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One of the most important questions we can ask of a passage is "Why?". It never changes the "What", but it makes it more effective, more powerful. In this passage we see God lovingly and intentionally orchestrating events in order to give this young, small, precious church a living picture of the treasure that is theirs in Christ that they would not soon forget. Even in the face of death, the life remains in us.

BY Pastor Glenn Pease From out of the files of the great Michelangelo comes the story of the young artist who labored long and tedious hours on the statue of an angel. When the time for its unvailing had finally come, the young artist hid himself in an inconspicuous spot and waited breathlessly for the…

What happens when I die? There is an old story that is told of a king (you have probably all heard it) and this king had a court jester, a fool, who kept him amused and entertained him. No matter how serious the affairs of state, this fool would be able to make the king laugh. So the king grew to love…

Galatians 2:20 Manuscript Good Morning. Let us consider some popular sayings: “If one does not work, let them not _______? (eat)” 2 Th 3:10 “God helps those who ______ (help themselves)” Aesop’s fables: Scripture says in Dt. 10:17-18 17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great…

Eternal Life Has Appeared in Christ 1 John 1:1-4 The only letters in the New Testament which do not mention who wrote them are the three epistles of John and the epistle to the Hebrews. The title over the letter in our Bibles ("The First Letter of John") was added by the church. But there are three good…

Reading: John 20:19-31 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” John 20:27 (NIV) I. Jesus Enters our fears A. Huddled in Trepidation 1. Peter & John saw the empty tomb (John 20:3-9) a. But they didn’t understand…