Resurrection Morning: “He Interpreted to Them in All the Scriptures the Things Concerning Himself”

April 2, 2018September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchEaster, Emmaus, Isaiah 53, Luke 24, resurrection

Readings: Psalm 118:22; Isaiah 53:10-12; Luke 24:25-27, 44-47 (text) April 1, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved Congregation: In our text, Jesus is not like the typical street preacher who stands in a street corner with a sign saying, “Repent, for Jesus is Coming with a Vengeance!” Rather, he came alongside two disciples and walked with them for seven miles along a hot and dusty desert road. While he walked with them on the road to Emmaus for two to three hours, Jesus patiently explained God’s eternal salvation…

The Case for Christ: From Atheism to Christianity

March 31, 2018September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchCase for Christ, crucifixion, Easter, Journal of the American Medical Association, Lee Strobel, mass hysteria theory, resurrection, stolen body theory, swoon theory, wrong tomb theory

March 30, 2018 • Download this article (PDF) In The Case for Christ, a DVD movie released recently, former award-winning Chicago Tribune journalist Lee Strobel tells of how he turned away from atheism to the Christian faith through his research to debunk the resurrection of Christ. His colleague at the Tribune told him that the resurrection is Christianity’s central doctrine. If he can prove that the resurrection is a myth, “the whole house of cards falls.” What happened to him in his investigation is the work of God himself. Here…