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01/28/2026

01/28/2026

1 Corinthians 15:7, “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.”

The resurrection of Jesus has been attacked through the ages. Paul states that if the resurrection did not happen, then our faith is meaningless. If the resurrection did not happen, then Jesus was not fully God and fully man. It’s hard to believe that young men (Christ’s apostles) would risk their lives for a lie. Perhaps it’s even more difficult to falsify the resurrection by saying it’s “unbelievable.” Surely, unbelievable things have happened before your very eyes. A lie will always be brought to justice with the truth, and yet nearly 2,000 years later, believers everyday are proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus: that He is risen. Because of the resurrection, Jesus lives.

When I was a young man, my sister owned the record, Jesus Christ Superstar. She often played the song, “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” and one particular verse always struck me:

I don’t know how to take this.
I don’t see why he moves me.
He’s a man.
He’s just a man.
And I’ve had so many men before, in very many ways.
He’s just one more.

When I was younger, these lyrics resonated with me. I had always thought that Jesus was a good guy whose teachings were great, but it didn’t occur to me that He was fully God and fully man. Even the great first century Jewish historian Josephus described Jesus as a teacher and a miracle worker, one who attracted a large following, who later revered Him after His death. Josephus acknowledged that Jesus Christ actually existed. But even he stops short at believing Christ was God. This is largely the view of the world of unbelievers. Non-believers claim that Jesus Christ was a great man with a great message, but this is where their faith stops.

How have I come to believe that the resurrection happened? My eyes were opened. Through the power of the Holy Spirit came my convictions. Jesus said, “If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever - the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” (John 14:15-18) Jesus had to die, and only His body through the resurrection could show His glory as God. In this verse, Jesus promises the Spirit of truth - the Holy Spirit. He also promises to come to each and every one of us, when the time is right. When Jesus touches you with His Holy Spirit, allow your eyes to be opened to the truth of His Resurrection.

Today we have a lot of conspiracy theories. Many people believe that the American government is covering up the existence of UFOs so as not to scare anybody. The same can be said of the resurrection. The only difference is this: there was a conspiracy to cover up the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jewish authorities tried to bribe Roman guards to proclaim that someone came and stole His body. But unlike the UFOs, after Jesus was resurrected, He showed Himself first to the apostles, and then to over 5,000 people. All bore eye-witness to the fact that Jesus, in His resurrected state, was at the same time both flesh and spirit.

In the Christian faith, the resurrection may be seen as a stumbling block, because it sounds like “make believe.” I agree, it is quite unbelievable! Jesus was in the ground for three days, and byJewish law, this means He was dead. But then He came back to life in a transfigured body - one in human likeness, but with spirit qualities. This wasn’t the first time Jesus revealed his transfigured state. Check out Matthew 17:1-13 to read this glorious mystery in its entirety.
Some, when they hear spirit, immediately imagine a ghost. Jesus’ resurrection was not a ghost, but He was not completely in the flesh either. He bore the marks of the nails and the hole in His side from the spear at the Cross. Exactly what He was, I cannot say. In fact, I’m not sure anyone can say, which is why the resurrection is one of the greatest mysteries on which you must pray for answers. If you ask God to show you the truth behind the resurrection, He will.

This is our hope: that one day, we will attain this glorified state, and be one with the Lord. I’ll leave you with the words of Jesus: “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20:29)

01/26/2026

The crucifixion of Jesus is not just a moment in history — it is the heart of the Gospel.

At the cross, Jesus took upon Himself the weight of human sin, pain, and brokenness so that humanity could be reconciled to God. What looked like defeat became victory. What appeared as shame became glory. Through His suffering, forgiveness was made possible and grace was poured out freely.

The cross reveals a love that holds nothing back — a God who steps into human suffering rather than standing distant from it. Justice and mercy meet there. Sin is not ignored, yet sinners are offered redemption.

The crucifixion also calls us to transformation. To lay down pride, to walk in humility, to forgive as we have been forgiven, and to live a life shaped by sacrificial love.

The cross stands as a reminder: brokenness is not the end. Death does not have the final word. Hope was nailed to a cross — and life rose from the grave. ✝️

01/23/2026

From the Garden to the Cross

In the stillness of the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed beneath the weight of what was to come. His sweat fell like drops of blood as He surrendered His will to the Father, choosing obedience over escape, love over self-preservation. While He prayed, His disciples slept—and one of His own prepared to betray Him with a kiss.Jesus was arrested not because He lacked power, but because He chose submission. He was bound, questioned, mocked, and falsely accused. Peter denied Him. The crowd turned against Him. Justice was abandoned as fear and pride took its place.
From the garden path to the stone pavement, Jesus carried not only a cross, but the sins, shame, and brokenness of humanity. He was scourged, crow ned with thorns, and nailed to wood He had once created. Yet even in agony, His words were mercy: “Father, forgive them.”The betrayal did not end His mission—it fulfilled it. What looked like defeat was redemption unfolding. The cross was not an accident; it was the cost of love.Jesus was betrayed by a friend, rejected by many, and crucified between criminals—so that no one would ever be too far gone to be saved.
From the Garden to the Cross,From the Cross to the grave, hope seemed lost but he rose up to conquer death so we we who have faith in Jesus resurrection are not in the bo***ge sin,instead we stand in a state of Grace.

This is the Gospel

01/20/2026

Jesus was persecuted because His life and message challenged the religious, political, and social systems of His time. The Gospels describe several key reasons:

1. He claimed authority that belonged to God alone
Jesus forgave sins, called God His Father in a unique way, and accepted titles like Messiah and Son of God. Religious leaders saw this as blasphemy because it threatened their understanding of God and the Law.

2. He exposed religious hypocrisy
He openly criticized the Pharisees and teachers of the Law for caring more about rules, status, and appearance than mercy and justice. This embarrassed powerful leaders and undermined their influence over the people.

3. His message attracted the crowds
Ordinary people—tax collectors, the poor, the sick—were drawn to Jesus. His popularity made the authorities fear losing control, especially during politically sensitive times like Passover.

4. He redefined God’s kingdom
Many expected a political Messiah who would overthrow Roman rule. Jesus spoke instead about a spiritual kingdom based on repentance, humility, and love—even loving enemies. This disappointed some and alarmed others.

5. Political pressure from Rome
The Roman authorities wanted peace and order. Jewish leaders argued that Jesus could start an uprising. Calling Him “King of the Jews” sounded like rebellion against Caesar, so Rome treated Him as a political threat.

6. His mission involved sacrifice
From a Christian perspective, Jesus’ suffering was not only human injustice but part of God’s plan to bring forgiveness and reconciliation to the world (Isaiah 53; John 3:16).

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In short, Jesus was persecuted because He spoke truth that disturbed comfortable power, offered grace that offended legalism, and revealed a kind of kingdom the world was not ready to accept.

Would you like to look at the specific Bible passages where these conflicts happen—like His trial before the Sanhedrin or Pilate?

01/18/2026

Ever wonder why you keep returning to your bad habits? Here is the progression

01/17/2026

Jesus’ ministry grew in a beautiful and powerful way, shaped by truth, compassion, and the movement of God’s Spirit. It began quietly along the shores of Galilee when He called a few ordinary men—fishermen, a tax collector, and others—to follow Him. These first disciples became witnesses to His words and works, and through them the message of the Kingdom began to spread.

As Jesus traveled from village to village, He taught with an authority people had never heard before. He spoke in parables that touched everyday life, making the heart of God understandable to the common person. Crowds gathered because He offered hope instead of condemnation, healing instead of rejection. The sick were restored, the broken were welcomed, and those considered outcasts found dignity in His presence.

News of these miracles moved faster than He could walk. Parents brought their children, the poor pressed close to listen, and even skeptics came to see for themselves. His ministry grew not through force or wealth, but through love that met real human need. Every healed body and forgiven sinner became a living testimony.

The disciples were sent out to do what they had seen Him do—teach, heal, and serve. In this way the ministry multiplied beyond one man to a growing community of believers. Opposition also grew, yet even resistance spread His message further, as people debated who He was and what His coming meant.

By the time Jesus entered Jerusalem, His influence had reached across Judea and beyond. What started as a small circle had become a movement that crossed social boundaries and continues to shape the world today—proof that a ministry rooted in God’s compassion can grow from a single life to touch generations

01/16/2026

Jesus’ ministry was the living expression of God’s love, truth, and redemption for humanity. He came not to be served, but to serve, calling people to repentance, faith, and new life in the Kingdom of God. Through His words and actions, Jesus revealed the heart of the Father and the way to salvation.

He preached good news to the poor, freedom to the captives, sight to the blind, and hope to the brokenhearted. He taught with authority—using parables, sermons, and personal encounters to reveal spiritual truth—inviting all to follow Him with humility and trust.

Jesus healed the sick, cast out demons, restored the outcast, and forgave sins, demonstrating God’s power and mercy together. His ministry crossed social, religious, and cultural boundaries, reaching sinners, the marginalized, and the forgotten.

Ultimately, Jesus fulfilled the law and the prophets through His perfect obedience, sacrificial death on the cross, and victorious resurrection. His ministry did not end at the tomb—it continues today as lives are transformed through faith in Him.

01/14/2026

We read Galatians 4:4 earlier that said, “But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman.” The fulfillment of the Scriptures and prophecies in the Old Testament are ready to be brought to life through the life and the ministry of the Messiah. Matthew 1:22-23 says, “All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ‘The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel,’” which means God with us. Very simply put, because Jesus was fully human and fully God at the same time, He was able to feel what we humans feel, but being God, He was able to rise above all earthly things. Even Jesus endured the pain and suffering of temptations as we do today. He lives as our example of how to walk in peace and in perfect communion with the Father. Resisting temptation is something to aim for. He is also our Savior, for He knows how it actually feels to live this life in a fallen world.

Jesus’ relationship with John the Baptist is one of my favorite examples of Jesus’ great love for us. John, who was to proclaim the coming of the Messiah was imprisoned by Herod, and had been there for some time. The man who proclaimed in John 1:19, “Look, the Lamb of God takes away the sin of the world,” needed to feel reassured that Jesus was who he truly thought he was. John’s disciples asked Jesus a very specific question in Luke 7:20, “Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect somebody else?” Jesus’ reply may appear cryptic to us, but it reveals so much about Him. Jesus replied (Luke 7:22-23), “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard. The blind receive sight. The lame walk. Those who have leprosy are cured. The deaf hear. The dead are raised. And the good news is preached to the poor. Blessed is the man who does not fall away on a count of me.”

Jesus does not condemn John for his doubting. His heart, rather, understands that in John’s humanness and ongoing trials, God’s time had yet to be spoken. The same is very true still today. Have you ever questioned how or why a struggle would happen to you? Your struggles may cause you to separate from God’s love, but if you seek God in any moment of trial, you will deepen your understanding of faith. Knowing that God’s timing is not your timing is a truly redeeming sensation. Together, we walk by faith, one day at a time. Each day, more will be revealed... in God’s timing.

All that Jesus taught us in His glorious ministry had been written about in Isaiah 29:18-19, 35:5-6, 61:1-2, along with many others, nearly 700 years before His time. These prophecies can be a great foundation of knowledge for all of us. The greater you understand these Scriptures, the more you understand the meaning of Jesus and His ministry here on earth. Jesus came to preach the good news to the poor that there is hope, and there is life. We live in this hope, and are called to live it each and every day.

01/13/2026

Creation to Revelation

Yesterday, we discussed the virgin conception of the perfect, sinless infant, Jesus. Scripture tells us that Jesus was born at the perfect time in history. Galatians 4 says, "When the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman." Why would the Son be born at this specific time? Scripture suggests that God's timing is always perfect, and Jesus' entry into the world was therefore perfect. We must take God's timing to heart faithfully and accept it in our lives. God is specific in His actions, as we see throughout all of Scripture and even in the intimate details of our very lives.

Sociopolitical realities of the day ensured the rapid spread of the Gospel. First, there was a Roman empire that created a wonderful infrastructure throughout the region. Throughout the empire, they were protected by legions and Roman soldiers. Travelers could wander free and at relative ease compared to other times in history. Greek was the common language of the Roman empire, and with the translation of the Old Testament into the Greek language, the teaching and evangelizing of the Gospel were made easier.

There was also a spiritual anger that longed to be satisfied. As you recall, God promised Abraham that He would bless all of his descendants. And yet we find that 2,000 years since God's promise to Abraham, a spiritual darkness beset the world. Thankfully, Jesus' entry made him the light of the world and the cure to this spiritual anger. John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that He sent the world His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." Take hold of the power of this verse. The world means everyone. Whoever means everyone and anyone, not a select few. Everyone and anyone who believes in the Son shall have eternal life. Set your heart on the words of John 3:16, and Jesus' light will be revealed to you in His perfect timing.

John 3:17 explains God's reason for sending a Son, "For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him." God, who created the Heavens and the earth, also created you. And from the beginning, He has longed to be in perfect union with his wonderful creation - you. True death is eternal separation from God. He didn't have to pay the price to redeem you from death, but by sending His Son, He did. Our merciful God provided the way out: by believing that the price of eternal life has been paid through His Son, Jesus, the perfect, sinless sacrifice, you are in communion with God. Your faith in Christ will keep you from death, and bring you into the light of life. As with most things of this earth, man's pride gets in the way of God's free gift of grace. Are you a victim of your pride? Perhaps it's easier to imagine the birth of Jesus as some cleverly concocted story; or perhaps you are moved to believe that life and death cannot be that simple. What can you do to obtain God's loving mercy? The answer is simple: surrender your self-will, pitch your pride, and settle your eyes on God's unique will for you and a humble heart.

01/12/2026

Mary confession that she to was in need of a Savior in what is commonly known as Mary’s Song Luke 1: 46-51 clears up the debate of the immaculate conception only Jesus was and is perfect .

Larry King, the famous CNN host, was once asked with whom he would most want to interview from all of history. He said, Jesus Christ. The question was then posed, What would you ask him? And King replied, If he was indeed born of a virgin. The answer to this question would define history, not just for King but for all of us.

The Immaculate Conception is very puzzling for most people. When it is put into its context, it doesn’t seem like such a stretch of faith that the creator God, who made everything in the universe, who created man out of dust from the earth, Could impregnate a young girl with the Holy Spirit.

Much has been made of this controversial issue. As Larry King stated, history would be definite if we had such proof. Isn’t it always the quest of man: to require proof? Yet Scripture tells us we walk by faith and not by sight. This birth was actually prophesied by Isaiah 7:14: Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. The Virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son and he will be called Immanuel. Immanuel means God with us. This passage was written 700 years before the birth of Christ, and is just one of the hundreds of prophesies that were written about the coming Messiah in Scripture.

In the Catholic tradition, Mary is considered to be “sinless,” which means that she would have been born sinless herself. She then would have given birth to Jesus, who was born sinless. In other Christian circles of faith, this is not the understanding of the Immaculate Conception. Jesus was born without sin. Yet if we take a look at the confession of Mary, who in her wonderful song of rejoicing of her understanding that she would be with child, Luke 1:46-55 (Mary’s song,) she declares that she is in need of God her Savior. She implies that she is a sinner and in need of a Savior. This is also consistent with the apostle Paul in Romans 3:23, who says that for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. This is the great fact for us. That has been the fact since the beginning of time in Genesis when Adam and Eve experienced the fall and the separation of man. All men are born of the “first Adam” as it says in Scripture. The second Adam, the rebirth, is Jesus Christ. Mary is not exempt from this, for she was woman. Mary was a sinner, just like you and I.

Mary gave birth to Jesus in the conventional way, no doubt with the pains of childbirth which comes from Eve’s disobedience (Gen 3:16). Jesus was delivered (literally, through childbirth) in a conventional manner. It was the conception of Jesus, through the power of the Holy Spirit, that was supernatural. As Larry King pondered, learning if Jesus were truly born of a virgin would be the Rosetta Stone of all history.

By faith, we believe these things. From a sinless conception of no human agent, no male required, and only Mary’s womb to protect the baby, a child was born. Jesus, without sin, would be the perfect sacrifice on the Cross.

When the Angel Gabriel declared to Mary that she would give birth to the son of God, she didn’t believe the him. Does this not count for Mary’s sinfulness? She disobeyed the first commandment: love thy Lord thy God with all thy heart and all thy soul and all thy mind. Implicitly it states to trust the Lord. If Mary doubted what the Angel said, then by her very nature, she was sinful. She was not living in a proper relationship with God. With love, the Angel Gabriel replied to her, “For nothing is impossible with God.” We can take great comfort in all that God provides, for truly nothing is impossible with God.

You must realized that you live in a fallen world where self-will is exercised on a daily basis. If something terrible happens in your life, you question your relationship with God. Perhaps you even curse Him for allowing you to suffer. Because of man’s ego, wars break out. This is not truly the will of God. Romans 8:28: God will work all things to the good of those who love Him. As you grow in your faith, you will understand that every day is a walk with God. Instead of trying to figure out why God does what He does, you choose to live each day to your fullest, persevering to overcome daily struggles. Try to take strength in the great God of Promise who promised to never forsake you. He will always be there for you, especially when you’re down. In your desolation, it’s God’s favorite time to come into your life and perform soul-changing miracles. We’re all sinners. Even Mary was a sinner. Although our sins are expected and forgiven, sin is not God’s will for you. Allow God to reshape you and regenerate you into who you were born to become: a person of love and faith.