So then woman hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshipped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they willContinue reading “God’s Not Dead!”
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Jesus Thirsts
Later, knowing that everything had been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. Continue reading “Jesus Thirsts”
“Here Is Your Son”
Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved, standing nearby he said to her, “Woman here is your son, “ and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that timeContinue reading ““Here Is Your Son””
“Father, Forgive Them”
Two other men, both criminals were also led out with him to be executed. When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with two criminals, one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they dividedContinue reading ““Father, Forgive Them””
Record My Misery, Oh My God!
Be merciful to me, my God for my enemies are in hot pursuit, all day long they press their attack. My adversaries pursue me all day long, in their pride many attacking me. When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God whose word I praise–in God I trust and am notContinue reading “Record My Misery, Oh My God!”
Who’s Your Dad?
The Apostle Paul wrote in the book of Hebrews 10:32-37 Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering. Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated. you sufferedContinue reading “Who’s Your Dad?”
“THE GREAT I AM”
Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wildness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in the flames of fire within a bush. Moses saw that thoughContinue reading ““THE GREAT I AM””
The Lord is My Strength
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. The Sovereign Lord is my strength, he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enable me to tread on the heights. For the director of music, On my stringed instruments. (Habakkuk 3:18-19 NIV) The book of HabakkukContinue reading “The Lord is My Strength”
Jesus Sentenced to Be Crucified
He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces, he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered by him punishment by God, stricken by him, andContinue reading “Jesus Sentenced to Be Crucified”
By His Stripes We Are Healed
The scripture in the New Testament in the gospel of Matthew 27:11-26 as well as Mark 15:1-15 talks about the night in which our Lord and Savior Jesus was be trade by one of his disciples name Judas of Iscariot. Both gospels talk about Jesus being flogged or scourged after Pilate committed him to beContinue reading “By His Stripes We Are Healed”