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Discovering Easter Everyday
Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on May 10, 2006 (message contributor)
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1. We Are More Than Conquerors
Contributed on May 10, 2006
Jesus did more on the cross than pay the price for our sins. Jesus also gave us the victory.
1 Samuel 17:8-9, 45-47 “We are More Than Conquerors” INTRODUCTION A week has passed since Easter. The chocolate Easter bunnies have been consumed (at least in our house). Only a few stray jellybeans remain in the once overflowing Easter baskets. Our nice, new Easter outfits have been ...read more
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2. Free To Forgive
Contributed on May 10, 2006
The death and resurrection of Jesus not only provided the forgiveness of our sins, but also enabled us to forgive the sins of others.
Matthew 18:21-35 “Free to Forgive” INTRODUCTION The reality of Easter is expressed in many ways in our everyday lives. Easter becomes personal for us at our baptism, or when we receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. We celebrate the reality of Easter every Sunday with songs such ...read more
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3. Pass The Blessings
Contributed on May 18, 2006
Through the cross, Jesus gives us the freedom to love with abandon and to give recklessly and abundantly.
Luke 6:27-38 “Pass the Blessings” INTRODUCTION Martin Luther King in his “I Have a Dream” speech that he delivered in Washington DC on August 28, 1963 proclaimed at the end of the speech, “Free indeed, free indeed, thank God I’m free indeed. “ Christians of all times and places are ...read more
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4. Signing On The Dotted Line
Contributed on May 24, 2006
God’s commitment to us in the cross of Christ enables us to live committed lives to him on an everyday basis
Joshua 24:14-26 “Signing On The Dotted Line” INTRODUCTION In 1876 France wanted to honor the United States and the 100th Anniversary of the Revolutionary War and birth of the nation. The gift that was decided upon was the Statue of Liberty. Originally it was meant to symbolize the ...read more