When bidding each other farewell, truckers often say “Keep it between the ditches.” The same idea applies to our Christian lives. In following Christ, we need to navigate the narrow path between conflicting extremes that Jesus has mapped out for us. Thus He warns us that “the way is broad that leads to destruction” but “the way is narrow that leads to life.”
Jesus’ Death and Burial
Jesus’ Crucifixion
We discuss Jesus’ trial before Pontius Pilate and the final hours of Judas Iscariot’s life after he betrayed Jesus to the Jewish authorities.
Passover and Peter’s Denial
Institution of The Lord’s Supper (Communion)
When our brothers and sisters in Christ behave badly, it’s important for us to recognize that they are not the enemy. Our real enemy – Satan – sometimes uses people to accomplish his wicked purposes within the Church. We need to understand that, and beware of becoming a tool of the enemy ourselves.
In this familiar story, we see a devoted woman anoint Jesus’ feet with oil and wipe them with her hair. Judas Iscariot was incensed by what he viewed as a waste of a precious resource. But Jesus rebuked him saying that she was anointing Him in preparation for His burial. We then see that Judas made up his mind to betray Jesus into the hands of the Jewish authorities.
In this passage we find Jesus’ familiar parable in which He likens God’s final judgment to a herdsman separating His sheep from His goats – the sheep being those who followed Him and will inherit eternal life with Him while the goats are those who rejected His Gospel and are therefore condemned for all eternity to be separated from God in what Jesus called “the outer darkness.”
Our ultimate antagonist is none other than Satan himself. He is God’s number one enemy and therefore makes him our number one enemy. If we are in a spiritual war where each day has the potential to bring us a new and different battle, then we must do some things to make sure we are prepared for the fight. One of the first things is to understand our enemy or enemies.
Sunday School - 9:30 AM
Sunday Worship - 10:30 AM
Sunday Evening - 6:00 PM
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