By Pastor Glenn Pease Doctor Martin von Butchell was a London dentist who lost his wife in 1775, and was reluctant to part with her. There was no law against it, so he had her embalmed, and kept her in a glass case in his home. He introduced visitors to her as my dear departed. Word spread of this spectacle,…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Is there a man alive whose wife has never said, "You should have listened to me?" The pages of history are red with the blood of men who should have listened to their wives. Calpurnia pleaded with Caesar on that fatal Ides of March not to leave the house. She had a restless night,…

There are some many voices in our world today. Every voice carries with it a different opinion or belief. It's hard to know which voice holds the truth. Today, as we unpack the conversation between Jesus and Pontius Pilate, we find out that Christ alone holds the voice of truth.

Introduction Last week we talked about three trials. We talked about the mock trial of Jesus before Annas and the Jewish leaders. The second trial was that of the Jewish nation before Jesus. The third was the trial of Peter and John in the courtyard before the people. All parties were found guilty as…

Isaiah would depict in such a detailed way what our Savior would go through. The prophets would be looking ahead to a promised Messiah as they declared the Promised One… Tonight we remember. This is not a service of celebration, rather it is for contemplation, reflection, and remembering what our sin…

Scripture Reading 1 Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, reached a decision. They bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate. 2 “Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate. “Yes, it is as you say,” Jesus replied.…

Reading: Jn 18.36-40 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say…

Jesus was tried without charges - passed to Pilate by the Jews. Flogged. Then crucified. Why? What happened to the truth in all of this?

1. Trust Jesus for the misery of His cross (John 19:1-6). 2. Trust Jesus for the miracles of His cross (John 19:23-24). 3. Trust Jesus for the mercy of His cross (Luke 23:32-43). 4. Trust Jesus for the mission of His cross (John 19:28-30).

Matthew 27:11-26 "Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, 'Are You the King of the Jews?' And Jesus said to him, 'It is as you say.' [12] And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He made no answer. [13] Then Pilate said to Him, 'Do You not…

lu22 63-23: 63 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him . 64 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? 65 And many other things blasphemously spake they against him. 66 And as soon as it was day, the elders…

Human government was first instituted by God in Genesis 9:6 . Coming out of the Ark, God instructed Noah that humans were given authority to carry out His purpose among all humans. However, when leaders serve themselves or only part of their constituents, Politics goes bad. Peer pressure is not only…

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Pastor Wells answers why evil voices are prevailing in our society and give us two simple actions to make a difference in the world!

Sermon HMP Durham, 23/11/03. My story. Here training to be a vicar. Wasn’t choosing a career. Felt God calling me to do that. Ask me afterwards. I really didn’t want the hassle. People laugh at me, hard work, earn more money doing something else. Got to know God better. He’s right when we’re wrong. Ryan…

Jesus is the reason we celebrate Easter.

What was Jesus thinking about when going through the agony of the scourging and crucifixion?

John 18-19 What is truth? A twelve year old boy was an important witness in a lawsuit. One lawyer, who was cross-examining him, said, "Your father has been telling you how to testify, hasn’t he?" "Yes," said the boy. "Now just tell us how your father told you to testify," the lawyer remarked. "Well,"…

Today is Christ the King Sunday and the last Sunday of the current church year. I just thought I’d share what I think is some interesting information, and that is that this holy day has only been around in widespread form since 1969 when many denominations around our nation adopted the Revised Common…

Most Jews would have considered the Galileans who were slaughtered at the Temple, martyrs. Why does Jesus call them sinners?

Not Much About Palm Sunday Today That’s because it puts things out of sequence for the preaching points I have been sharing with you from the Gospel of John since February 13. I began at the end of the Seder meal that was Jesus’ last supper. To start, we looked at the new commandment that Jesus gave…