It’s All About Jesus In the Old and New

September 8, 2024 • Pastor Ron Brav

The Entire Bible Points to Jesus – Even though this book has 66 books written within it, o  written by 40 different authors, in three different languages, over about 1,500 years, it is one story. It is God’s plan to redeem sinful man to Himself right from the very beginning. Luke 24:24-32 NAS95 “24 “Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but Him they did not see.” 25 And He said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! 26 “Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?” 27 Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures. 28 And they approached the village where they were going, and He acted as though He were going farther. 29 But they urged Him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day is now nearly over.” So He went in to stay with them. 30 When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight. 32 They said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?””

Love and Truth – Who Are The Blessed? Part - 2 - Matt. 5:7-12

September 1, 2024 • Pastor Ron Brav • Matthew 5:7–12

Love and Truth - Who Are The Blessed

August 11, 2024 • Matthew 5:1–12

Blessed, happy, are the spiritually humble, the sorrowful, the patient, the long-suffering, those spiritually hungry for righteousness, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peace makers and maintainers, and those who are persecuted for doing right and for Christ’s sake. This is the exact opposite of the world’s standards. In these verses, Jesus reveals a model for how Christians are to live their lives and in so doing receive spiritual prosperity, filling their lives with joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation. This is all despite how the world interprets a Christian’s outward conditions. Because of this worldly view, the Beatitudes are all too often misunderstood to suggest that Christ is advocating that Christians should live in unfortunate and depressed situations if they are to be blessed in heaven. On the contrary! Jesus goes on to say in the following verses that Christians are to be the salt of the earth and directs them to let their light shine before all men. In other words, Jesus is teaching that if we live as servants with humble and right hearts, we will be richly blessed here on earth as well as in heaven. Jesus wants to bless Christians so that unbelievers are drawn to them, and consequently the unbeliever can be led to salvation in Christ. Halley's handbook