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A.W. Pink

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 64 CHRIST BEFORE PILATE (CONCLUDED)

A.W. PinkExposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 64 CHRIST BEFORE PILATE (CONCLUDED) John 19:1-11 Below is an Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— 1. Christ scourged and mocked, verses 1-3. 2. Pilate re-affirms His innocency, verse 4. 3. Pilate appeals to the Jews’ sympathies, verse 5. 4. The ... Read More
A.W. Pink

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 65 CHRIST CONDEMNED TO DEATH

A.W. PinkExposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 65 CHRIST CONDEMNED TO DEATH John 19:12-24 The following is an Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— 1. Pilate’s effort foiled, verse 12. 2. Pilate on the Bench, verse 12. 3. The Jews’ rejection of their Messiah, verse 15. 4. Christ delivered to ... Read More
A.W. Pink

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 66 CHRIST LAYING DOWN HIS LIFE

A.W. PinkExposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 66 CHRIST LAYING DOWN HIS LIFE John 19:25-42 Below is an Analysis of John 19:25-42:— 1. The mother of Jesus and the beloved disciple, verses 25-27. 2. The Savior’s thirst, verses 28, 29. 3. The Savior’s victorious death, verse 30. 4. God guarding the Savior’s... Read More
A.W. Pink

The Fact of the Redeemer's Return

A.W. PinkThe Redeemer’s Return THE FACT OF THE REDEEMER’S RETURN Chapter 3 "I will come again and receive you unto Myself; that where I am there ye may be also" John 14:3 It has been pointed out by another that the New Testament is concerned mainly with the presentation of three great facts: first, that the ... Read More
Chuck Smith

Micah 5:1

Chuck SmithI. They shall smite the Judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. A. Micah is probably best known for his prophesy of the birthplace of Jesus for this comes into prominent play in the New Testament when the wise men came to Herod to seek the place of the birth of the king of the Jews. B. This proph... Read More
Hans R. Waldvogel

Take Up the Cross

Hans R. WaldvogelSelected Verses: Matthew 27:34-39. They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. 35And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, an... Read More
J.C. Ryle

Matthew chapter 27

J.C. RyleMatthew chapter 27 MATTHEW 27:1-10 Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death--and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor. Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that ... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

"A Vessel... Meet for the Master's Use"

T. Austin-Sparks"These were the potters... there they dwelt with the king for his work" (1 Chronicles 4:23). "But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand" (Isaiah 64:8). "The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Arise, and go down to ... Read More
Book Of Common Prayer 1979

(Proper Liturgies For Special Days) Palm Sunday

When circumstances permit, the congregation may gather at a place apart from the church, so that all may go into the church in procession. The branches of palm or of other trees or shrubs to be carried in the procession may be distributed to the people before the service, or after the prayer of bles... Read More
Christian Apologetics

Did Jesus really die on the cross?

Yes, Jesus really did die on a cross. The scriptures teach this in numerous places. Following are two of them: "And as they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they pressed into service to bear His cross," (Matt. 27:32). "Therefore the soldiers did these things. But there w... Read More

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