The Preacher’s Corner

The crucifixion of Jesus. The worst, and yet best moment in all of history! The necessity of His death in order for us to have hope of eternal life!! Nothing can truly compare. Today we shall finish off Luke 23 and dive into the moments of Jesus on the cross with Pastor J, so make sure to tune in!!!

Today in Luke 23:13-31 we find the chief priests, scribes and elders driving the verdict against Jesus! As He was found to not be guilty of any offenses worthy of death by Pilate himself, or by Herod, Pilate's desire was to "punish" Jesus in the Jewish manner, but to release Him! The powers that be at the moment wouldn't have that, and the plan of God wouldn't either, and so an actual criminal would be released in the place of the innocent! Barabbas (whose name in Hebrew means "son of the Father") who actually was a criminal worthy of death in the sight of Rome was to be released in favor of Jesus who had not done anything wrong! Just as in our society today, Pilate caved politically to the desires of the few!!! This and more today with Pastor J.

In today's lesson we discover how very "the same" the times and issues happening to Jesus are happening in our modern day! Truly there is nothing new under the sun as Solomon would say. This and more today with Pastor J!!!

Today we enter into the moc trial of Jesus by the chief priests and elders. Questioning His authority as Messiah and His relationship with God as the Son of God! Jesus knows their hearts though and understands that they must paint a nasty portrait of Him before the people in order to be able to kill Him! So, they begin the "entertainment" of His trial seeking to sway the crowd by emotion (rhetoric) to side with them in destroying Jesus, and they shall win for man is so easily knocked off course of the truth by being entertained! This and more today with Pastor J, so tune in!!!

Welcome to Revelation Friday and the beginning of Revelation chapter 2, diving into the revealed attitudes of the churches. Both chapters 2 and 3 are extremely important for us to receive for the attitudes which I'm referring to are those of the individual which collectively come together within the body of the church which will ultimately effect the whole body in its service to Jesus! This and much more today with Pastor J!!! Today we shall cover Ephesus and Smyrna! 

After the Seder meal was complete, as was His custom, Jesus retired to the garden of Gethsemane to have communion with His Father in prayer and to be alone with His disciples (for the last time before His death!). This is when we get to see a side of Jesus which directly relates to us all. His distress and the anxiety of His heart was so great in this moment that His blood vessels were literally breaking under the stress as He seemed to sweat droplets of blood! The reality of what He is about to have to face met with the understanding of how it was going to feel drove Jesus to His knees before the Father asking for the cup to pass from Him! Yet He submitted to His Father's will; He surrendered to His Father desire and became obedient even to the giving of His own life, and aren't we thankful that He did! This and much more today with Pastor J!

How powerful it is to know Jesus is actively praying for us! As He did for Peter, so He does for us because Jesus understands how Satan desires to wreak havoc in our testimony and hinder our walk with Him, and so He prays for us. Also, we receive Jesus' instruction today in how we are to conduct ourselves in His Kingdom, as being humble servants than overbearing tyrants! This and so much more today with Pastor J in Luke chapter 22!

Today in Luke 22:14-23 we cover what we commonly refer to as the last supper or the Lord's supper. The reality of this Passover meal Jesus would celebrate with His disciples is a once-a-year feast of God recognized in Leviticus 23 that commemorates the deliverance of God's children from Egypt. During this particular Seder meal though Jesus changed everything! Under the Old Covenant a lamb would be given every year, per family, and the blood of the animal would be remembered in its covering the family from death! Jesus would forever change this by revealing Himself to be the Lamb of God, under a new and living covenant, which would be slain for us and whose blood would cover us forever, never to have to repeat every year like the Old Covenant, for the Son of God is the perfect "Once for All" offering for sin!!! This and so much more today with Pastor J.

Was it death simply skipping past the door which had the blood applied to its sides and upper post, or was it God guarding the door so death couldn't come in! As we study the point, and purpose of the Seder meal Jesus celebrated with His disciples in the upper room the evening (and morning!) before His crucifixion in Luke chapter 22. This is such an exciting place in Scripture! Be sure to tune in to catch the power, beauty, and reality of the events of our Savior's death, burial, and resurrection!

Today begins in Revelation chapter 1 verse 3 as we remember the importance of why we are to study the book of Revelation, as well as the rest of the Bible. Also, we get an opportunity to meet Jesus whom we shall see as the price which was paid for our sin! This won't be the same Jesus as seen in the pictures hanging on the wall. To be introduced to this powerful Jesus tune in and hang out with Pastor J today (Revelation Friday)!