TheologiansAthanasiusFive-time exile for fighting “orthodoxy”

“Those who maintain ‘There was a time when the Son was not’ rob God of his Word, like plunderers.”“Black Dwarf” was the tag his enemies gave him. And the short, dark-skinned Egyptian bishop had plenty of enemies. He was exiled five times by four Roman emperors, spending 17 of the 45 years he served as...

Birth of Jesus Christ

With that being said, let’s jump into what we heard from Isaiah for this evening... Jesus Christ’s birth is prophesied in the OT As we have discovered over the last four weeks, Isaiah wrote quite a bit about the birth of Christ. The interesting part of that is that Isaiah wrote these words a little...

The Kind of Person Jesus Welcomes (Luke 7:36-50)

How many of you have a welcome mat outside your home? I have one outside my home and it says, “welcome” on it, but the more and more I think about it, it is really there so people can wipe their feet before they enter rather than really a welcome. I wonder: Do I really...

RESURRECTION OF JESUS THE CHRIST

RESURRECTION OF JESUS THE CHRIST Historical event whereby Jesus came back from physical death to newness of life with a glorified body, never to die again. The bodily resurrection of Jesus is one of the central tenets of the Christian faith. His bodily resurrection validates the claim that He is both Lord and Christ. It...

The 7 Cries From The Cross

Introduction The last words someone says before they die are very significant. Because their life is brought before them they see things from a very sober perspective. They know that they are leaving their families and friends behind and entering the next world. All that is dear to them tugs at their hearts at this...

Beatitudes, Mount of the

The title given to the locale where Jesus delivered the Beatitudes during his Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5:1–12). The exact site is not known. Older tradition favored the Horns of Hattin as the precise spot. Current tradition has located the area on a hill southwest of Capernaum. A view of the Sea of Galilee...

THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF FAITH

“Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the...

Anger

Not Letting the Sun Set on AngerMatthew 5:21–22; 18:7; Ephesians 4:26; James 1:19–20; 1 Peter 3:8–9Preaching Themes: Anger, Conflict, Forgiveness, Peace, Reconciliation Two good men had a sharp difference with each other in business. I do not know which was to blame—perhaps neither of them. They might have misunderstood each other. And one of them,...

The Word of God is Living

The Word of God is Living! Hebrews 4:12, 13 Introduction I sometimes wonder what it must be like to be a teacher. I suspect that there are times when they are teaching something and it feels like their words are falling to the floor. Some students appear to be paying attention, but when you look closer,...

God’s Plan for Your Life

“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at they right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16:11). I. God’s Path for You “Thou wilt shew me the path of life” (Ps. 16:11). A. God’s design and order can be seen everywhere—in the planetary systems, the leaves...