First Sunday of Easter
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and
only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish
but have eternal life. John 3:16
Our Response to the Cross & Easter
Now what? We dare not forget what we learned or set it on the shelf of our mind until lent of 2026. What should our response be? Our response should be one of praise, thanksgiving, and worship for each of the exchanges and the resurrection.
Easter Sunday 2025
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and
only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish
but have eternal life. John 3:16
Cursed to Blessing
Jesus was punished that we may be forgiven.
Jesus was wounded that we may be healed.
Jesus was made sin that we may be righteous.
Jesus died that we might be made alive.
Jesus was made poor that we may be rich. (prosper)
Jesus was shamed that we might receive glory.
Good Friday 2025
What is good about Good Friday? Why isn’t it called Bad Friday? Because out of the appallingly bad came what was inexpressibly good. And the good trumps the bad, because though the bad was temporary, the good is eternal.
~ Randy Alcorn
Sixth Sunday in Lent
“Shame is a basic emotion that all people experience. Yet shame is the issue that drives almost every compulsive, self-defeating behavior
known to man. Shame is at the root of all addictions. Most people are ashamed to admit shame.” ~Minirth-Meier Life Encyclopedia
Glory, Not Shame
Shame: “The painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous etc., done by oneself or another.”
Poverty for Abundance
2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich. Jesus endured our poverty that we might share His abundance. If Jesus endured our poverty; if Jesus had lost everything hanging from the cross we could say that poverty is not a blessed condition, it’s not a good thing. Poverty is the opposite of abundance.
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Because of the LORD’s great love we are not
consumed, for his compassions never fail.
Lamentations 3:22