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THE RESURRECTION CAUSED JESUS’ BROTHERS TO BELIEVE

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These are the words of the Apostle Paul:

12 Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised; 14 and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain.

— 1 Corinthians 15:12-14 (NASB)

Paul believed that the resurrection of Christ was at the heart of the Christian message.  Without it, he says, all is in vain.  Unfortunately, in our time, there are too many pastors that neglect this most important event in their teaching and preaching;  we hope not to be numbered among them. Continue reading →

THE SUFFERING OF JESUS

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The Garden Of Gethsemane

It is easy to focus on the physical suffering of Jesus and forget that He also suffered emotionally and spiritually.  We get our first glimpse of Jesus suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane.  His emotional struggle is most evident here,during a time of prayer.  Jesus was under such intense stress and anxiety that He suffered from a condition called hematidrosis; a condition in which capillary blood vessels that feed the sweat glands rupture, causing them to exude blood.

Also during this time, we get a glimpse of the great spiritual struggle that Jesus is having with being obedient to death on the cross.  He pleaded with God to take the cup from Him, and provide another way.  No doubt His impending physical suffering was weighing heavily on His heart.  Continue reading →

31 POWERFUL PRAYERS: DAY 27 | RESURRECTION

31 Powerful PrayersI hope you have a wonderful Easter!

May you have the same mindset we find in this powerful prayer.

How blessed is this day, when earth and heaven are joined and humankind is reconciled to God!

May the light of Jesus shine continually to drive away all darkness.

May Christ, the Morning Star who knows no setting, find his light ever burning in our hearts—he who gives his light to all creation, and who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

Adapted from the Book of Common Prayer -1979, the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America.

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