Encounter with a blind man 35 And it came to pass that, as He came near to Jericho, a certain blind man, who sat by the wayside begging, 36 heard the sounds of the multitude passing by and asked what it meant. 37 They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by 38 and He cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.” 39 Those who went before rebuked him, telling […]
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The Final Journey to Jerusalem (L 31 Then He summoned the Twelve, and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem and all things that the prophets wrote, concerning the Son of man, will be accomplished. 32 For He will be delivered to the Gentiles, who will mock Him, spitefully entreat Him and spit on Him. 33 They will scourge Him and put Him to death, but, on the third day, He will rise
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In the previous post, we looked at what it would mean if there had been no resurrection – if Jesus Christ had not risen from the dead. The keynote passage was 1 Corinthians 15:12-19. As it turns out, we can use the same passage to gain some insight into what has happened because there was a resurrection. Let’s remind ourselves of what the passage said … “Now if Christ is preached that He has been
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The Resurrection is one of the pillars of the Christian faith. But why? Why was the resurrection so important to the early church? What if there were no resurrection? What if Jesus had not been raised back to life from the dead? In one of his letters to the Corinthians, Paul explains why the resurrection was so important to him and, by extension, the church. Notice some of what he said in his letter to
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If a person dies, will he live again?” That was the question Job asked many years ago. It is a question that many have asked and pondered since then. It is as question that remains to this day. For many, if not most, it is a difficult question, but for the Christian, the answer is easy because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which occupies a central place in the New Testament and which,
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According to Luke 2:10-12 … 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11 For unto
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THE ANNUNCIATION TO MARY LUKE 1:26-38 26 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to Nazareth, a city in Galilee, 27 to a virgin named Mary, who was betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. 28 The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings! You are greatly favoured and the Lord is with you. Among women, you are blessed.” 29 When Mary saw the angel, she was disturbed by
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