Tag: memorial
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The Eucharist According to Matthew
It is the eve of Christ’s betrayal into the hands of Israel’s chief priests and elders. From the beginning of His public preaching ministry, Jesus has been teaching that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. At the end of Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus declares that the kingdom is here. Since Matthew is the most Jewish…
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Elevation Church
Jesus has been teaching that the first will be last and the last first, meaning that those who are first in the kingdom of heaven are those who deny themselves, take up their crosses, and follow Jesus on this earth. In this context, Mrs. Zebedee asks that her children be considered to sit at Christ’s…