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Mark D. Roberts
God’s Resurrection Power for Us!
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Mark D. Roberts
READ Ephesians 1:19-23 I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 1:19-20 Christ is risen! He…
The Seven Last Words of Christ for Holy Week: The Seventh Word
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Mark D. Roberts
READ Luke 23:44-56 “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands.” Luke 23:46 Two of the last seven “words” of Jesus were quotations from the Psalms. Earlier Jesus had used Psalm 22, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” to express his anguish. Later he borrowed from Psalm 31, which comes to us…
The Seven Last Words of Christ for Holy Week: The Sixth Word
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Mark D. Roberts
READ John 19:19-30 “It is finished.” John 19:30 I never saw a more difficult film to watch than Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. For most of that movie, I wanted to avert my eyes. It was horrible to watch even a cinematic version of a crucifixion. And it was beyond comprehension to think…
The Trauma of Changing Church Music: An Ironic Story
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Mark D. Roberts
As I mentioned a couple of posts ago, many people are traumatized by the changing of music in church. I am one of those people. I must confess that I am bugged when I’m singing a familiar hymn, one I memorized in my youth, and all of a sudden everybody else is singing different lyrics.…
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