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Jesus And . . .
Contributed by Larry Vollink on Jan 17, 2021 (message contributor)
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1. Jesus And His Angels
Contributed on Jan 17, 2021
The angels were messengers, mighty, many, and ministered to Jesus.
In the life of Jesus, we see the messengers of God, called angels. It was their mission to be God's supernatural communicators to people. Hebrews 1:14 called them "ministering spirits to those who will inherit salvation." They are described as personality, with intelligence and look ...read more
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2. Jesus And His Baptism
Contributed on Jan 18, 2021
Some people want to ignore the baptism of Jesus but it was God's plan that He be baptized and so should we be baptize.
Why was Jesus Christ baptized? Even the one who was adminstering the baptism was confused why he was coming to him, John the Baptist. Why Jesus? John was preaching the good news that Jesus was coming and the people had to be ready for Him by coming in repentance. Jesus, being sinless, did NOT need ...read more
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3. Jesus And His Cross
Contributed on Jan 19, 2021
Jesus carried the Cross for us first, now it'd our turn to carry Our Cross!
There are so many books, sermons, songs about the cross, where does one begin as we consider Jesus and the Cross? The cross has always been in the eternal plan of God from the beginning of time. All of God's works have been known to Him from eternity and the cross was the focal point of His ...read more
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4. Jesus And His Disciples!
Contributed on Jan 20, 2021
On this Inauguration Day of America, 2,000 years ago, our Commander In Chief selected 12 Men to be on his Cabinet.
"When God sent His Son into all the world He went all in. When Jesus went to the cross to die for our sins, He went all in. When He went to find the very best to follow Him and to learn with Him, to travel with Him and even die with Him, He chose 12 men. to go all out for Him!" (James ...read more
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5. Jesus And His Eyes!
Contributed on Jan 23, 2021
The eyes of Jesus saw people dying, and He saw a city rejecting Him, and He wipe away all tears, when we get to Heaven.
AS a teenager, I will never forget when our Sunday School class toured our church pastor's study room. He pointed to the picture of Jesus, behind the desk, just the face with some dark tones, and looked very old. He said to the class, "Now, want you to keep your eyes on the eyes of Jesus, ...read more
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6. Jesus And His Example!
Contributed on Jan 25, 2021
There is only one that fits our perfect EXAMPLE to follow - Jesus!
Today, our world is looking for the perfect role model, for a mentor, for a hero, or a leader or teacher to be present. Our children, our parents, our leaders in our communities, is looking for teachers in Character Development. My class to the Cadets of Civil Air Patrol that I teach is on ...read more
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7. Jesus And His Face!
Contributed on Jan 27, 2021
Does it really make a difference if we know about the Face of Jesus? Let's find out!
There are many verses that help us in knowing what the Face of Jesus was like. Today, we have many portraits of Jesus from His birth, his ministry, and his death, resurrection and ascension. From the 16th century to the 21st. Google has given us over 20 different pictures of what Jesus "may ...read more
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8. Jesus And His Feet!
Contributed on Jan 29, 2021
Who has the most beautiful feet in the world -- The Bible tells me -- JESUS!
Can you imagine what was like for Mary to see the Son of God's feet for the first time as Jesus was just a new born baby? Holding and washing and protecting those little beautiful feet! Then watching him grow up as a little boy in a carpenter's shop, then as a teenager amazing his elders ...read more
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9. Jesus And The Glory Of God
Contributed on Jan 30, 2021
. John said, “We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” Jesus is our Glory of God.
Glory is a big concept to understand. God is bigger than all of us, ever be able to comprehend within the limitations of our humanity. God is divine and revealed to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He is the One True, Triune, God. He is an omnipotent and sovereign God, and compassionate and good ...read more
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10. Jesus And His Heart!
Contributed on Feb 1, 2021
There are over 400 verses with the word "heart" But only two verses that describe the heart of Jesus. It is enough to understand the truth of His Heart!
Jesus is our Savior, our Hope, our Peace, our Joy, our Mediator, Advocate, our Sovereign King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. He is the Heart of our worship, and He is Heart of our Church. He is our Heart of our hearts! Tom Torrence was a Scottish Chaplain during WWII and ministering to a dying ...read more
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11. Jesus And His Hands
Contributed on Feb 2, 2021
The hands of Jesus were the most beautiful of all hands in the world, WHY? Listen!
It is wonderful that we can have a clearer understanding of our Savior when we see His heart, and His eyes, His feet, and now Jesus' hands. There are 45 verses in the NT speaks about hand/s. In the OT, God's hands are very descriptive in nature. "In his hand are the deep places of the ...read more
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12. Jesus And John, The Apostle!
Contributed on Feb 6, 2021
Learning how Jesus loved His best friend, John, as 'the disciple whom Jesus loved."
Who is this disciple whom Jesus loved so tenderly? Is he a real person, or a secret person that does not want to identify himself? As Jesus chose him, he was a fisherman, and called the son of Zebedee, and brother to James. He also wrote the gospel of John and the Epistles of I, II, and III, John ...read more
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13. Jesus And Judas Iscariot
Contributed on Feb 7, 2021
Why did Jesus choose Judas Iscariot to be His 12 disciples? Let's listen!
Is there a lesson we can learn from Jesus choosing Judas and is there a lesson we can learn why would Judas betray the Son of God, Jesus, Christ? Some people have named their children "Jesus" but never "judas" because of what he meant to the world. Some people would say Judas ...read more
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14. Jesus And Our Judge!
Contributed on Feb 8, 2021
Another "J" in the series, this is the best sermon on Jesus as our Judge. Listen!
Jesus is our Lord, our King, our Savior, our Healer, Advocate, our Preacher and He is to have first place in everything that we do! In the Church, in our Homes, and and in our communities. He is the theme of these messages. The Bible says we are complete in Him. (Col. 2:10) Without Him, we are ...read more
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15. Jesus And Our King!
Contributed on Feb 10, 2021
There are 1,000 of sermons on this subject, and here is another! Listen.
In 1982, SM Lockridge preached a sermon that has never been forgotten and has been used by 1,000's of preachers, like me! It's called the "That's My King!" He says my King is a seven-way king. . . He's King of the Jews: He's King of Israel: He's King of ...read more
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16. Jesus And Our Lamb Of God!
Contributed on Feb 12, 2021
Today, people are watching the movie, "Silence Of The Lambs" and today we will NOT keep silent about our Lamb (Of God)!
We first see the story of Abraham and his son, Isaac, taking his son the son of promise to Mt. Moriah, that he was to sacrifice his son as a burnt offering to God. As they drew near to the time, Isaac asked the question, "Where is the lamb for the burnt offering?" And Abraham says, ...read more
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17. Jesus And In Our Midst!
Contributed on Feb 16, 2021
WHERE IS JESUS? He is in our presence, through His Spirit, and something wonderful happens! Listen!
John's Gospel introduces Jesus making an entrance into the world with these words, "And the Word was made flesh and He dwelt among us and we saw His glory and truth!" (John 1:4) Jesus came into our world! He is that babe lying in a manger. As a boy, He is the midst of the Jewish ...read more
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18. Jesus And Nicodemus!
Contributed on Feb 19, 2021
Do you have a question for Jesus? Nicodemus had one and it changed his life. Listen!
Why was Nicodemus not chosen by Jesus to be one of the 12 Disciples? After the resurrection of Jesus, there were more disciples that were not part of the 'original' disciples, such as Mary Magdalen and Nicodemus, as the book of Acts portrays. From our Biblical history, we know that the ...read more
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19. Jesus And His Name!
Contributed on Feb 20, 2021
Years ago, Jimmy Swaggart sang a very beautiful song called "The Lovely Name Of Jesus" by Charles B Wycuff. Why is the name of Jesus lovely? Listen!
What an exciting thing to talk about. . . the Name of Jesus! There are so many songs that describe his name as lovely, beautiful, sweet, but also powerful and to be used with authority. The most important verse is when Joseph was told to take Mary and "She shall bring forth a son and shall ...read more
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20. Jesus And Our Overcomer!
Contributed on Feb 22, 2021
Who will be our Overcomer that will help us to overcome all things? Jesus! Listen!
Jesus is has many names that describe His character, but seldom mentioned this one --- OVERCOMER! But Jesus gives us these words about Himself, "In this world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." ( John 16:33) We know many things what He overcame ...read more
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21. Jesus And Our Preacher!
Contributed on Feb 23, 2021
God has something great to say about preaching and it begins with Jesus, the greatest preacher of all time! Listen!
A few years back, some of family and friends asked the question, "Why do you want to be a preacher? You could be a teacher, or an engineer, or a lawyer, or something else. Well, I would tell them about the farmer who had 3 sons, like me. He was proud of 2 of them, one who went to UofM and ...read more
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22. Jesus And Peter!
Contributed on Feb 26, 2021
How can a man like Peter be changed completely turned around for the good? Listen!
What a life-changing friendship between Jesus and Peter! He was the son of Jonas, and the brother to Andrew and made fishing his career. They named him Simon, just like a lot of other people with the same name. When his life begins in the gospels, he and Anfrew are listening to the preaching of ...read more
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23. Jesus And Our Redeemer!
Contributed on Mar 1, 2021
What did Jesus mean when he said to us, "I came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give my life as a ransom."? A RANSOM? Listen!
Job's hope came through the toughest times of his life as he lost every thing, almost dying, and hated by his friends, he said, 'I know that my Redeemer lives!" (Job 19:25) It meant that God would rescue him, and deliver, and claim and avenge him in his life. In the NT, the Greek ...read more
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24. Jesus And Our Resurrection!
Contributed on Mar 2, 2021
What's the greatest event of all-time? The Resurrection of Jesus Christ! Listen why!
Have you ever been to an Easter Pageant? In the past, SouthEast Christian Church has attracted crowds of 80,000. I remember a small community of churches came together to put on a local Easter Pageant. The director searched hard to find the right persons and had auditions to be the best. The ...read more
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25. Jesus And Our Shepherd!
Contributed on Mar 18, 2021
There are so many names to describe Jesus and the best one is what He says . . . THE GOOD SHEPHERD!
Jesus is our Shepherd in the Old Testament and New Testament. There are five shepherds in the OT that also describes the type of shepherd Jesus is. 1. Abel brought a lamb to sacrificed to the Lord, thus he was a shepherd. Abel was killed by his brother because of Cain's jealousy. He hated ...read more
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26. Jesus And Our Teacher Of Truth
Contributed on Mar 24, 2021
Jesus taught with authority and truth He entered the world with grace and truth. Listen!
The No. 3 song on the Christian Music charts today is by Matthew West entitled "Truth Be Told" and its tells about some lies being said in the social gatherings but "But truth be told . . . the truth is rarely told.". So the question is can the truth be realized in our world ...read more
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27. Jesus And Undaunted!
Contributed on Apr 2, 2021
Jesus taught his disciples to be 'undaunted' and showed examples of how HE was undaunted. Listen!
Last year, in Grand Rapids, Cornerstone Christian University displayed on a well traveled highway, a billboard with the huge word, "UNDAUNTED", and you had to read the small print as you got closer, "Live your life with meaning!, and attend Cornerstone!" Undaunted living can ...read more
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28. Jesus And His Voice!
Contributed on Apr 7, 2021
The Voice of Jesus is full of compassion, is convincing, teaches the truth and authoritive. Listen!
Introduction: "The Voice" is my favorite talent TV shows, especially on blind audition when its based on the voice only, and not their appearance. "The Voice of Freedom" was a radio program that made its way to the Communist European countries during WW II, but was muffled by ...read more
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29. Jesus And Walking!
Contributed on Apr 10, 2021
How can we get closer to Jesus? By sitting next to Him, and by listening to His voice, and by walking with Him. Listen!
This weekend is the Superbowl of Golf . . "The Masters" with the best of the best competing, and Justin Rose has the lowest of his career in the first round with 7 Birdies! My wife was amazed at all of the walking they did and so I got my calculator going, over 4 miles a round and more ...read more
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30. Jesus And X-Tra!
Contributed on Apr 15, 2021
Jesus was/is Extra - Ordinary and 'The Greatest Walker wants us to Walk that extra - mile, but when? Listen!
Jesus walked 1000's of miles for His ministry of love, now He is asking His disciples to walk the extra mile if compelled to go a mile. Why? It comes from the Sermon on the Mount context, "If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles." (Matthew 5:41) He ...read more