Sunday is Here!!! Easter is True!!! Jesus is Alive!!!
Happy Resurrection Day! Glory be to God. We live and die; Christ died and lived! ~John Stott “The benefits [of the resurrection] are innumerable. To list a few: Our illnesses don’t seem nearly so final; Our fears fade and lose their grip; Our grief over those who have gone on is diminished; Our desires to […]
An Ancient Sermon (Homily) for the Saturday before Easter
This is the text of a homily given to God’s people on the Saturday before Easter, Christ in the grave, but Sunday is a comin! Something strange is happening—there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence because the King is asleep. The earth trembled and […]
The Goodness of Good Friday – The cross of Jesus
The following is from a sermon preached by fourth century Pastor and Bishop in Constantinople John Chrysostom. Great thoughts on the wonder of the victory Christ has accomplished in the cross! Thanks be to God for the victory! Do you see then that the devil was defeated by the very means he used to conquer? […]
Thoughs from a Couple Married 55 Years
Loved this video, as a couple who had been married 55 years shared a bit about their journey during a recent sermon from the Real Marriage series by Mark Driscoll at Mars Hill Church in Seattle. If you are married, listen. And if you are not, aim for this! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_AQ5EiWShU
A couple free resources this week
Wanted to make those of you who read this blog aware of some very good free resources available online. First, as we move toward Easter, Mark Driscoll has made the chapter on the Resurrection of Jesus from his book Doctrine available for download. This is a very good and very readable systematic theology book. and […]