Observances of the Last Sunday of Lent
Palm Sunday's history and meaning in relation to the Christian belief in Jesus and his ascenscion.
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New Testament Angels Include a Select Few
Since the spiritual condition of humankind hinged on the life and ministry of Jesus, God took great care in announcing through an angel the birth of John the Baptist, the one who would prepare the way for Jesus' ministry.
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The Parable of Dives and Lazarus is also Known as The Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus
The Pharisees believed in the afterlife, and in angels, and that God punished the wicked and rewarded the righteous in the world to come, so Jesus utilized this knowledge to paint a vivid illustration of their worst nightmare, a future of eternal torment. This teaching resulted in the parable of Dives and Lazarus, also knowns as The Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus.
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Your Son Lives!
John 4:46-54 records a healing miracle, or sign as it is referred to, which is the second sign of eight revealed in the Gospel of John. These signs authenticated Jesus and His mission as the Christ of God. “So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.”
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Jesus Comes to Serve Rather than be Served
Mark is a book full of action, one that quickly moves from scene to scene with everything pointing to a central theme: Jesus is a servant. Each event is given not in chronological order, but deductive order, so that one who reads it would get a clear picture that Jesus had come to be a servant to mankind.
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Religious Easter Bible Quotes
A collection of Easter quotations from the Bible or with a religious theme.
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Jesus Guides Peter to a Miracle Catch of Fish
Impetuous Peter, a professional fisherman, informed Jesus that he and his partners had worked all night, and there were not any fish to be caught. But, to pacify Jesus, Peter agreed to go out and let down one net. Jesus had told Peter to use nets, plural, but Peter, in his moment of skepticism, used only one net. When Peter saw the immense number of fish, he instantly realized that he had doubted the Lord.
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I Am the Resurrection and the Life
The raising of Lazarus from the dead was certainly one of Jesus’ greatest and most memorable miracles, the seventh of eight signs in the Gospel of John. The signs were specifically to designate Jesus as divine, the Christ of God, the fullness of God personified.
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The Disciples were Appointed to Carry on the Gospel
The disciples were to play a key role in bringing this hope of salvation to the world. Without them, the sacrifice of Jesus would have availed nothing.
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Jesus Ascends and Gives the Great Commission
The Great Commission. They are the words of Jesus spoken just prior to his ascension following the 40 days he lived on earth as the resurrected Christ. It is called The Great Commission because it is a command that disciples go into the world and spread the Gospel. In fact, Matthew 18:16-20 is often used when teaching or preaching on the subject of service, missions and evangelism.
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