Category: Message of the Day

Trust in God

A tight rope walker balances high above the heads of spectators at dizzying heights, strung between church steeple and town hall. It was a long, dangerous length. As soon as the artist achieved his goal, the masses applaud enthusiastically, and demanded an encore. “Do you think that I can manage to make it back over the dangerous rope?” he shouted to the spectators. “But of course, of course” they shouted back. So the man balanced once more on the dizzying rope. As he reached the end , the crowds clapped and stamped, and again shouted enthusiastically “Encore Encore!”. And so...

Why Did Jesus Have to Die †

However, before we answer the question, “Why did Jesus have to die?” it’s also important to understand that Jesus clearly understood his mission on earth involved laying down his life as a sacrifice. In other words, Jesus knew it was His Father’s will for him to lay down his life for the mankind. He proves his foreknowledge and understanding of his death in these passages from Scripture: Mark 8:31 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and...

Maundy Thursday- Luke 22

Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him.On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”He withdrew about a  stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed,”Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.In his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like large drops of blood falling on the ground. When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them...

Palm Sunday

  Palm Sunday represents the day that Jesus entered into Jerusalem for the last time, before his crusification later on that week… and exactly ONE week before his resurrection. It is called “Palm Sunday”, because the people rejoiced when they saw Jesus entering into Jerusalem… and they celebrated by cutting down the branches of palm trees… and laying them down on the road for their King (Jesus), to ride over as He came in on a donkey. (Matthew 21:1-11)