Category: Easter According to Jesus
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On Gaining the World and Losing Yourself
The Easter season is upon us, the liturgical part of the year when we reflect upon our own depravity and inability to be righteous or holy. In this season, leading up through good Friday and Black Saturday, we long for a savior to come free us from our sin, clothe us in His righteousness, and…
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The Prophetic Vision of the Resurrection
In John 20, we read one account of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave. Peter walked into the tomb and saw only the linen shroud. He called John to see that Christ’s body was missing. John saw and believed. In 20:9, the narrative provides us an interesting detail. They, Peter and John, did…
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What and Why is Palm Sunday?
Palm Sunday is the day on which Christ entered triumphant into Jerusalem as the rightful king ascending to David’s throne forever. In many ways, Palm Sunday is as significant as Resurrection Sunday because, on Palm Sunday, Jesus announced the work that would be accomplished in the resurrection. God created the earth in one week and…
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The Bread and Wine From Christ
Good Friday is the day each year we commemorate Christ’s crucifixion. There are many questions that fill our minds during this season. One of the most prominent is, “Why did Jesus have to die?” Couldn’t God have simply forgiven sin and gotten people into Heaven if that is what He wanted to do? The Bible…
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Easter According to Jesus
This week, “Scripture Alone” has been a theme for me as we’ve been walking through Jesus’ Holy Week teachings. It is our goal not to add to, take away from, or twist the words of Christ. We simply want to teach them as they are, correctly explaining and applying the text of Scripture. This is…
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Before Easter, consider these things
Over the course of this week, we’ve been walking through Jesus’ teachings about His own death and resurrection according to Matthew’s Gospel. Those videos can be viewed below and the series will be downloadable this week from the church website. We walked through Matthew 24:1-26:5, where Jesus both states that all the things He described…