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The Purpose Fascination - Discovery - Identity - Authenticity One day, Napoleon was speaking of the Divinity of Christ; when General Bertrand said:— “I can not conceive, sire, how a great man like you can believe that the Supreme Being ever exhibited himself to men under a human form, with a body, a…

Passover 17 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my…

Main Preaching Theme: Let’s embrace God’s agenda for our lives rather than have the attitude that, “It’s my way or not at all” and so miss out on his blessings. Main preaching intention: I believe that people will be inspired to look for what God is doing in their lives and to grab the opportunity that…

Plot We are still looking at Wednesday, the middle of the week. Two days before Christ’s crucifixion. Everything is rapidly building; Jesus is intensely preparing His disciples for His death, and the religious leaders were behind closed doors plotting His death. When Jesus had finished all these sayings,…

Introduction Open your Bibles to Matthew 26 sample text Text When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve. what is the passover? When God’s people were enslaved in Egypt, God sent moses to tell Pharaoh to “let my people go”. But Pharaoh would not listen. So God unleashed nine plagues onto…

Last time, we covered the period of time when Jesus prepared His disciples for the last time. The Passover was prepared, every arrangement had already been pre-ordained and was completed as Jesus said it would take place. He brought the disciples into the upper room and spoke of a betrayer. One who had…

Five Greek Words Matthew 26 26-30 “While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat, this is my body.” And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood,…

The Disciples Make Arrangements Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your…

What’s in a name? We seldom are concerned about the literal meaning of our name, for instance David—beloved one, Elizabeth—God swears/promises, Kelly—warrior, Gregory—watchful, etc. Some names, however, are worth millions of dollars: Larry Bird, Tom Brady, Brett Farve. Some names announce a person’s…

On the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?” “Go into the city to a certain man,” he said, “and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My time is near; I am celebrating the Passover at your place with my disciples.’…

Before we begin, I want to make sure that everyone has received a cup of juice and wafer. In our text today we are going to look at the last meal that Jesus would have with His disciples before His death. Have you ever thought about what you would want as your last meal here on earth. If you had a choice…

While Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, a woman approached him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume. She poured it on his head as he was reclining at the table. When the disciples saw it, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. “This might have been sold for…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples, “You know that the Passover takes place after two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas,…

Announcements Are there any announcements? The Revelation Bible Study will start back up on Thursday January 13 at 6pm. Please pray for the Brent and Vicki Knowles as they will be traveling to Florida and will be gone for the next 5 weeks and also for Ryan and Crystal who are in Arizona until April.…

Introduction 17 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with…

Reflection on how Jesus was betrayed. Also includes Communion.

Just before His ascension into heaven, Jesus comes to His disciples and declares: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me” ( Matt. 28:18 ESV). Christ Jesus the Lord is the one with all authority. From the very beginning of time God spoke through the Prophets, but as the author of Hebrews…

Because God knows and controls the seasons, we must learn to live within them We need to explore this control and then what it means to live in these seasons. Picture of living within the controls of Nana’s house Give illustration of my own use of the seasons You live in a created order that has seasons.…

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…

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…

We’re talking about feasts and festivals of Israel, especially those appointed by the LORD as holy convocations/assemblies. These would be times of remembrance of what the LORD had done, His covenant with His people, of forgiveness and hope. They were a time of community gathering and joyous celebration.…

Have you ever had someone show up at your door unannounced? It is often disorienting and typically brings on sheer panic, right? I mean, I forgot to clean the bathroom today and what if someone needs to use it? Or, what if they want to come in to sit down for a while, I have a sink full of dishes and…

NOTHING FOR FREE If there is anything that life has taught me is that “nothing come free”; there is always a cost attached to it. So, the question of the utmost importance today is “How much does it costs?” Although “sin” is no longer considered a serious issue (by most people’s standards), I think I…

God meant passover to symbolize deliverance from slavery to sin rather than slavery to a nation . Three ways Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say…