Can we really read the Bible's accounts of Jesus' resurrection as reliable history? And, if so, why is it so important that we do so? What does the resurrection mean for us, living two thousand years after the fact? Answers to these questions and more in this Easter sermon.

Jesus' burial, judged by any normal human standards, was not a proper one. There was no eulogy, no special monument or location, no great ceremony, and only a tiny crowd of mourners. And yet, unusual and hurried as it was, Jesus' burial was marvelous and beautiful just the same. Find out why as we study the last ten verses of Luke 23 together.

How could Jesus, when He was gasping for air and dying for our sins, have uttered such beautiful words as Luke records from the cross? What was going on around Him that compelled Him to speak? And to whom was He speaking? And what do all these words say to us? Find out as we marvel at Jesus and His cross.

Did you ever notice the trading of places that happened just before Jesus was crucified? We see it three times in this brief passage. Jesus trades spots with Barabbas on the cross. Then Simon of Cyrene trades places with Jesus under the cross. And finally Jesus prophesies that, after the cross, His people will be taking His place underneath the heavy hand of persecution. Listen in as we sort through all the glorious swapping of places that takes place in the Christian life!

What do you do when a fellow believer is caught in sin? Do you just pray and hope things will get better? Or must you step in? And, if the latter, how do you go about approaching that kind of conversation? Find out more as we scour the New Testament epistles looking for answers.

In the trial and 'conviction' of Jesus of Nazareth, we see human nature at its lowest point. And not just human nature in the first century AD. The seeds of of the sins that Pilate, Herod, the priests, and the crowds committed against Jesus actually reside in every human heart. Find out how that is so as we study from Luke 23 together.

How would you respond if one of your closest associates betrayed you? And then if an even closer friend denied he even knew you? Probably not quite like Jesus! But the Savior, in spite of His sorrows (and even because of them), was victorious. Admire Him with us as we study the final 25 verses of Luke 22.

Why was Jesus so distressed in the Garden of Gethsemane? He never, ever acted like this before (or after) this passage. And even His followers, in the book of Acts, didn't seem so afraid of death as Jesus in these moments. So why was Jesus so upset when He contemplated death? And what does it all mean? This and more as we study Luke 22.39-46 together.

Jesus' first disciples were sometimes quite foolish and strong-headed. But they were also strong enough to stand with Him through a great many difficulties. What was the secret of their faith ... both when they stood strong, and when they fell down and needed to get back up again? We think through these things in this message from Luke 22.

"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times." So said Charles Dickens, famously. And so it was true - like never before or since - in Jesus' last days on earth. His betrayal, trial, torture and death took place right beside (and as the purchase price for) the salvation of God's people for all time! And it all began in Luke 22 ... with the ugliness of Jesus' betrayal by one of His own disciples, and with the beauty of the Lord's Supper. Come see the good and the bad - and Christ's glory in it all - as we study this passage together.