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Jesus is Risen - Big Deal!

Jesus is Risen – Big Deal! So what that Jesus rose from the dead? What a big deal? It is the biggest deal ever and the biggest deal that will continue to be replicated in millions of lives forever. Jesus is alive and because he lives, we also who believe and trust in Him will rise from the dead and live with Him forever. Hallelujah! Mary and the disciples, though initially did not comprehend and understand that Jesus rose “just as He had said”, they were thrilled to see Jesus again as the risen Lord. We too will see the risen Lord. Not everybody was happy to know and see the risen Jesus then. In fact there were intentional efforts to silence the news with lies and payoffs (see Matthew 28:13-15). It is still same today. People will tell you that Jesus’ resurrection is your opinion and that it is fabricated. The Muslims and likewise many other cults, don’t even acknowledge that Jesus died and what more rising from the dead. People are being paid money in religions to silence the tr...

Jesus Crucified

Jesus Crucified All of creation and all of world’s history and all of God’s plan have come down to one event and to one weekend of activities that have never happened before and will never happen again. Jesus Christ is crucified. God himself have been humiliated and suffered in the hands of his own creation. What God can allow that and for what purpose? Let’s read, be humbled and understand and appreciate how the Son of God died a horrific death and once forever paid the penalty for our sin that restored all of God’s creation to himself. All have missed the mark or target for which we were created namely to worship the creator rather than the created (See Romans 1:18-32). We all enthroned ourselves as god and worshiped self instead of the almighty creator God. Who in their right mind will tolerate being second in preeminence to what he has created? We thank you Lord for your death and for our redemption from our stupidity of idolatry. It is only the love, kindness and mercy of Go...