This past Good Friday, my church, New City Phoenix, presented an art exhibit of the Passion of Jesus Christ by the old masters. I took pictures, and I’m presenting them here as a visual telling of what Jesus, your Savior, went through in those last hours of His life — the Passion of Jesus Christ. […]
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Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2025. You may be thinking, as undoubtedly many Catholics are, that he’s in Heaven. Well, he may not be. I’m not going to review the good, bad, and controversial things he did or said, but I do want to use
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The last of the Hallel Psalms is 118. This is also a Messianic Psalm — a prophecy of Jesus. This Passover Psalm follows His steps from Gethsemane to Pilate’s Judgment (Gabbatha), to Golgotha, and final Glory. As you read this, imagine Jesus singing this with His Disciples after the Last Supper and on their way
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This is the shortest psalm, the shortest chapter in the Bible, and it’s smack dab in the middle of the Bible. Read it aloud and praise the Lord! Psalm 117 1 Praise the Lord, all you nations. Praise him, all you people of the earth.2 For his unfailing love for us is powerful; the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise
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God loves you! Given that, you return the love by gratitude, praise, prayer, and worship. Psalm 116 is another Passover Psalm sung by Jews during Passover. The author of this psalm is unknown, yet it’s very personal. Read it out loud as if you were saying it to God. Psalm 116 1 I love the Lord
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We are to honor and give glory to God alone, not the dead or man-made idols. Having grown up in a Pagan Religion—Catholicism—I was taught wrongly to worship and pray to Mary and dead saints. In this third Passover Psalm, we are told that only God deserves glory and honor. Let’s dig in. Psalm 115
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This next Passover Psalm praises God for His power in engineering nature to bring the Israelites out of Egypt. From the parting of the Red Sea to the holding back of the waters of the Jordan River, His command over nature is acknowledged. Links in the psalm text lead to other Bible Studies so you
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The Last Supper was where Jesus celebrated the Passover with His disciples. As it was the custom, Jews sang the Passover Psalms, known as the Hallel Psalms after the meal. These are Psalms 113-118. Hallel means “praise”. This is where we get the Hebrew phrase “Hallelujah“. It literally means “Praise the Lord“. “Jah” also spelled
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