Jesus the Messiah would spend a majority of His time in the region of the Galilee, ministering to Jews and Gentiles. He also spoke in parables, healed the brokenhearted and was praised by children… as the Scriptures foretold.
Jesus Foretold – Born of a Virgin
Pastor Carl begins a series on 25 messianic prophecies of the over 100 in the Old Testament. The Messiah would be born of a virgin, despised and rejected by His own, declared the Son of God, would be a Nazarene, and a messenger would prepare the way for Messiah.
John 21
The disciples were instructed to go back to Galilee and there they would meet with Jesus. Seven decided to go fishing and experienced a familiar miracle after fishing all night and finding nothing. Then Jesus restores Peter and gives him an assignment, an assignment we all as believers have a role in… Map courtesy of…
John 20
The tomb is empty, the sacrifice of the Lamb has been accepted, we are forgiven!
John 19
Jesus is mocked, scorn, scourged and crucified without a legal trail from Rome or the Jewish leaders. Yet it was not Rome or the Jews that placed Jesus on the cross, Jesus went willingly to fulfill the will of the Father. The sin-debt of the world was paid! And you can benefit if you simply…
John 18
Jesus is a King, but not of this world. Yet the Jewish leaders try to convince the Roman leaders that Jesus is a threat to all of Jerusalem. Pastor Carl navigates through the arrest in the garden to the choice of a thief over the Savior.
Esther 8-10
The Jewish feast of Purim which includes the giving and receiving of sweet desert cakes comes from the last couple chapters of Esther. Cliff Sowa, ATP wraps up our study with a look at the implications of the turn of events in our story that led to the Jewish nation remaining until this day.
Esther 6 – 7
Esther took a stand pleading for the lives of her people. She thought of others, as opposed to Haman who sought to exalt himself and lost his life on the very instrument he designed to execute others.
Esther 3-5
Antisemitism is nothing new in the history of the Jews. Cliff Sowa, ATP shares the hatred of Haman toward the Jews based on one man’s refusal to bow to him. Haman conspired to destroy the Jews while Esther agreed to risk it all to help the Jews. The struggle begins around a private banquet…
Esther 1 – 2
Cliff Sowa, ATP introduces the story of Esther with some background history and context before exploring the first two chapters. Esther’s example shows us the importance of preparation, obedience and faithfulness especially when not knowing the future. Image courtesy of Sight and Sound Theaters