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My Hope Sunday, Why Did Jesus Have To Die?, Easter Celebration (Pastoral Emphasis for 3/18)

Today was our My Hope Sunday.  We had several guests that joined us for worship.  Sis. Karen Gray shared her testimony about her struggle to help her son dealing with mental health issues.  As much as she wants to remove all the pain and struggle from her son, she realized that she could not do but has to trust and depend on Jesus.

I preached on the topic "Why Did Jesus Have To Die?" from Leviticus 17:11.  Life is in the blood.  It is the blood of the sacrifice that gives life to the spirit of man.  It is the blood that makes atonement (to be at one or harmony) with God possible.  Why did Jesus have to die?  God is holy and cannot let sin go unpunished.  But God so loved the world that He sent His one and only Son to be the perfect sacrifice to bear the sins of those who trust in Him.  Jesus shed His perfect, innocent blood so that sinners can be forgiven and brought into a right relationship with God.  Jesus had to die because He is the only one who could pay the penalty for our sins.  Jesus is the only one who could make atonement for our souls.  Jesus is the only one who can reconcile us back to God.


Everyone is invited to join us for our Easter Celebration:
  • Good Friday Service, 3/30, 6:30-7:30pm 
  • Egg Hunt, 3/31, at 2pm 
  • Easter Program, 3/31, at 3pm 
  • Sunrise Easter Service, 4/1 at 6am

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