As the morning began to dawn on the first day of the week after Jesus had died on the cross, some women came to the tomb to finish preparing the body of our Lord for burial. They came to finish the burial preparations that had been started by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimithea on the evening of the day our Lord died (John 19:38-42). While these women were heading to the tomb, our Lord’s disciples were locked up inside the Upper Room trembling in fear that the same kind of death awaited them (John 20:19). Certainly, these women …

Since the wages of sin is death, man by virtue of his transgression, forfeited his right to live  (Romans 6:23). But, in the marvelous sacred scheme of things, it was determined that God’s Son would offer his life in exchange for man’s. Without the shedding of blood there could be no remission of sins  (Hebrews 9:22).

Christ had to die in some fashion that involved the shedding of his blood. In as much as the “life” (Heb. – “nephesh”) resides In the blood (Leviticus 17:10-14). It was …

Every step Jesus took in His earthly life was leading Him to the place the Greeks called “Topos Kranion,” in the Hebrews it is called “Golgotha,” and the Romans called it “Calvary.” It was known to all as “The Place of the Skull” (John 19:17) (Luke 23:33). All through the Gospels Jesus had said this was His destiny (Matthew 16:21) (Matthew 17:22-23) (Matthew 20:28) (Matthew 26:2).

He had been arrested, tried and convicted in a mock trial. False witnesses had been called against Him and He had been abused by the guards. He had been taken to Pilate …

The crucifixion of Jesus was probably the most terrible event in world history because it was an – excruciating, painful, and shameful way to die. Along with the physical suffering there was the spiritual agony. Jesus was mocked, beaten, scourged, spit upon, and forsaken. But for what purpose? Why Did Jesus have to die?

1. Jesus died because of sin!

• As foretold in Scripture – He died for our sins – (Isaiah 53:4-6 (1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
• He gave Himself for our sins – (Galatians 1:3-5) 
• He bore our sins on the cross – (1 Peter 2:21-25) 
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(Hebrews 10:23)…..He who promised is faithful. You and I are in spiritual battle. This is true whether you believe it or not. You actually have an enemy that wants to steal from you, kill you, or destroy you (John 10:10). But you have a Savior (if you are born again) who has given you an abundant life. The devil is trying to get you to doubt God and His Word. The devil wants you to give up on God, to not trust Him, to not expect Him to do what He …

What do you think of when you hear the term “King”? – What defines a King in your thinking? Usually we think of Kings as wielding great power, having great wealth, with great fame. They eagerly anticipated this, and their prophets had long proclaimed a coming Messiah who would be God’s chosen one to free them. Imagine this is the King you are waiting for, who will lead Israel’s armies to victory. Imagine your people are oppressed, you have had enough of the Romans possessing the promise land, you are …

The all-sufficiency of the Scriptures is an important doctrine to know and understand. for the Scriptures are completely adequate (2 Timothy 3:16-17). God has provided all that we need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3). We do not need further revelatioThus we have that which is able to build us up and give us our inheritance (Acts 20:32). As Paul prepared the Ephesian elders for the time when he would be gone. He commended them to the word of God’s grace (Acts 20:29-32), which was able to build them up, …

Not everyone in Jesus’ day thought He was Who He claimed to be, and it is the same today. Many thought then that He was nothing more than a nobody, and many feel the same today. Many thought He was an evil man, and many feel the same today. Many thought He was irrelevant to the times, and many feel the same today/. Many however, were unaffected by His words – and many feel His words are meaningless today. In His time on earth, Jesus was thought of as nothing more …