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Through the Eyes of Jesus

A GOOD FRIDAY TENEBRAE SERVICE INTRODUCTION:  Good evening and welcome to what I hope and pray will be a very special and meaningful time of worship for all of us as we gather in God’s house on this Good Friday to recall and dare I say to celebrate the tragic events that took place nearly…

More Than Meets the Eye

Mark 14:22-25 (ESV)Institution of the Lord’s Supper22 And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” 23 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. 24 And he said to them, “This is my blood of…

Follow the Leader

John 12:12-19 (ESV)The Triumphal Entry12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” 14 And Jesus found a young donkey and sat…

Denying Eyes

Mark 14:26-31 (ESV)Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial26 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 27 And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ 28 But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.” 29 Peter said to him, “Even though…

What to do in the Coffeepot

INTRODUCTION: Dr. Dobson white water rafting… We are in the coffeepot right now in our town, county, state, our country, and even our world.  How do we handle it?  What can we do, what should we do, when we find ourselves in the coffeepot and God seems so distant and disinterested? Recognize that problems are…

Sleepy Eyes

            Our text for our consideration this evening.  Mark 14:32–42 (ESV) Jesus Prays in Gethsemane 32 And they went to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33 And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. 34 And he said…

Causing the Blind to See

Isaiah 42:14-21 (ESV)14 For a long time I have held my peace;    I have kept still and restrained myself;now I will cry out like a woman in labor;    I will gasp and pant.15 I will lay waste mountains and hills,    and dry up all their vegetation;I will turn the rivers into islands,[a]    and dry up the pools.16 And I will lead the blind    in a…

Worldly Eyes

John 18:33–19:6 (ESV) 33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” 35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and…

The Cross: God’s Solution, God’s Passion

Luke 9:23 (ESV)Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Dear Friends in Christ,    Everyone loves a parade, don’t they?  The bands, the floats, the clowns, the horses, the candy that gets tossed to the crowd.  I…

An Awesome Discovery

Romans 4:1-8, 13-17   (ESV) Abraham Justified by Faith4 What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” 4 Now to the one who…