Sermon Text: Luke 24: 36-48

Because Jesus arose from the dead we have the greatest, the most important, assurances. These assurances give us tremendous peace. 

Sermon Text: 1 John 1:1-4

If the description of a favorite food makes your mouth water or if you feel someone else’s joy as if it is your own, then you have lived vicariously. In a much, much, much greater way, the Christian life is Living Vicariously through the perfect life, death, and resurrection of our beautiful Savior, Jesus Christ! 

Easter Sunday is so filled with joy! The sudden turn of events in the life of Jesus and His disciples. Even though He had told the disciples about it ahead of time, no one remembered this would be. Death is swallowed up in victory. In the resurrection of Jesus, death is undone. The plug is pulled on death. And this brings us great joy!

Jesus took upon Himself the sins of all people for all time. On Calvary's cross He paid for those sins in full. His resurrection on Easter was God the Father's "Well done." He accomplished His task. His victory is complete.

Sermon Text: Mark 10:45

Jesus alone was qualified, there is no one on earth who can lift this miserable cup of death to his lips and drink it to the bottom. There is no one on earth who can be baptized into our death and rise up out of it to life. Only Jesus Christ, the Word made Flesh, can stand in our place and do for all what we can’t do for ourselves. 

Sermon Text: John 3:14-15

There is not a story or sign in the entire Old Testament that points more directly to the Cross than the serpent on the stake. Here a bronze serpent hangs from a cross, and it was put there by God precisely because of sin. The sign of our sin and the image of the death we deserve is suspended between heaven and earth and between God and man. And there, on the wooden pole, God saved His people. 

Sermon Text: John 2:13-16

Christ's cleansing of the temple was one incident in his fight against evil. His carrying on that fight is good news for us, and guides us as to how we believers are to live in today's world.

Summary:

Can you answer Life’s Greatest Question? Your eternal destiny, as well as your approach to everyday life, rests upon your answer. What’s the question? How will you answer?

Sermon Text: Mark 8:29-31

Readings: Psalm 22:23-31; Romans 5:1-11; Mark 8:27-38

Summary:

Jesus transfigured Himself, revealing His glory to Peter, James, and John. He knew there would be significant days ahead, especially during Holy Week. By revealing His glory Jesus was sharing with His disciples what was in store for them in the glory of heaven. As we have significant days in our lives, we remember the transfiguration of Jesus to encourage us in our life’s journey.

Sermon Text: Mark 9:2-9