Why Faithful Attendance Matters in Worship Assemblies
The Pew Research Center revealed that one-third of U.S. adults say they attend religious services in person at least once a month, including 25% who report going at least once a week. Far more Americans (67%) say they attend religious services in person a few times a year or less often. This includes about half […]
Triumphal Entry
Yearly, Passion Week arrives marking the (Jewish) calendar date of the week Jesus goes to the cross and is resurrected three days later. The beginning of this is marked by His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Mark 11:7-10 reads, “And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on […]
Christ Crucified
The gospel (Christ crucified for our sins, buried, and raised the third day, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4) was said by Paul to be a stumbling block to the Jew and foolishness to the Greek (1 Corinthians 1:23). The Jews sought after signs (1 Corinthians 1:22). The gospel accounts of Jesus’ personal ministry show this trait of theirs, […]