 | A Real Hero: A Fresh Look at the Temptation
of Jesus Matthew 4:1-11 (Redick) I was not alive during World War II but today I like to watch the television documentaries of the great battles of that conflict. It isn't because I'm morbid or I like to see the terrible violence that took place. It's because again and again I am struck with just how much our nation and our way of life were in jeopardy in those days and therefor how precious our freedom is. As we read these verses in Matthew we should realize something similar. There was real jeopardy here - real danger - real risk! But Jesus stood His ground. |
| How to Study the Bible Using Your
Personal Computer No Text (Redick) A "hands on" demo of PC Study Bible, used by the Author. Also has references to several free Bible programs. |
| Resurrection Sermon: He is not Here - He Has
Risen Matthew 27:57-28:10 (Redick) It had been a very dark day for followers of the Lord. By the time Jesus died, only a few disciples remained at the cross. Everyone else had fled. The very last to leave were a few of the women who had followed Him. They were devastated and discouraged. How could God’s purpose continue from this low ebb? What would keep this new way to God – the Kingdom of God – its flame barely burning at this point – from being completely snuffed out? |
| Making Some
Sense of Suffering John 9:1-3 (Redick) Have you been honed and shaped, tempered and polished by suffering into a precision tool that could be used in the hands of God to save some of those who are suffering around you? God needs such tools today. He needs people who speak with the authority of experience, not theory - not some untested advice they have read in someone's book. |