One question that has been a source of controversy for many years has to do with the actual day of the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. A plethora of opinions can easily be found just by entering the question “When was Good Friday first observed?” on the internet. Answers will vary from Wednesday, Thursday, or, as most accept, Good […]
MESSIAH JESUS, GOD In The Flesh — Part Six
— Part Six of Six — F. JESUS, THE KING OF ISRAEL (John 1:43-49) 43 The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom […]
MESSIAH JESUS — GOD In The Flesh — Part Five
— Part Five of Six — E. JESUS, THE MESSIAH (John 1:35-42) 35 Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. 36 And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 38 Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to […]
MESSIAH JESUS — GOD In The Flesh — Part Four
— Part Four of Six — D. THE LAMB OF GOD: (John 1:29-34) 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before […]
MESSIAH JESUS — GOD In The Flesh — Part Three
— Part Three of Six — C. JESUS: THE SON OF GOD (John 1:15-28, 49) 15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me. 16 And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. 17 […]
MESSIAH JESUS — GOD In The Flesh — Part Two
— Part Two of Six — B. JESUS: THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD John 1:4-13 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came […]
MESSIAH JESUS — GOD in the Flesh — Part One
In light of the fact that Resurrection weekend is only a month away, six consecutive teaching articles will be uploaded in quick succession. The true identity of Jesus as the Son of God, the WORD, will be taught by missionaries in the Middle East during the Muslim month of Ramadan — which, incidentally, happens to intersect with the weekend we […]
THE POWER OF THE HIDDEN MAN
—by David Wilkerson— After Jesus delivered the sermon on the Mount, his listeners sat in awe. Scripture says, “The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes” (Matthew 7:28-29). The Greek word for authority in this verse means “with mastery, power, liberty; as one in control.” Jesus’ listeners were […]
“FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN”
“To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.” Acts 10:43 The true story of why we celebrate Christmas has to do with the coming of the only-begotten Son of God into the world by taking on a human body in order to redeem the fallen human race. We call […]
Christ’s Journey from the Cross to the Throne
by Jake Geier The very center point of human history is punctuated by one man whose life had a greater effect on the human race than anyone who has ever lived. Although Jesus Christ was not born exactly on the year -0-, nor did He die on that year, the timeline of history wraps around His life. The time before […]