’ (John 20:13, 28). Faith becomes real when Jesus comes to us. Here, we see Jesus coming to Mary, the disciples and Thomas. Here, we see Mary, the disciples and Thomas – changed by the power of the risen Christ. In love, He …