Results

Count the Cost 25 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come…

In the early part of this chapter, God has promised a Servant Savior who would be for all people, held up by the hand of God, who would restore God’s people. Beginning in verse 14, God addresses the skepticism of the people. They had been oppressed for so long. Disheartened. Skeptical. Depressed. Disillusioned.…

Over the past few months, my desire has been to teach from passages of the bible that I believe are especially relevant to our situation today. These past months have been trying in many ways with the virus, shut-downs, isolation, riots, looting, political fighting, and more. People have had fear about…

INTRODUCTION: There are times when life throws us a curve ball. Times of uncertainty. Times of trouble. Perhaps that is a person whom we find ourselves embroiled in conflict with. Or that unexpected trial we face. Or a period when we have to wait for God’s answer to prayer. This year, many of us have…

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Doe of the Morning.” A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest. Yet you are enthroned as the…

Never Forsaken

Good Friday reflection

Betrayal Predicted The evening continues normal enough for the disciples. They depart the Passover singing a hymn, typical Jewish tradition, probably Ps.118 . Well they head out of the city, cross the Kidron Valley until making their way up the Mount of Olives. As they get there, Jesus takes the opportunity…

“ik zal je niet loslaten of verlaten” Intro; Paralympian Geert Schippers, zwemt ijselmeer over. Woordenboek: strijd (de; m; meervoud: strijden) gevecht; de gezamenlijke gevechten; = oorlog: ten strijde trekken tegen iem. of iets gevecht met zichzelf, in de eigen geest: innerlijke strijd Iets waar we…

When Christ warned the disciples that he’d be leaving them, they didn’t take the news very well. He left them with words of comfort and admonition to help them overcome this test in their life.

ME: Intro - God Killed Jesus (New Paltz) When my wife, Stephanie and I were in college, We were involved in the Navigators for Christ. But there was another Christian group called “The Truth Study.” It began as an on campus Bible Study through the Gospel of Mark. And they made these flyers and posted…

Background of the Text traditionally seen as a cry of despair, expressing Christ’s feeling of abandonment and isolation in his final moments Christ’s last words were not a cry of despair, but a statement of trust and faith. Christ’s last words are a reflection of his innermost thoughts and feelings in…

How do we understand this passage — that God the Father, for however brief the time — withdrew His presence from the son. Jesus took upon himself the sins of the world, and God could not bear to watch.

There is comfort for us in our deepest hour of suffering in knowing that God has not and will never abandon us.

The state and experience of being forsaken, shared by God as well as by human beings.

Prayer Our Loneliness He Gets Us campaign, people get on the website because they need help. And based on location, we get connected with some of these people, referred to as Explorers. Consistently, one of the most common struggles that are expressed by these explorers are experiences of loneliness.…

HOOK Yesterday the emphasis of what we have learned from the Lord is that he has given them and us a choice That led us to study the Romans Road to eternal life because that is the fundamental basis of the choice we have to make that has eternal implications in our lives After the Lord’s teaching taught…

The Passover Feast turned into the first Lord's Supper when Jesus called His followers to remember what He was about to do.

God will always provide for the righteous.

Jesus' death and life show He is worthy of my worship.

Introduction It’s time that reveals the truth. Did you mean your wedding vows? Time reveals. Are you really a friend others can count on? Time reveals. This is certainly true of our faith in Jesus. Time reveals where we really stand, who we really are, whether or not we actually love him. Many of his…

Bible Reading Mark 14: 22 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.” 23 Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, and they all drank from it. 24 “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured…

The Christian life is a call to leave everything and trust God's promises as we go through hardships following the way of the cross to the resurrection life beyond. Jesus is our security.

As Our Prophet, Jesus came to tell us a story, one of anguish, relief and responsibility, and Psalm 22 tells this story.

Theme: When Forsaken, Persist with Faith. Purpose: To Pray like Jesus did on the Cross. Gospel: This Psalm Is Jesus' Death Resurrection, and Ascension. Mission: Grow in Faith in Times of Forsakenness