Christ the Lord is ris’n today, Allelujah… — Charles Wesley This is Resurrection Sunday. It is the day remember the resurrection of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. What happened is the crux of all Christianity. If Christ did not rise from the dead, we are the most pitiful. Paul testifies: “For I delivered to … Continue reading Easter Sunday 2022
Good Friday 2022
“It is finished” (Jn. 19:30 ESV). This is the sixth saying of Jesus upon the cross. Just a single Greek word: tetelestai [τετέλεσται]. Not a cry of the vanquished, one having lost the battle; rather, the pronouncement of the Victor, who has triumphed. Messiah’s mission, work, and vocation culminates with His own death upon the … Continue reading Good Friday 2022
Maundy Thursday 2022
If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet (Jn. 13:14, ESV). Christ came not to serve, but to serve, and give His life as a ransom for the sinner (Mark 10:45). Nearing the final moments of His earthly ministry, the Lord left the disciples … Continue reading Maundy Thursday 2022
Following Jesus to the Cross
As Christians throughout the world prepare to observe Holy Week and Resurrection Sunday, we are reminded in the Scriptures that well before the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem Jesus Christ began to teach the disciples “the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes … Continue reading Following Jesus to the Cross
Christ in the Family Matters
Entrance into the community of Christ is a family homecoming. The prodigal son returns home after squandering his inheritance in hopes of becoming an indentured servant, but the father runs out to embrace him, restores his former status, and declares: “My son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found” (Lk. … Continue reading Christ in the Family Matters
