The Jewish feast of Passover and the Christian commemoration of Passion Week are always close in proximity, but typically not simultaneous. This year is an exception, as Passover and Passion Week overlap. As Christians, Passion Week points us to Christ's death, burial and resurrection, featuring Jesus, the perfect sacrificial lamb who took away our sins …
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As Christians, we will celebrate the most important day of the year this weekend: Resurrection Sunday. Christ is risen, and if that were not true, Christianity would crumble. We base our celebration on the Biblical accounts of Jesus’s death, burial and resurrection, which is succinctly wrapped up in this passage: For I delivered to you as of …
Ok, I recently heard something I didn't know before, and was awed once again by the incredible language of Hebrew! The language has so many treasures hidden in plain sight! I love the language, and encourage you to study God's Word by examining the Hebrew origin of words. (There are Bibles, such as the Hebrew-Greek …
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We’re leading up to Resurrection Day by exploring the week that set the stage. As you know, Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. The Jews were expecting a conquering king, and had hopes that Jesus would save them from oppressive Roman rule. However, Jesus came as a humble servant, riding on a lowly donkey and, …
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