Almost 70% of the world’s population is not Christian. Makes the claim that Jesus is the only way to God a fairly brazen statement, doesn’t it? In this modern age of tolerance, isn’t it rather exclusivist? Don’t all religions really lead to the same place? Aren’t we all just in possession of “part” of the truth?
No event changed the course of history like Jesus’ resurrection, yet many people struggle to believe it really happened. This Easter, we discover that Jesus’ resurrection is not only believable, its truth will change everything in your life!
Palm Sunday is the day we celebrate the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Ironically, while the crowds praised the coming Messiah, many did so for the wrong reasons, not yet understanding that their true need wasn’t a new king of Israel, but a savior of the world.
Here at the end of his story, Jonah’s deep-seated bitterness toward the Assyrians is exposed, matched only by God’s relentless grace and mercy. Will we, the church, be like Jonah, or will we become like JESUS?
Jonah emerges from his ordeal with the whale with a newfound readiness to deliver God’s message to the Ninevites. But while Jonah’s delivery may still have been lacking, God’s miraculous Word proves more powerful than anyone could have expected. All God requires from his servants is their obedience.