1 Corinthians 15:56-57

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

From Background Notes [BN] for April 4th & 5th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

Is Easter simply about surviving death as an immortal soul gone to heaven? Did Jesus come in order that we might be reminded that there is life after death?

John 11:25-26

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

From Background Notes [BN] for March 28th & 29th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

Then there is the arrival of Jesus in each generation since his ascension. He continues to come to us, even now.

John 11:21

“Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

From Background Notes [BN] for March 28th & 29th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

By telling the story of Jesus’ delay before his arrival in Bethany, the writer of John 11 offers a rich imaginative text for future Christians to make sense out of their own futures, and also a way to handle what became for them the problem of Jesus’ delayed coming again.

John 6:68-69

"Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God".

From Background Notes [BN] for March 28th & 29th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

The lesson for us is clear. With Jesus we can have the sort of relationship that can be found nowhere else. When the words “believe” or “trust” or “faith” appear in the biblical text...

John 21:16

Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”

From Background Notes [BN] for March 21st& 22nd written by Pastor Bob Brown:

What do you love? In his book Desiring the Kingdom, Jamie Smith offers an alternative form of human nature than the common belief that to be human is to be “a thinking thing” (apologies to Descartes!). He tells us that...

Romans 8:28

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

 

Deuteronomy 7:9

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.