Archive for 'Resurrection'

Faith in the Resurrection

Luke 20: 27-40
1 Mc 6:1-13 / Psa 9
Moses … calls the Lord the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for to Him all are alive.
(Luke 20: 37-38)
No one on earth can give direction
The way that Jesus Christ [...]

The Hope of the Resurrection

Mark 12: 18-27
Tob 3: 1-11a,16-17 / Psa 25
Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
(Mark 12: 24)
We cling to this hope, God’s Word we trust,
We’ll still live on after we have died;
Death has no claim if Christ lives in us,
We shall rise with Jesus glorified.
Some Sadducees, [...]

By His Light

John 3: 16-21
Acts 5:17-26 / Psa 34
… whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.
(John 3:21)
He lives the Word who loves the light,
But evil deeds in darkness hide;
Can anything escape God’s sight?
The Truth can never be denied.
“For God so loved the world [...]

Choosing not to Believe

Mark 16: 9-15
Acts 4:13-21 / Psa 118
Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to every creature.
(Mark 16: 15)
Man always doubts the promised Word,
God has to take the initiative;
We always need to be assured . . .
Lord, why is it so hard to believe?
When Jesus had risen early on the first day of [...]

Witnesses of Christ

Luke 24: 35-48
Acts 3: 11-26 / Psa 8
… repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.
(Luke 24: 48)
What kind of witnesses are we?
Why are we troubled and in doubt?
Let Jesus in and we shall see
All our weaknesses and fears fly [...]

Walking with Jesus

Luke 24: 13-35
Acts 3: 1-10 / Psa 105
“Were not our hearts burning within us while He talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
(Luke 24:32)
God’s message comes in verses read,
In parables that Jesus said,
Or even on the roads we tread,
Or in the breaking of the Bread.
Now that same day two of [...]