DEARLY LOVED SON And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.” —Luke 3:22 Jesus is the Father’s one and only dearly loved Son, given on the cross as a propitiation for our sins that we might know God now and have eternal life. (John 3:16; I John 2:2; John 6:44; I John 5:11-12). The more we understand who Jesus is and what we posses in Him the more amazed we will become. We will be like Christian and Hopeful in Pilgrim’s Progress enjoying Beulah Land. https://youtu.be/W2zQwXwnLxI?t=2043 When we understand more and more who we are in Jesus and what we…

THE TROUBLER “Why have you brought trouble on us? The Lord will now bring trouble on you.” —Joshua 7:25 Sin—rebellion and disobedience to the will of God— not only affects ourselves, but also those around us. The context of the verse above was when Achan took spoil that Israel had been told not to take when Jericho fell. He took of the spoil— a beautiful robe from Babylon, 200 silver coins and a bar of gold weighing over a pound. He coveted them and took them. What was the result of his sin? When the Israelites fled before Ai in defeat 36 men lost their lives. This was all because…

HOLINESS The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. —Joshua 5:15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy” (I Peter 1:15-16). We are told to “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14). “This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. Yet now he has…

Seder at New Hope on Friday, April 7th, 6pm. RSVP… to this address if you are planning to come. Mitch from Chosen People’s Ministry will be joining us. https://www.facebook.com/New-Hope-Church-fishers-of-men-97…/

GOD IN HEAVEN AND EARTH When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below. —Joshua 2:11 Rahab and Jericho had heard about the Israelites and how God had been working mightily among them. She acknowledged that “the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CBNE25rtnE And so He is the Creator of all things. His creation reveals who He is because “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands” (Psalm 19:1-4). All people know…

THE ROCK For their rock is not like our Rock, as even our enemies concede. Their vine comes from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are filled with poison, and their clusters with bitterness. —Deuteronomy 32:31-32 And that Rock was Christ! (Genesis 49:24; Deuteronomy 32:4,13,18,30; I Samuel 2:2; II Samuel 22:47; 23:3; Psalm 18:3; 18:46; 19:14; 28:1; 31:2-3; 42:9; 78:35; 89:26; 92:15; 95:1; 144:1; Isaiah 8:14; 17:10; 26:4; 30:29; 44:8; Habakkuk 1:12; Romans 9:33; I Corinthians 10:4; I Peter 2:8). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzvNyMXgU_o “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on…

BELIEVE! When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it. Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either. Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen. —Mark 16:11-14 “Lack of faith” and a “stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen” brought a strong rebuke from…

KING OF KINGS Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus replied, “You have said it.” —Mark 15:2 Jesus is King! He is the King of kings and Lord of lords. He is the Supreme One and none raise to His level of majesty… none! He created all things and He is Master over all things. He is the One all men will give account to one day. He alone is the final judge. All men regardless if whether they believe it or not will appear before Him. That is one appointment that nobody will miss or be late for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTHIUU2H0QU Get ready now to meet Him!…

BOLDLY PROCLAIM JESUS “You were one of those with Jesus of Nazareth.” —Mark 14:67 “This man is definitely one of them!” —Mark 14:69 “You must be one of them.” —Mark 14:70 “I don’t know this man you’re talking about!”—Mark 14:71 You are in a crowd of people and someone points out that you are a follower of Jesus. How would you respond? Would you acknowledge the fact? Would you remain quiet? Would you shrug it off in denial? Would you boldly proclaim to the crowd what it means to follow Jesus? Peter had said he would never deny Jesus and even said he would die with Him. But when death…

BETRAYAL As soon as they arrived, Judas walked up to Jesus. “Rabbi!” he exclaimed, and gave him the kiss. —Mark 14:45 Only friends can cause the pain of betrayal that a stranger cannot bring. Those who are close to us and turn on us are the ones who truly cause our heart to ache. Judas spent about 3 years with Jesus and the other disciples. That was 3 years of walking and talking together. Three years of eating and sleeping. Three years… three years and still the other disciples did not have a clue as to who Judas really was. Three years that Jesus knew who His betrayer was (John…