Peter, John and Mary Magdalene all saw the empty tomb… but they all came away with different conclusions. What can we learn from these first three witnesses of the risen Christ?
When Jesus died, no one expected Him to rise from the dead. But if you don’t believe Jesus is coming back from the dead, what do you do with a dead Jesus?
The cancel culture has swept our nation… and destroyed lives, careers and futures. But the actions of those of the cancel culture are as old as history. They cancelled Abel, and the prophets… and they even cancelled Jesus. Or at least they thought they had.
The only man who seemed to know who Jesus was was Pilate, and he says things that make you think he’s reading from a script… God’s script. Why would that be?
We think of Jesus being on trial before Pilate, when really it was Pilate who was being challenged by Jesus. What did Jesus say to Pilate that shook this governor and challenged his entire view of life?
Jesus loved to ask questions (the Gospels list at least 135 of his questions). The most powerful question Jesus asked in this text was “Who are you looking for?” Who they were looking for tells us a lot about the people in this story.
This prayer from Jesus is the longest recorded in the gospels. Often referred to as the high priestly prayer, Jesus spent the time before His arrest praying for you and me. So what did He have to say on our behalf?
Jesus said the Spirit would convict the world of Sin, Righteousness, and the Coming Judgment. What does that mean, and what difference can it make to us?
Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would be our helper and be “in” us… but what does that mean? What difference could the presence of God’s Spirit make in our lives?
When it came right down to it, Jesus was the one who paused to wash everyone’s feet before the Passover meal. What does this action reveal about those who were there and what should we learn from this event? Consider these thoughts from Scott Jewell, our Family Minister.
