THE VICTORY OF GETHSEMANE (1 OF 4)
by Brad Whitt
Scripture: Luke 22:39-47
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Title: The Victory of Gethsemane (1 of 4)
Series: Risen-From the Upper Room to the Empty Tomb
Author: Brad Whitt
Text: Luke 22:39-47
Introduction: Take your Bibles this morning and turn with me to the 22nd chapter of Luke's gospel. This morning, we are beginning what I believe could very well be one of the most important, significant, and impactful series of studies I've preached in my nearly 12 years as your pastor.
Three weeks from today we will gather for worship as a church family at the Columbia County Performing Arts Center to celebrate the most important, significant, and impactful event in history - the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
Quote: I love what Colin Smith said - "The message of Easter is not just that Jesus is alive, it is so much more. The message of Easter is that Jesus has RISEN!"
That's why, this morning, I want us to begin a four-part series of messages on what led up to, and what happened on, that first Easter Sunday morning that I'm entitling, "Risen: From the Upper Room to the Empty Tomb."
Quote: Lee Strobel, the former atheist and Chicago Tribune investigative journalist who became a Christian as a result of his attempt to research and disprove the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, said - "I didn't become a Christian because God promised I'd have an even happier life than I had as an atheist. Rather, I became a Christian because the evidence was so compelling. Jesus really is the one-and-only Son of God who proved His divinity by rising from the dead."
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If you were to go with me on one of my trips to the Holy Land, one of the places we'd go is to the Mount of Olives. It's a little mountain - a limestone ridge, really, that's about a mile long - just east of the old city of Jerusalem. It sits about 300 feet above that ancient city, and 2700' above sea level.
And if you were to go with me, one of the things that we'd probably do is get off the bus at the top of that mountain, take a few pics ...
Series: Risen-From the Upper Room to the Empty Tomb
Author: Brad Whitt
Text: Luke 22:39-47
Introduction: Take your Bibles this morning and turn with me to the 22nd chapter of Luke's gospel. This morning, we are beginning what I believe could very well be one of the most important, significant, and impactful series of studies I've preached in my nearly 12 years as your pastor.
Three weeks from today we will gather for worship as a church family at the Columbia County Performing Arts Center to celebrate the most important, significant, and impactful event in history - the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
Quote: I love what Colin Smith said - "The message of Easter is not just that Jesus is alive, it is so much more. The message of Easter is that Jesus has RISEN!"
That's why, this morning, I want us to begin a four-part series of messages on what led up to, and what happened on, that first Easter Sunday morning that I'm entitling, "Risen: From the Upper Room to the Empty Tomb."
Quote: Lee Strobel, the former atheist and Chicago Tribune investigative journalist who became a Christian as a result of his attempt to research and disprove the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, said - "I didn't become a Christian because God promised I'd have an even happier life than I had as an atheist. Rather, I became a Christian because the evidence was so compelling. Jesus really is the one-and-only Son of God who proved His divinity by rising from the dead."
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If you were to go with me on one of my trips to the Holy Land, one of the places we'd go is to the Mount of Olives. It's a little mountain - a limestone ridge, really, that's about a mile long - just east of the old city of Jerusalem. It sits about 300 feet above that ancient city, and 2700' above sea level.
And if you were to go with me, one of the things that we'd probably do is get off the bus at the top of that mountain, take a few pics ...
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