<--back to Name Above All Names Main John 3:16 - For God so greatly loved the world that He gave up His only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in trusts in, clings to, relies on Him shall not perish but have eternal (everlasting) life. This is the core Scripture of the Christian faith. We cling to the knowledge that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and that by believing that He did and rose again, we are saved. However, do we REALLY understand the COST of what Jesus did and WHAT the shed blood of Jesus is? In this series, we will dig deeper into what exactly Jesus dying on the cross and His shed blood means. It is SO much more than just a "ticket to Heaven." Let's begin with how He lived... He was a Servant Isaiah 53:2-3 For the Servant of God grew up before Him like a tender plant, and like a root out of dry ground; He has no form or comeliness, that we should look at Him, and no beauty that we should desire … [Read more...]

<--back to Name Above All Names Main In this series, we will dig deeper into what exactly Jesus dying on the cross and His shed blood means. It is SO much more than just a "ticket to Heaven." Everything that Jesus did, and how He lived was an example of what a Christian life should be. We may not have the strength to live a completely sinless life as He did. However, we certainly have the ability to try our very best to live an obedient and consecrated life. Knowing that when we fail, God is faithful to forgive. Yet, not allowing an apathetic and license attitude develop. Last time, we learned that He was a servant. Now, we will learn how He had no guile. He was guilty of no sin, neither was guile ever found on His lips. - 1 Peter 2:22 In this text guile comes from the Greek word dolos (dol'-os) and means; fraud, deceit, subtlety, craft, lie. Jesus had none of these qualities. He had only truth, honesty, sincerity, pureness, … [Read more...]

<--back to Name Above All Names Main In this series, we will dig deeper into what exactly Jesus dying on the cross and His shed blood means. It is SO much more than just a "ticket to Heaven." Advocate MY LITTLE children, I write you these things so that you may not violate God's law and sin. But if anyone should sin, we have an Advocate (One Who will intercede for us) with the Father, Jesus Christ. - 1John 2:1 Let's take a better look at the word advocate... The original Greek word for advocate in this text is parakletos (par-ak'-lay-tos) and means; intercessor, consoler, encourage. It refers to aid of any kind. Jesus is our substitutionary, intercessory advocate. Webster's dictionary meaning for advocate is; to support or urge by argument, recommend publically, a person who speaks or writes in support of a cause or person, a person who pleads on behalf of another, intercessor. Thesaurus; lawyer, counsel, solicitor. Flip Side; oppose, combat, attack, assail, … [Read more...]