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How do we deal biblically with our pain and our grief? We asked this question several weeks ago as we began this short series on the biblical idea of lament. Is there a way to rightly give voice to your pain? Is there a path that gives you permission to wrestle with sorrow instead of rushing to its end?…

Intro When I moved to BR, I was alone and lonely. I got an apartment with a BR, Kitchen, Bath and a den area. My furniture was the back-porch furniture from my parent’s house. I guess my mom got some that was better. My kitchen table was an old cafeteria table the hospital where my dad worked threw away.…

Last week, we looked at the trial of Jesus before Pilate. In an effort to not be involved, Pilate offered Barabbas (the son of the father) as a substitute for Jesus (the TRUE Son of the Father). Surely the crowd would not release a leader in an uprising that had been placed in jail for murder? Yet, the…

Delivered to Pilate 1 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. 2 And they bound him and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate the governor. The hasty gathering of the Sanhedrin recorded in 26:57–68 served only to bring…

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me…

6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that…

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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…

1 Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. 3 His countenance was…

Jesus has died. The temple veil/curtain was torn from top to bottom. In Jewish tradition, two curtains separated the Holy of Holies from the lesser Holy place during the period of the Second Temple. These curtains were woven with motifs directly from the loom, rather than embroidered, and each curtain…

Pilate was directly responsible to the Emperor for the administrative and financial management of the country. A man had to work himself up through the political and military ranks to become a procurator. Pilate was, therefore, an able man, experienced in the affairs of politics and government as well…

On this Palm Sunday, we think about Jesus coming into Jerusalem. It’s been a long time coming, this. Jesus was looking forward to this moment for years. He knew this part of His story would come to an end in Jerusalem. Well, on a hill outside of Jerusalem. It’s on this Sunday that crowds of people shouted…

Fact Checking the Resurrection Psalm 22:1-26 NASB Throughout the history of man, there has been conspiracies theories about any and every thing. And its only getting worst. Here are a few of the most recent ones: The landing on the moon was fake. The CIA had JFK shot dead in Dallas. The COVID pandemic…

Palm Sunday 2024 Good Morning Church! This morning in recognition of Palm Sunday we are doing something that we have never done here. As you know I have invited you all to join me in a fast this week as we approach Resurrection Day, to prepare our hearts and minds to celebrate the most important day…

4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a…

Someone once said, I don’t worry. I just do painful thinking. Was anyone worried in the 2nd half last week? 4th quarter? We live in the day of quick cash, the mad dash, and a lot of Stress. We have all sorts of self help books that talk about reducing stress, but as smart as we think we are, all we have…

Lament Introduction: Looking at Lament Psalms. We don’t talk about Lament psalms very often. It’s difficult to find material and examples to preach on laments. Because We don’t want to feel laments at Church. 44% of the Psalms are Laments. If we’re going to look seriously at the Psalms, we have to explore…

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,…

Good Morning Living Word. It is a good day to be in the house fo the Lord,and I’d like to say that we are still celebrating the fact that our Savior lives, amen! We certainly celebrated it last week, but we remember that He is alive all the time, not just on Easter,and we are here to celebrate a risen…

What is Easter all about? The story of Saul who became Paul 1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to…

Key Quote : The resurrection is God’s dramatic way of saying to us: ‘This is what I’m like. This is what I’ve done. And this is what I’m going to do.’ —N.T. Wright Prayer: “Lord thank you for Easter Sunday. Thank you for giving your Son so that we may have eternal life and salvation. Revive us O Lord,…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Our church directory needs updating and this is a great ministry opportunity for the right person. So, please pray and if the Lord leads you to take this on, please see Pastor John... Introduction He Has Risen! He has Risen, Indeed!!! Good morning and welcome…

Intro Easter Sunday What is today all about. Why do we gather? Jesus is resurrected from the dead. But what is the significance of this? What does this matter in today’s world? Have you found yourself in a place where your love for the Lord has perhaps waned. You are not as interested, not as fascinated…

The Dawn Of A New Day 1 “Come, let us return to the Lord ; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up. 2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him. 1 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first…

EASTER 2023 Why Did He Do What He Did? Thursday, March 30, 2023 1:01 PM 📷 Most of you know the Easter story; We know the timeline: Jesus came into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday – riding on a donkey and everyone singing and praising God, shouting Hosanna and waving palm branches. Jesus taught the people daily…