No Turning Back /9
“I thought about my ways and turned my steps back to your decrees.” King David, Psalm 139:59 CSB He is risen. The tomb is empty. Jesus begins His final time with His followers. His disciples surely reflected on these words of David. There is no doubt that their steps turned confidently toward The Risen King. […]
No Turning Back /8
But God. Christ has regarded my helpless estate and has shed His own blood for my soul. No turning back. He is risen. He is risen indeed. #NoTurningBack #Easter2024
No Turning Back /7
In His last hours Jesus uttered seven statements that have become known as the Seven Last Words Of Christ: Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and dismissed His spirit. And the curtain in the Temple was split apart from top to bottom. When the Roman officer standing beside His cross saw how He dismissed His […]
No Turning Back /6
Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that You have given me because You loved me before the of the world. O righteous Father, even though the world does not know You, I know You, and these know that You […]
No Turning Back /5
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who does not turn back from following Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12 No turning back. #NoTurningBack #Easter2024
No Turning Back /4
“If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” Luke 9:23 ASV God calls His redeemed to prepare not only for service, but also for suffering. These words are the Christian’s contract, sealed by the Spirit of God. Everyone who would be Christ’s servant […]
No Turning Back /3
As He came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, He began to weep. “How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes. Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle […]
No Turning Back /2
And the Angel said to Zechariah: “He will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth. And he will turn many Israelites to the Lord their God. He will be a man with the […]
No Turning Back /1
When the days drew near for Him to be taken up, He set His face to go to Jerusalem. Mark 9:51 ESV 2,000 years ago Jesus turned His face resolutely toward Jerusalem, the cross, and the first Easter. No turning back. A fitting theme for Easter: I have decided to follow Jesus. No turning back. […]
The Greatest Love-Story Of All Time: Epilogue
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Jesus (John 14:6 NASB (Note 2)) We started this Easter love-story tapestry with 1 Corinthians 13:13. “Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love”. We end the GLOAT (The Greatest […]