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[This is the second of a two-part repost in recognition of Holy Week. See part I.] In the conclusion here I shall more closely explore the three verses leading up to Pontius Pilate’s pithy phrase in John 19:22. Due to the rather technical nature of the…
We will continue this three-part series on the Easter Message from a poem of mine. Today, we will look at the thoughts derived from the next 11 stanzas. The material in the poem comes from the following scriptures: Psalm 22 Psalm 69 Isaiah 52 and 53 The Gospel accounts of the betrayal night and the […]
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We’ve done a lot of listening and learning the week after Easter. We at Church Answers are grateful for consulting and coaching clients and for the large community at Church Answers Central. Though our information is more anecdotal rather than data-bas…
Another Easter season has come and gone. It’s Easter Monday (yes, that’s really a thing) as I write this, and I thought it might be a good time to share a few thoughts about the meaning and significance of the season as I understand it. These ideas really crystallized in my mind as I was […]
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Throughout the world, in nearly every Easter message, you will hear the words Calvary and crucified. You will probably also hear the words “cross, Jesus of Nazareth, thieves, Pilate, resurrection,” and several others. I will be using some of those terms today. ONE VERY EVIL MAN Esther 7:9-10 “Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs who […]
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This message will bring to an end our consideration of the events at Calvary, relying on details from Isaiah 53, Psalm 22, Psalm 69, and the Gospels. I have based the messages on my poem called “Victory Through Sorrow’s Deep Sea.” “Let Me not be swallowed by the deep. Dishonour has covered My face; And […]
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The following poem is one of mine I did for Easter 2022, but each stanza comes from one of the following sources: Psalm 22 Psalm 69 Isaiah 52 and 53 The Gospel accounts of the betrayal night and the crucifixion. This is how I did it, the method I followed for the message/sermon when it […]
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Happy Easter or Ishtar? The word Easter appears once in the King James when Herod put Peter in prison, “intending after Easter to bring…
Reprinted with permission of the Jewish Theological Seminary. The frequent overlapping of Easter and Passover–of the Christian Holy Week with our eight-day celebration of…
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Easter is behind us and Pentecost is soon to follow. Because of the Cross and resurrection we can have our sin atoned for and…