Good Friday

You may want to Increase your (main) audio output before playing clip, it's audible, just recorded at a low volume. Alice Cooper talks Jesus Christ. He's so right. Amen. 🕆  

Good Friday.

Christ’s arrest, trial, suffering, crucifixion, and death are recorded in all four Gospel accounts, with slightly varying chronologies and details. Having been betrayed by his disciple Judas Iscariot, Jesus is arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane and led away to be tried. First, the Jewish religious authorities examine him on the charge that he has disobeyed the traditions of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and made blasphemous claims about himself. They adjudge him guilty.  

Some theologians I've listened to posit that Good Friday actually occurred on a Thursday, which makes sense because that amount of time concurs with three full days and nights. Whether or not you want to believe this is up to you. What matters is accepting Jesus Christ as your Personal Savior. 

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16 

"Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes." - Romans 10:4 

Sunday

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Wednesday's Friday Morning Music Video; Happy Birthday...

...Alice! 78!  

"$1000 High Heel Shoes" by Alice Cooper, from 2021's Detroit Stories. 

You may want to Increase your (main) audio output before playing clip, it's audible, just recorded at a low volume. Alice Cooper talks Jesus Christ. 

"King Herod's Song" from 2018's "Jesus Christ Superstar!"

RS: "King Herod's Song" from 2018's "Jesus Christ Superstar !"

"I Just Wanna Be God" by Alice Cooper, from 2001's Dragontown. 

MORE ALICE!

Sunday

Romans 12:1-3; NLT. 

And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice — the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.  2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

3 Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. 

Sunday

Matthew 23:12; NLT: But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

Context Summary

Matthew 23:1–12 begins Jesus' condemnation of Israel's religious leaders, summarized with the phrase "the scribes and the Pharisees." He warns those listening not to follow their example, since they don't practice what they preach. Their words imply heavy burdens, but their actions don't reflect the same. They make no effort to help others fulfill those requirements. In fact, everything they do is for show: only to be seen and approved of by others. They make a great show of religious clothes and symbols, jockey for the seats of honor everywhere they go, and take enormous pride in their prestigious spiritual titles.

Sunday

I am a Christian. 

When I say that "I am a Christian," I am not shouting that "I am clean Living." I'm whispering "I was lost, but now I am found and forgiven." 

When I say that "I am a Christian," I don't speak of this with pride. I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say that "I am a Christian," I'm not trying to be strong. I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on. 

When I say that "I am a Christian," I'm not bragging of success. I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.

When I say that "I am a Christian," I'm not claiming to be perfect. My flaws are too visible, but God believes I am worth it.

When I say that "I am a Christian," I still feel the sting of pain. I have my share of heartache, so I call upon His name. 

When I say that "I am a Christian," I'm not holier than thou. I'm just a sinner who received God's good grace, through Jesus Christ, somehow. ✟

- slightly different than the poem by Carol Wimmer, 1988

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✟ How? By believing and knowing that all man's sins were forgiven by Jesus' Crucifixion, shedding of His blood, death and resurrection at Calvary. 

John 3:16; John 14:6  

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Wishing ALL a Blessed MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 

 

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

(Early risers post)

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! 

To All who find some reason to visit this blog once in a while, Thank You. May your Christmas be Blessed. 

Remember those separated from their loved ones - for whatever reasons - especially deployed U.S. Troops. Merry Christmas. May God watch over them and their families every single moment. God Bless You! 

For those experiencing this holiday alone, or for the first time without someone special in their lives, remember the good memories and hold onto them because those are the moments that matter.

Tuesday's Friday Morning Music Video

"Hark The Herald Angels Sing" performed by Ella Fitzgerald, from 1967's Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas .

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE DAY! 

Tuesday's Friday Morning Music Video

No music video this morn. You may want to Increase your (main) audio output before playing clip, it's audible, just recorded at a low volume. Alice Cooper talks Jesus Christ. 

Sunday

Are they wrong?

If so, leave a comment with details. Thanks! 

Video 1; Time: 1:43

Video 2; Time: 1:09

Video 3; Time: 1:54

Sunday

Random Acts of Kindness.

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“Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” - Acts 16:31. 

"May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all." 

- 2 Corinthians 13:14 

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Easter Monday.

The text at the link below appears to have been removed from the site, or maybe moved to a link contained in the page - I don't know why. The message excerpt below remains the same. It's the same I posted other Easter Mondays:

Christianity.com: What is Easter Monday and Why Do We Celebrate It?

Easter Monday may not be the first thing you think of when you remember the Easter calendar, but it highlights an important part of the Easter story: what happened after Jesus got out of the tomb?
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Easter Monday is a continuation of the joy of Easter Sunday. On Easter Monday, Christians celebrate that Jesus is alive, and therefore, we can find new life in Him. Easter Monday is celebrated differently in various parts of the world and within different denominations.
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What Follows Easter Monday?

When the resurrected Christ first appeared to the disciples, Thomas was not with them. The disciples told him what they saw, but Thomas said he would need to see Christ’s nail-pierced hands for himself to believe. A week later, Jesus revisited the disciples. This time, however, Thomas was with them. Jesus showed Thomas his scars, and he believed. Jesus said, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

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Easter Sunday

From Christian Bible Reference:

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Remember those who are alone, those for whatever reason, can't be with their loved ones. 

 

Remember those less fortunate. 

 

We all have reasons to be incredibly grateful for what we have. Pray. Give Thanks.

Happy Easter to all.

 

HE is RISEN!

Alice Cooper, "The truest words ever spoken."

You may want to Increase your (main) audio output before playing clip, it's audible, just recorded at a low volume. Alice Cooper talks Jesus Christ. He's so right. Amen. 🕆  

Holy Friday.

From Crossway.

We Are Barabbas

Pilate’s Ruling

Jesus became a substitute for us in a colossal way.

On Jesus’s final day on this earth he was arrested in a garden and taken for trial. It was a brief ordeal because there was no real evidence. There was no attorney with exhibit A or a last-minute witness to take the stand who would clinch the verdict. The three mock trials probably lasted a few minutes each. Jesus bounced from Pilate to Herod and then back to Pilate again.

It was in the final trial that Jesus was sentenced to death. It seems as if Pilate didn’t necessarily want to send Jesus to his death, but he bowed down to the pressure of the Jews (Matt. 27:22–24). As the Roman governor over Jerusalem, Pilate already had a difficult relationship with the Jewish population. He previously had remedied a budget shortage by pillaging the temple treasury for funds. The Jews were so angry that many rioted. The soldiers Pilate sent to stop the riot ended up beating many Jews to death. That will certainly make you an enemy of the people. At another point, the Jews were so exasperated with Pilate for decorating his palace with idols, they actually appealed to Caesar. The ruler was less than thrilled at the bickering and asked Pilate to remove the idols. Pilate was supposed to keep the Jews under control, but he just couldn’t seem to do it.

Now Pilate faced yet another potentially explosive issue: what to do with Jesus? Another riot would have been costly. With two strikes against him, a third one might put Pilate out of work and on the streets for good. The situation with Jesus came to a boiling point during the Passover. It was tradition that the Roman Empire would allow one convicted felon to go free, and the Jews could choose who this would be. Matthew 27:15–18 records this moment:

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted. And they had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” For he knew that it was out of envy that they had delivered him up.

Pilate might have said to himself, “Here’s my opportunity to simply let Jesus go free. We’ll put forward the worst prisoner, a murderer, and we’ll put forward Jesus. Surely they won’t let the other guy go free.” But they did. The chief priests and elders persuaded the crowd to release Barabbas. Pilate was so surprised, he asked them again a second time, “‘Which of the two do you want me to release for you?’ And they said, ‘Barabbas’” (Matt. 27:21). And so just to clarify, Pilate asked them one last time, “‘Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?’ They all said, ‘Let him be crucified!’ And he said, “Why? What evil has he done?’ But they shouted all the more, ‘Let him be crucified!’” (Matt. 27:22–23).

This whole scenario is surprising to say the least. Jesus had been accused of crimes that could not be proved. Then there was Barabbas who was basically a terrorist. The crowd chose a murderer over the one who brings the dead back to life. They chose evil over the one who loves perfectly. Pilate knew Jesus was innocent, but the crowds roared to free Barabbas and to crucify Jesus. And Pilate caved in to save his job.

Matthew 27:25

All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”

Sunday

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."  - John 14.6.