"It Is Finished"

Devotion Apr 17

By: Pastor Dennis

John 19:30

 “When He had received the drink, Jesus said ‘It is finished,’ With that, He bowed His head and gave up His Spirit.”

I often think of Jesus during His tenure among us as walking around with a list of all the prophesies which had to be completed for His plan to be accomplished. Then, once all were completed, He could return to His throne and bless us with the Holy Spirit. He often made the comment during His time on earth that “My

Focusing Our Faith On Jesus

             By: Pastor Dennis

Luke 19:37 “When He came to the place where the road goes down to the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen;”

The crowd gathered to greet Jesus that day was there because they had seen what He can do. They had witnessed His many miracles and they had heard His Words of comfort and grace which He displayed in His every action. Th

Fully God and Fully Human

Mark 15:34 “And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?’ (which means ‘My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me??’).

 We must remember, even though we cannot begin to comprehend, the two-part existence of Jesus as being fully God and fully human. For, as such He experienced all of the physical and emotional characteristics of a human as well as the wisdom and logic of God (the ultimate being). While Jesus hung painfully on

It Is Finished

John 19:28 “Later, knowing that everything now had been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said ‘I thirst.’”

As Jesus hung in agony on the cross, the last few prophesies from the Old Testament regarding the Suffering Servant were fulfilled. Everything He had come to earth to accomplish was completed. When this one last act of purchasing our redemption was complete, nothing more was needed and He surrendered Himself to death.

What We should Know

Jesus

Behold, Your Mother

John 19:27 “….and to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.”

As He hung, dying on the cross, Jesus entrusted the care of His mother to John. Jesus displayed amazing trust and faith in John as a dedicated disciple so much so that He charged him to care for His mother. He spoke directly to Mary in vs. 26 declaring John to be her son and likewise to John in vs. 27 declaring Mary to be his mother. What an honor that was fo

Jesus, Remember Me

Luke 23:42,43 “42. Then he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.’ Jesus answered him, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in paradise.’”

As Jesus hung on the cross with two other prisoners (one on either side of Him), one of the prisoners rebuked Him and challenged His lordship. The other asked that He remember him when He (Jesus) comes into His kingdom. Jesus assured him that TODAY you will be with Me in Paradise.

What We Should Know

The thief

Father Forgive Them

Luke 23:34 “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.”

Jesus had been beaten and whipped and punched and mocked. He had a crown of thorns jammed onto His head. His robe was ripped off of His bleeding back and He had to carry His instrument of death (the cross). His wrists are tied to the cross and the nails are pounded into His forearms and the spike goes through His feet. The Roman centurions disrespectfully drop the cross into its place with a painful thud. 

Wha

New Testament

Luke 9:28-31 “28. About eight days after Jesus said this, He took Peter, John and James with Him and went onto a mountain to pray. 29.  As He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became as bright as a flash of lightening. 30. Two men, Moses and Elijah appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. 31. They spoke about His departure, which He was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem."

I have a friend whose grandmother was of the Jewish

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Can The Blind Lead The Blind?

Luke 6:39 “…. “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they both not fall into a pit?”

During the American Revolution, rogue preachers began holding camp meetings where all forms of theologies were being taught by uneducated preachers. As a consequence many people were misled into committing themselves and their money into non-denominational ministries with no solid biblical foundations. John Wesley, along with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke established the first seminaries in

Blessed Are The Poor

Luke 6:20 and 24 “20. Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 24. But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.”

When I read the sermon on the mount,  I am reminded of the churches we support in Cuba. They lack many of the essentials we depend on such as running water, dependable electricity, basic food items including staples such as bread and meat. They do not have air conditioning and they depend on camp stoves to cook t

One Body

I Cor 10:16,17 “16. Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread we break a participation in the body of Christ? 17. Because there is one loaf, we, who are many are one body, for we all share the one loaf.” 

It is amazing the number of theological variations which exist among the many different Christian denominations in our country. The arrays of disagreements among Christian churches and the resultin

Spiritual Gifts

I Cor 12:18-20 “But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as He wanted them to be. 19. If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20. As it is there are many parts, but one body.”

In this Scripture (vs. 12-27), Paul has compared the makeup of the Church to that of the human body and he makes it abundantly clear that each one of us has a unique gift to offer toward its health and growth. There was a man in the church where I grew up

The One Isaiah Foretold

Luke 4:16 “He went to Nazareth, where He had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day He went into the Synagogue, as was His custom.”

As Jesus read the scroll from Isaiah, He declared His place as the one Isaiah foretold. As He continued, He shared the inabilities of the prophet Elijah to heal many in Israel of leprosy which angered the people to the point that they drove Him out of the Temple and to a cliff to shove Him to His death. But, verse 30 says “He walked right thr

Jesus Within Us

John 2:11 “What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which He revealed His glory; and His disciples believed Him.”

In the wake of Epiphany, Jesus’s reign has just begun. He has performed the first of His miracles in Cana and the word of His lordship is beginning to travel as more and more become believers. He is one-on- one with the people; meeting them in the streets or where ever they gathered. 

What We Should Know

Before His coming in the f