PASTOR’S COLUMN   44 “Then He said, “When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses  and the prophets and in the  Psalms must be fulfilled.”  45  Then He opened their minds to understanding  the Scripture. 46 And He said, “Yes, it was written long ago  that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day. 47   It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of His name to all the

PASTOR’S COLUMN             23 “ And when God counted him as righteous. It wasn’t just for Abraham’s benefit. It was recorded 24   for our benefit too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe  in Him, the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. 25 He was handed over to die because of our sins, and He was raised to life to make us right with God.” Romans  4:22-25, NLT                                                                        ...

PASTOR’S COLUMN​   11 “Mary was standing outside the tomb crying, and as she wept, she stooped and looked in.   12  She saw two white-robed angels, one sitting at the head and the other at the foot of the place where the body of Jesus had been lying.   13  “Dear woman, why are you crying?” the angels asked her. “Because they have taken away my Lord.” She replied, “and I don’t know where they have put Him.” 14  She turned to leave and saw someone there. It was Jesus, but sh