![]() ![]() Precept Ministries International, In Touch Ministries, Shepherd Serve, If you're looking for some good Bible study sources, I recommend:ī - Trustworthy Bible Study Resources,īlue Letter Bible Study Resources, Christian Courses by RBC Ministries, You are welcome to send your opinions, corrections and questions, but I can't guarantee I'll be able to respond. If you have an opinion or question, please understand that I will not offer personal advice or debate theological issues. "My Redeemer Lives!" will be more than the name of a website or a song in your hymnal.īe blessed in Jesus' name, and remember: Christianity isn't about going to church it's about coming to Christ!īecause of the volume of e-mail I receive, it is impossible for me to respond to every person who writes. Only after we've cried and mourned on Golgotha can we truly celebrate Resurrection Sunday. and understand that what held Him there wasn't the nails, but rather His outrageous love for you and for me. dare even to see the charges against Him: your and my sins(!). dare to look up and see His tortured body nailed there. ![]() Let's not celebrate the Resurrection until we've spent some time, again, kneeling at the foot of the Cross - not an ornate flower-covered cross, but a roughly-hewn timber soaked with the precious blood of Jesus. ![]() We call it "Good Friday", and as the day when God purchased my salvation, it is good but as the day when Jesus of Nazareth died in excruciating physical and emotional pain, there's nothing 'good' about it! No matter how you choose to celebrate the day, slow down and consider what our Savior endured three days earlier (Preparation Day for the Passover). and something the early Christians would never wear around their necks, place on a T-shirt, or hang on a wall!įriends, please(!), let's not rush through this season leading up to Resurrection Sunday (Easter) and forget what it's all about. because of what our Savior endured there, it has become a symbol of love but at that time, the cross was a symbol of torture of the cruelest kind! And no matter how many vines of flowers you put around it, it would still be ugly and crude. Have we come so far from Calvary that we've forgotten that the cross was not a symbol of beauty and love? Yes. But no one had an ugly, rugged, splintery, blood-stained cross. This newsletter is a repost of one from several years ago, and I pray it will draw you into a time of worship and intimacy as you join me in meditating on our Savior's Passion and Resurrection.Īs I was looking for artwork for this newsletter, I came across many crosses with elaborate engravings and beautiful flowers winding their way around the cross. But as the Easter season is my favorite holiday, I just couldn't let another PassoverGood FridayResurrection Sunday pass without a reminder of what Easter is all about and why we celebrate. It's been more than a year since I published a newsletter. He Is Risen! - Easter Inspiration & Quotations ![]()
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