John 14:1-14 (ESV)I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life14 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I…
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, You’ve probably never heard of this fellow before, but his name is Dan Mazur. He’s one of the many people who have tried…
Luke 24:13-35 (ESV)On the Road to Emmaus13 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing…
Mark 16:1-8 (ESV)The Resurrection16 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3 And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from…
John 20:1-18 (ESV)The Resurrection20 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…