Jesus is the First and the Last: The Beginning and the End
Jesus calls himself the “alpha and omega” — the first and the last — in the first chapter of the
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Churches Should Get Back to Basic Praising and Worshiping of God
Today’s Christian and Catholic churches should get back to the basics like the early Christian Churches of the first century — just priase and worship.
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After the Resurrection: I’ll Believe it When I see it!
I’ll believe it when I see it. That’s something you say when you’re told something rather outrageous, unbelievable or from someone who’s not exactly trustworthy.
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After the Resurrection: Would You Recognize Jesus?
It’s hot news. It’s the talk of the town. Everybody’s buzzing about it. Wow! Jesus was dead and his body was gone! So, this “stranger” comes up to you and your friend and asks you what all the excitement about? You wonder, “Where’s this person been? Under a rock? How can he not know what happened?”
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After the Resurrection: Heaven or Condemnation?
As in Matthew, the women are comforted with the words, “Don’t be alarmed.” But, Mark tells of the women seeing a “young man dressed in a white robe.” We assume the man is an angel of God because he says clearly that Jesus “has risen! He is not here.”
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After the Resurrection: What is the Great Commission?
Remember the women were the last ones at the cross…and the first ones at the tomb.
In Matthew, the women are running after discovering the empty tomb to tell the male members of Jesus’ followers and suddenly Jesus appears in front of them. He allows them to touch Him to prove to them that He is alive. They fall to their knees and worship Him. They are the first to see the Living Christ.
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Easter Sunday: Jesus is Alive! He Conquered Death!
The is the greatest day! What happened on that Sunday morning is cornerstone of Christian belief. If it weren’t for Christ’s Resurrection, nothing He said would have meant anything. He would have been just like any other human being, any other prophet, any other teacher.
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Good Friday: What it’s like to Feel Excruciating Pain
The Via Dolorosa (the painful way) or La Via Cruces (the Way of the Cross). Growing up Catholic, one of the yearly rituals was going to church and visiting each “Station of the Cross” – plaques depicting Jesus’ suffering and crucifixion.
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Good Friday: Jesus is Arrested, Tried and Mocked
Good Friday: Jesus was taken from the Sanhedrin, the highest Jewish court, to King Herod, the current territorial King Herod Antipas, son of King Herod the Great who reigned when Jesus was born, and Pontius Pilot, procurator of the Roman Provence of Judea.
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The Last Supper, Gethsemane and Jesus is Arrested
Every time a believer takes communion, they honor Jesus and the sacrifice He made for humankind. Jesus became the Sacrificial Lamb. In stead of having to ask for forgiveness by sacrificing a lamb each time, Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice.
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Jesus Humbles Himself then is Betrayed by a Friend
What would you think if your boss got on his/her knees and started polishing your shoes without warning? OK, now that you’ve picked yourself off the floor from laughing hysterically at the thought, take this in – it really happened. Jesus did it.
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Jesus Prophecies of the End Times: Are They Happening Now?
Jesus knew He was going to die soon – it was essential for Him to get this message across. First He tells His disciples that the temple they see will soon be in ruins. This came true in 70 AD when the Romans crushed the Jewish rebellion in Jerusalem.
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