John 15:1-8
Pastor Steven D. Bruns
This passage gives us great hope and a wonderful image.
Christ will abide with us forever if we are willing to abide with Him. However, this hope comes with two warnings:
John 10:11-18
Pastor Steven D. Bruns
In this Gospel passage, Jesus takes the image of the Good Shepherd from Ezekiel 34 and applies it to himself.
To His listeners, this meant that Jesus was identifying himself not only as the Messiah and descendant of David, but as God himself!
Luke 24:36-48
Pastor Steven D. Bruns
In this Gospel passage, three main points are shown: Jesus physically raised from the dead and was not a spirit or “remembrance” of his presence among the disciples; it is God who gives understanding for the Bible and without his Spirit we cannot understand Scripture; and it is impossible to have a Christian life of grace and glory without suffering, since Christ had to both suffer and was then glorified.
John 20:19-23
Ken Irvine (Candidate for Ordained Ministry)
Christ Is Risen!
He Is Risen Indeed!
The risen Christ, our Lord and Savior, gave us the most incredible gift of all time – an empty tomb! That empty tomb means through Christ we are able to defeat sin and death for all eternity. Christ’s gift of the Holy Spirit means that same spirit which enabled the apostles to accomplish such incredible things dwells inside us, enabling us to do the same thing.
Take heart, the Spirit is with us always, which means we are never alone. The Spirit will be ever-present, enabling us to deal with anything that comes along.
John 20:1-18 (Easter Vigil)
Mark 16:1-8 (Easter Day)
Pastor Steven D. Bruns
Pastor Bruns expounds on the good news of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The Easter Day sermon is the Paschal Homily, written by St. John Chrysostom (c. 347–407), a sermon which is traditionally read on Easter morning in many eastern churches. The text of the sermon is available at the link above.
Mark 11:1-11
Pastor Steven D. Bruns
The Jewish people expected a messiah who would cleanse the temple and defeat the enemies of Israel. They even thought that Jesus would be the one to accomplish these tasks. On Palm Sunday he entered Jerusalem to the cheers and cries of “Hosanna” which means “the Lord saves” or “save now”.
To their chagrin, Jesus didn’t do things the way they wanted or expected him to do them. Instead of cleansing the temple and defeating the Romans he threw out the money changers and chased out the animals from the temple. Jesus didn’t raise a hand against the Romans.
Jesus wasn’t the messiah the people wanted, but he was the messiah they needed.
Matthew 28:18-20
Rev. Troy Ray
Rev. Troy Ray, Executive Director of Halifax Urban Ministries, shares a message about the Great Commission. Making converts and making disciples are two different things. Jesus commanded us to make disciples. May God grant us the courage, and the determination to do so.
John 3:14-21
Pastor Steven D. Bruns
The apostle John gives us a theological understanding for belief and salvation. Just as God provided a way for the ancient Israelites who were bitten by venomous snakes to be healed (Numbers 21), he has now provided the way for everyone to be healed from the curse of sin. We can come to Jesus and believe, and be saved. That’s good news!
John 2:13-22
Pastor Steven D. Bruns
In this famous passage John recalls the story of Jesus clearing the temple. Why was Jesus so zealous about the temple? Be sure to listen to this sermon to learn why Jesus’ passion for God’s house was so high, and why being “God with us” was so important to him, and crucial for us.
Mark 8:31-38
Pastor Steven D. Bruns
What exactly does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? Is belief in Christ enough?
In the ancient world the word for “believe” and the word for “obey” were one in the same. If you believed something, it automatically meant you were to be obedient to that concept. Therefore, to believe in Christ must mean that you are obedient to his commands. Discipleship is more than belief, it implies that we too must carry our crosses daily as we follow Christ.
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