Post-Resurrection Power for Pre-Resurrection Failure

Subject:  Post-Resurrection Power for Pre-Resurrection Failure Text:  John 13:21-32 21 After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, “Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.” 22 The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he was speaking. 23 One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining next to him; 24 Simon Peter therefore motionedContinue reading “Post-Resurrection Power for Pre-Resurrection Failure”

When Life Throws You a Curve

Scripture:  Ezekiel 37:1-14 Introduction My brother Dwight and I were born one year apart.  As we grew up, mother clearly recognized that we could be hellions.  Dwight and I played rough; we fought as if we had not been related.  He hit me in the back of my head with a brick and the dentContinue reading “When Life Throws You a Curve”

Good News at the Gravesite

10 Then the disciples returned to their homes. 11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look[a] into the tomb; 12 and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. 13Continue reading “Good News at the Gravesite”

What the Resurrection Means to Me

“I wish I could do it all over again;” “I wish I could take it back.”  These phrases depict some of the times in my life when I have hurt, insulted, or denigrated someone.   When I have said or did someone wrong, my heart’s cry is to turn the tables around, push the rewindContinue reading “What the Resurrection Means to Me”