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Exegetical Point: Jesus was crucified, died and was buried in accordance with the scriptures. Intro Jesus didn’t come out of no-where! Fulfilled prophecy, fulfilled imagery, fulfilled typology, Been a long time getting here One of the nice summaries that we use to profess our faith is called the Apostles…

Crucified King This morning we are going to look at Jesus’ crucifixion. We have already looked at the trials that led up to the crucifixion. We have already seen the betrayal, cowardliness, and attitudes of those that wanted Jesus crucified. These things are readily apparent in the pages of John’s gospel.…

1. Jesus in control of His death , 19:28-30. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And my tongue cleaves to my jaws; And You lay me in the dust of death. They also gave me gall for my food And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. Jesus’s death fulfills God’s will and His prophetic Word. For…

One of my professors when I was in school always encouraged us to put ourselves in the story. What do you see? hear? smell? taste? feel? And its worth doing. Imagining what it would have been like to physically be there focuses our mindset to take in more of the details. To take note if you will, to…

Scripture weaves together: Prophecy - Isaiah, Psalms Narrative - John Didactic (teaching/application) - Hebrews Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted. As many were astonished at you— his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and his form…

Today we celebrate and experience the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The resurrection is witnessed and documented. Proof of the resurrection of Christ The Witnesses: Women, Apostles, 500 disciples, Stephen, Skeptics, James, Paul Secular historians, Tacitus and Josephus Case for Christ... Why did Jesus…

1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,…

In his wonderful little book Orthodoxy, GK Chesterton asserts his own way into Christianity. At the end of chapter 6 he gives his readers a paradox: The real problem is—Can the lion lie down with the lamb and still retain his royal ferocity? We need both the lion and the lamb. We need the God that is…

Welcome Good morning everyone, and welcome to anyone who is joining us online. Today is Palm Sunday, which is a different kind of day in the church calendar. We celebrate how Jesus comes into Jerusalem as king, but we know that the joy on that day will be fleeting. It’s a powerful moment, but within…

Joseph and Nicodemus We are going to look at these 2 men in 3 different lights Saved, secret and finally showing themselves Saved, and planning for the death of Jesus unsaved, but want to to do good followers of Jesus They are doing what God has planned for them to do but what is their motivation We…

HOOK – If there is one symbol that fully represents Christianity, what do you think it would it be? The cross of course. But if you take a step back and really ponder that, it’s quite unsettling. Crosses are very domesticated in our culture. Celebrities wear million-dollar gold encrusted cross necklaces.…

Two Secret Followers Joseph Matthew 27:57 57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple: Mark 15:43 43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counseller, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and…

Belief: An opinion of judgment in which a person is fully persuaded. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.…

Salvation Thank you for continuing with us studying salvation. I trust now we have all come to the conclusion that we are all sinners. The Bible is very clear about this. The last video we left off in a sad and dark place, this video however is an answer and a solution to our eternal separation problem.…

Who gets to celebrate! The whole world gets to celebrate. 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Why do we celebrate? Because Jesus conquered the power of death. In the famous resurrection chapter, 1 Corinthians…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

As a pastor and a father, we have so much opportunity to preach from the experiences we have with our kids. Often though we can’t tell the stories either because they don’t want us to or maybe because it’s a private matter. This is one of those stories… so I’ll protect the inocent and the not so inocent…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Introduction I grew up in the 1980s. I still think of it as a great decade. One of my favorite words to use when I was in those impressionable years was the word, “radical.” “That’s rad man.” It was one of the popular slang terms that we used along with “awesome”, “cool”, etc… As these things go, this…

He Is Alive Is it Important that He Died and Rose Again 22 And according to the Law, one may almost say , all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. 25 Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives…

1 On the third day a wedding took place in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and 2 Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding as well. 3 When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother told Him, “They don’t have any wine.” 4 “What has this concern of yours to do with Me, woman?” Jesus asked. “My…

John 3.16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Nicodemus *** Image:…

John 3:1-21 Beginning last week we are looking at 8 statements of Jesus where he says the words, “Verily, Verily.” As we said last week, the Greek word that is translated Verily, is the Greek word that has been brought over from the Hebrew as Amen. This is, of course, where we get our word Amen. This…

Hated without a Cause John 15:18–25 (ESV) 18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the…

Order of Service Welcome Hymn - Psalm Reading God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne. The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; he is highly exalted! Prayer Teen Talk Hymn - Notices Prayer Meeting - 7:30pm Friday…