Great Guarantees

In the Resurrection, God has given us three great guarantees. The Resurrection guarantees the Saviour. When the critics of Christ called for some proof of His deity, He told them there would be but one […]

Today, in Paradise

There were three crosses on Calvary’s hill. Jesus died on the center cross with a thief on either side. Two who died that day were completely guilty. One was completely innocent. Two died there paying […]

The Crown of Thorns

Angels must have marveled at the cruelty of man when the Son of God was prepared for crucifixion. The One whom heaven praised was rejected, humiliated, and mocked by Pilate’s soldiers. As a part of […]

Pilate’s Question

Proud Pilate asked a question that has echoed through the centuries. It reveals the agony of indecision on life’s greatest question. It is a personal question. “What shall I do with Jesus, who is called […]

The Last Passover

The Children of Israel had been observing the passover since the day of their deliverance from slavery in Egypt. The record of the first passover is given in Exodus 12. Through the centuries, the choicest […]

Communion

Following the last passover, Jesus instituted the first Communion service. It is important to remember that salvation is not gained through taking Communion. This Christian experience is the celebration of sins forgiven through the death […]

The Silent Saviour

Isaiah had prophesied the silence of Jesus before His accusers: He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: “he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a […]

The Crowds at The Cross

When George Nixon Briggs was governor of Massachusetts, three of his friends visited the Holy Land. While there, they climbed Golgotha’s slope and cut from the summit a small stick to be used as a […]

Pilate Before Christ

The world speaks of Christ standing before Pilate for judgment. There is a sense in which that was true. But in a greater dimension, Pilate stood before Christ. Rank must be considered. On that day, […]

The Open Door

One Sunday morning in 1856, a congregation of well-dressed people had been ushered to their rented pews in Chicago’s Plymouth Congregational Church. Suddenly there was a commotion near the door. Many turned and looked. Something […]

Fruit Bearing

An apple tree bears apples. But the process is not complete until that apple falls and allows its seeds to penetrate the earth, finally producing another apple tree. So the final fruit of any apple […]

The Lost Sheep

In his book, “Addresses On Luke,” Dr. H. A. Ironside shared an experience from a visit to a sheep ranch. He wrote: “Years ago I was staying with friends who had a great sheep ranch, […]