What is the Rapture? Can it Happen Tomorrow?
The Rapture is one of the most controversial topics among Christian scholars and preachers. I’ve heard them all, and what […]
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22 Benefits of Salvation Through Jesus Christ (Besides Heaven)
What are the advantages and benefits of salvation — of becoming a born-again believer in Jesus Christ? Here are 22 of them!
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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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Special Holy Week Playlist
Holy Week starts in Triumph and Finishes in Triumph. From Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem to His victory over sin
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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: The 7 Last Words of Jesus Christ
Back when I lived in Miami, our church presented the oratory, “The 7 Last Words of Christ”. They are not
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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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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 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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