Stage 9: Why hast thou forsaken me? There was darkness throughout the land from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. on the day of Christ’s death. At this point, Jesus was experiencing the most intense spiritual and emotional pain of the Calvary’s Cross experience. Back in the Garden of Gethsemane, the anticipation of this […]
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The Ten Stages of Christ’s Suffering: Part 4
Stage 7. They crucified Him Let us close our eyes and attempt to imagine some small portion of the pain, torture, and torment that our Savior experienced for us. ur hearts should wail in praise, admiration, and appreciation for His sacrifice. How can any man, woman, or child come to a complete understanding of what […]
The Ten Stages of Christ’s Suffering: Part 3
The third part of the series, The Ten Stages of Christ’s Suffering Stage 5: A scarlet robe and a crown of thorns After the horrific beating that Jesus endured, He was placed in the middle of a group of Roman soldiers who took Him into the Praetorium, the open courtyard or judgment hall. Then, as […]
Isn’t It Time You Stopped Fooling Yourself?
You might have noticed that there is a lot of pranking going on today. A prank is a practical joke performed on another. For example, child #1 starts to sit in a seat. Child #2 pulls the chair away, causing child #1 to fall to the floor. Child #2 yells, “it’s a prank.” Child #2 […]
Jesus Is Coming Back Soon: Will You Be Ready?
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Mark 16:15-16 Dearly beloved, we are close to the end of time. Yes, time is winding up. For those of us […]
A Walking, Talking Miracle
In a non-pandemic era, the two leading causes of death in the United States are heart disease and stroke. Of the ten leading causes of death, Heart disease is in the number one position, while stroke is in the number five position. Though there are several types of heart disease, coronary artery disease is the […]
God is a Healer: A Victorious Testimony of Healing
According to Matthew 15: 26 we are told that healing is the children’s bread. “But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.” There are many people who don’t know that the God of the Bible is still active in the lives of people today. This post […]
Why Go to Hell from the Church?
In the Book of 3 John 1 we are presented with the character of two men, Diotrephes and Demetrius. They are influential and prominent men, probably in the same church, yet their ultimate destination was not the same. Demetrius was on his way to Heaven from the church, while Diotrephes was not, based upon his […]
One Plants, One Waters, But God Gives the Increase
It may come as a huge surprise to some people to learn that the day of their salvation, the day that they invited the Lord into their own life, was no surprise to God. Yes, He was aware of the day when each of us who is saved would open our hearts to Him. He […]
A Childless Marriage
From time to time I have the privilege of having a guest writer on this blog. Tonight’s guest writer is Mrs. Christine Benson, the wife of the late Charles Edward Benson (3/4/1956-4/24/2017). Bro. Charles was and Sis. Christine continues to be long-time members of my church, Full Gospel Holy Temple Church World Headquarters in Dallas, […]
