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Saturday, April 15, 2006

Question of the night: Are you too sinful to be saved by JESUS?

 

Easter tommorow!

Hey, do you know who is Barabbas? (SEE MATT 27: 11-16)

It is one of the most moving gem in the Bible about GRACE that God paints in the Bible...

I want to preach on this again for this text excites me! I wrote a version of this back in 2002 and I quote from my website in part:

(See http://teamtruth.com/sermon/ser_whotookthecross.htm)

Even as Jesus was going to die, even in the moment in history when such a somewhat bitter painful moment was going on, God worked out this scene that showed two people caught in the middle of it all: Jesus Christ and the prisoner name Barabbas.

Barabbas.  It's interesting to note that his name meant "son of father".  Normally, that name was given to the sons of priests.  That's what some scholars believe Barabbas was.  But somewhere along Barabbas life, he strayed.  He became a murderer.  Elsewhere in the Bible, Barabbas was mentioned as an insurrectionist.  In other words, Barabbas was a terrorist! 

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We also know that

As a custom, the Roman governor would release one prisoner of the Jew during the festival by what the crowds wanted to be freed

And guess who was free the year Jesus died? Pilate, the governor rather have Jesus freed but the crowd so hated Jesus that they rather free Barrabbas; To think of a regular man dying for a crime he didn't commit is outrageous; Even more outrageous is JESUS who HAS NEVER SIN...

Yet he died instead of Barrabbas; Barrabbas life was spared. Jesus ultimately DIED for YOUR SINS. SO THAT YOU WOULD BE SPARED.

HIS GRACE IS ENOUGH FOR YOU NO MATTER HOW SINFUL YOU ARE

WILL YOU SEEK CHRIST FOR FORGIVENESS AND A NEW LIFE?

(See http://teamtruth.com/sermon/ser_whotookthecross.htm)

The richness of HIS LOVE ILLUSTRATED!

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Hey Jimmy!  Thanks for the inspiration!  My spring break was great!  Nick, my boyfriend of 2 years and 3 months, gave me another promise ring.  The other two he got me both cracked, they were sterling silver.  It's beautiful!  It's a white gold band with 3 diamonds that represent the past, present and future.  I'm going to get him another promise(his too cracked) ring, just a normal band and on the inside will have the engravement" I Promise".  I hope he'll like it.  He took me to a beach for my birthday and that's when he gave me my ring.  I don't remember if I posted this, but I'm the preschool teacher for my church, Living Hope, via Cinetopia.  Maybe you don't this either.  My church, Living Hope Church, is opening up five new campuses on Easter.  Four are in theaters.  I volunteer at Cinetopia, and that's where we do our services.  bye bye.

Your sister in Christ,
Jennifer

Posted 4/15/2006 4:37 PM by christianbowleringal - reply

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Wow, Jimmy. That was very interesting on Barabbas.

Happy Easter.

 Isn't it wonderful to know that

THE SAME POWER THAT ROSE CHRIST FROM THE DEAD

 is ALIVE and working in us?

(((((( GRANDMA HUGS ))))))

Lori

Posted 4/15/2006 4:49 PM by JamensGrandma - reply

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The Word of God declares that God's LOVE covers a multitude of sins . . . there can never be too many if we come to Him sincerely. RYC ~ We must not stop at seeing Jesus from only the front of the cross . . .but, we must look at His BACK . . . He received those stripes for our healing. It's a TODAY thing . . . Salvation is Number One...but He wants to give us alot more. Have a blessed Resurrection Day, Jimmy. Will you be seeing Nancy? 
Posted 4/15/2006 4:50 PM by RaZeHeLL Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - reply

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hey great post!

Happy Easter

Posted 4/15/2006 5:14 PM by Crispy87B - reply

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Hope that your Easter is a worshipful time of adoration of our Risen Saviour! Thanks for the good post . . . good things to help us focus on just what HE did for us.

Posted 4/15/2006 5:18 PM by JusticeMom Xanga True Member Xanga Premium Member - reply

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I am way too much a sinner to be saved. That's why grace is needed. That's why I need to be on my knees asking and pleading for it, then in honor and thankfulness for what mercy is given to get off my knees and go and do what the master bids. Salvation is by grace - sin brings death. blood makes all the difference, if we accept it...
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Good post!!

Posted 4/15/2006 6:14 PM by Desert_Rose84 - reply

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yeah, Jesus even died for barabbas' sins as well. Thank God for mercy and grace =D   oh, and it's final, i will be a Bruin
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Hey Happy Easter Devildog OOOORAH!

LATER

SEMPER FI

Posted 4/15/2006 8:03 PM by randommarine - reply

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Here's something really interesting. and I'm sure ALL OF YOU should consider reading it.

Don't be skeptical, it's not that hard to do. I am personally tired of seeing gas prices go up 10 cents a week.




long, but worth the read

GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work

This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola
executive It came from one of his engineer buddies
who retired from Halliburton. It's worth your
consideration.

Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit
close to $ 4.00 a gallon by next summer and it might
go higher!! Want gasoline prices to come down? We
need to take some intelligent, united action.

Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea. This makes
MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas on a certain
day" campaign that was going around last April or May!
The oil companies just laughed at that because they
knew we wouldn't continue to "hurt" ourselves by
refusing to buy gas. It was more of an inconvenience
to us than it was a problem for them. BUT, whoever
thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can
really work. Please read on and join with us!

By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at
about $1.50 is super cheap. Me too! It is currently
$2.79 for regular unleaded in my town. Now that the
oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us
to think that the cost of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at
$1.50 - $1.75, we need to take aggressive action to
teach them that BUYERS control the marketplace..not
sellers. With the price of gasoline going up more each
day, we consumers need to take action. The only way we
are going to see the price of gas come down is if we
hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their
gas! And, we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves.
How?

Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop
buying gas. But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if
we all act together to force a price war.

Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T
purchase ANY gasoline from the two biggest companies
(which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. If they are not
selling any gas, they will be inclined to reduce their
prices. If they reduce their prices, the other
companies will have to follow suit. But to have an
impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon
and Mobil gas buyers. It's really simple to do! Now,
don't wimp out on me at this point...keep reading and
I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of
people!!

I am sending this note to 30 people. If each of us
send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300) ... and
those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 =
3,000)...and so on, by the time the message reaches
the sixth group of people, we will have reached over
THREE MILLION consumers.

If those three million get excited and pass this on to
ten friends each, then 30 million people will have
been contacted! If it goes one level further, you
guessed it..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!

Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people.
That's all!
(If you don't understand how we can reach 300 million
and all you have to do is send this to 10 people....
Well, let's face it, you just aren't a mathematician.
But I am so trust me on this one.)

How long would all that take? If each of us sends

this
e-mail out to ten more people within one day of
receipt, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be
contacted within the next 8 days!!! I'll bet you
didn't think you and I had that much potential, did
you! Acting together we can make a difference.

If this makes sense to you, please pass this message
on. I suggest that we not buy from EXXON/MOBIL UNTIL
THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP
THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK

Please Foward on and Re-Post! Can't hurt to try
Posted 4/15/2006 8:09 PM by KageOokami - reply

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  Sorry.  Anyways about the post, that's a good post, because yeah sometimes I do feel that way or if you're already a Christian it seems like you've been going nowhere forever.  You know? It would be REALLY REALLY REALLY bizarre (to the point where I would think the world is ending) when Osama Bin Laden decides to become a Christian.  *shrugs*.  Have a good Easter Jimmy...everyone.
Posted 4/15/2006 8:12 PM by KageOokami - reply

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Happy Easter.
Posted 4/16/2006 2:21 AM by PilgrimOfTruth - reply

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2 indosessions
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mmm, barrabas, terrorist, thats eye opening.

the Bible has ALL the bases covered.
Posted 4/16/2006 7:53 AM by napalmkamikaze - reply

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Used to think I was. When I started talking with my pastor, I used to have what I termed the sin of the week, the sin that I was sure God couldn't forgive. He always found a Biblical example of the sin, and pointed out that Jesus could forgive it, and later, after I got saved, that pride made me believe that there was a sin God couldn't forgive.

Heather

Posted 4/16/2006 10:52 AM by wondering04 Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - reply

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Hi JImmy, my Easter was fantastic. Peter and I went to a church retreat and spoke there. It was incredible, and the best Eater we've had since coming to thailand. There were 25 people baptised on Easter morning at 5:30 a.m. Wow, what a way to start the day!
Posted 4/16/2006 2:13 PM by doorathea - reply

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Happy Easter : D
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Praise GOD! What a Saviour we have!
Posted 4/17/2006 8:31 PM by daziehaze - reply


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