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Immediately followed by the brightest it's ever been. We're discussing the longest 3 hours of darkness that breathed life back into the existence of humanity.
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As we approach Easter, Pastor Nancy explores the sequence of that historic event. Today we take a look at the cross from the point of view of the thief that asked Jesus to remember him.
No real connection of the snowstorm to God, but I just thought I'd throw that in. The fact is that we did have a rather significant storm roll through which caused our Ash Wednesday service, which kicks off the season of Lent, to be cancelled. Long story short, Pastor Nancy wanted to do something a little different in the order of service, so this recording is the entire service, from beginning to end. We hope you enjoy "participating", in a sense, with us. We've included the time of reflection, which you'll notice near the end of the service. God bless, and pray you have a great week.
So sorry for the late posting; we're still in our post Easter messages and discussing the raising of Lazarus. We've got to understand where our future is headed.
Joni Eareckson Tada; you'll hear about her this morning. So much to be learned as we consider Jesus delaying before going to raise Lazarus from the dead.
This week is the first effort of VIDEOING the sermon. It wasn't planned, obviously, as you will see. So please don't let that distract you as Nancy continues in our post-Easter subject matter. This week focuses on God's sometimes delay in meeting our requests. Sometimes love requires an unanticipated delay. Jesus, willing to give His life as a sacrifice for all of mankind, has always been Plan A.
Quite frequently Christianity is criticized for being male dominant and chauvinistic. If you're willing to spend even a modicum of time reading the accounts of the resurrection, you'd be hard pressed to make that argument. If it weren't for the women, we'd all still be stumbling around in the dark feeling the wall to find the light switch. Here's this Easter's message; it's a good one.
You know, Israel's kings were not to accumulate horses, a key instrument of military might. They were instructed to ride a donkey. And here is the King of kings, riding into Jerusalem the week of His laying down of His life for us, being born not by just a donkey, but the foal of a donkey. He could have the power of the universe at His command, but no. When He arrived as a babe in a manger, where I'm sure there were sheltered donkeys, the heavens opened and a choir of angels appeared giving praise to the newborn King. And now, at the end, riding in on a foal, praises for this man-God-king explode from the crowd. Praising God; a good lesson for the day.
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