by chrisgoins | Apr 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Four thoughts: (continued) 4. Jesus was stretched out on a cross between two thieves so that we would always know the reach of love. For God so loved the world that he gave his one + only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal...
by chrisgoins | Apr 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Four thoughts: (continued) 2. Jesus was wounded so that we could be healed. Surely he took up our pain + bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him + afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was...
by chrisgoins | Apr 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
If you’ve ever wondered, “What is the heart of Christianity? What’s at the center of it all?” This is it . . . The idea of substitution. Four thoughts: 1. Jesus was born to die so that we could actually live. Do you realize that...
by chrisgoins | Apr 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Why did Jesus die + what does all this mean to me? Isaiah answers the question in Isaiah 53: 1. . . . it was our weaknesses he carried . . . (v. 4) 2. . . . it was our sorrows that weighed him down . . . (v. 4)...
by chrisgoins | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Joseph of Arimathea took a risk + went to Pilate + asked for Jesus’ body. (Joseph was an honored member of the high council + he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.) Pilate couldn’t believe that Jesus was already dead, so he called for the Roman officer +...
