2024 Easter Sunday: Journey to the Cross (Luke 24:13-35) Luke 24:5 The angels said “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but has risen.” Praise the Lord! Jesus is ALIVE!!! Let’s be real for just a second: Sometimes life gets difficult doesn’t it? Sometimes don’t you feel alone? Sometimes don’t you struggle in your faith? Have you ever doubted? Have you ever wondered where is Jesus in all this? In all that you have going on? Have you ever strayed from the Lord? Have you ever found yourself asking Why? Or Why me? You are not alone ..read more

Matthew 21:7-9   Hosanna is typically translated as “Please Save Us”.   Timeline of Jesus last week: •   Sunday: •   Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (Everyone shouts Hosanna!) •   Monday: •   Jesus cleanses the temple and runs out the money-changers •       Matthew 21:13 “He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you make it a den of robbers.” •       Matthew 21:15-16 “But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderf ..read more

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Mark 1:16-20 How many in this room would call themselves followers of Jesus? How many in this room would call themselves Christians? How many in this room would call themselves Disciples? All four Gospels and Acts include Jesus calling the first disciples and who they were.  Mark 1:16-20 Matthew 4:18-22 Luke 5:4-11 John 1:29-2:2, John never names all the disciples in full. Acts 1:13 names all the disciples except Judas Iscariot since he betrayed Jesus and killed himself. The men at the heart of the verses we are looking at here in Mark…at the point of these verses already knew who Jesus w ..read more

Mark 1:14-15 14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, 15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” v.14-15 give us an overview of what is happening and coming. John the Baptist gets arrested and imprisioned by Herod Antipas because he spoke against Herodias (the wife of Herod’s brother Philip) because Herod was having an affair with her.  Jesus however is now beginning His ministry. He has returned from the wilderness and is ready to begi ..read more

Mark 1:12-13 •   Mark mentions four things… 1.    Jesus was drove into the wilderness for 40 days. 2.    Jesus was tempted by Satan. 3.    Jesus was among wild animals. 4.    Jesus had angels ministering to Him.   •   This is a significant event in the life of Jesus and allows for us to see the human side of Jesus. •   But there is more to this story.   •   Mark only gives us some of what happened. •       It’s the cliff notes version, there is a lot that ..read more

Romans 8 We are sinful by nature, born into defiance against the Lord ever since sin entered into the world. v.2 tells us that our flesh is weak and we who are flesh are condemned. God gave us laws that proved our sinfulness. Not so we could be saved by the laws, but to be found guilty of it.  To show us our sinfulness and have it stand out to us. We were given a gift, the ability to receive the Holy Spirit who can set us free through Jesus. v.3 God sent His Son Jesus in the likeness of our flesh to take upon Himself our sins. This was so that the law could be fulfilled and the deb ..read more

Philippians 3 Look out for the dogs…Paul is referring to the Judaizers. Judaizers were Jewish Christians who believed Jews had to follow the Mosaic Law and that Gentiles must be circumcised in order to be saved in obedience to Jewish Law. Paul is saying look out for anyone that is not in line with the teaching of Jesus.  Paul was circumcised on the 8th day at was OT law. He was an ethnic Israelite and knew from what tribe he came…the tribe of Benjamin. Hebrew of Hebrews likely meant that he was of a long line of ancient Jewish ancestors. He possibly even spoke Aramaic. He ..read more