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easter 2023
Explore "easter 2023" with insightful episodes like "Greater Love For Everyone", "Everyday theology for everyday believers | with Ros Evans", "Easter Sunday | 2023", "Easter 2023 | Kevin Jamison" and "Easter #2 - PDF" from podcasts like ""Journey Christian Church New Orleans", "Gospel Spice | Christian faith, God's love & the Bible", "Journey Church Tampa - Sermon Audio Podcast", "Sojourn East" and "SermonChannel"" and more!
Episodes (20)
Everyday theology for everyday believers | with Ros Evans
Stephanie welcomes fellow Gospel Spice team member Ros Evans for an in-depth conversation about taking Easter throughout the whole year. Easter is the most significant event of the Christian calendar--indeed of the world! How do we carry the meaning of Easter into all the other seasons of life? Why do we need the transformational power of Easter for 365 days a year, not just in March or April each year? How can we keep Easter fresh and new, and prevent the old stale flavors of Easters past to creep up in our passion for Christ?
Ros has become an "everyday theologian," someone who is passionate to discover who God is and to enter ever more into deeper relationship with Him. But she was not always so. She shares her story of faith, from liturgical South African roots to vibrant American faith. She inspires us to never stop learning and growing, and role-models humble teachability. She explains how she used to think her faith was whole and full, only to discover there is so much more to fullness of life with Christ than she had ever dreamed to imagine. She chose to embrace the fullness of relationship with God over the last six years of her life, after a lifetime of real but lukewarm faith. She tells us how God met her, and how He is still today transforming her, by the power of His Spirit, into the person He created her to become. Ros invites us all to embrace our inner theologian and to dare to become more than we can imagine.
In the course of the conversation, Stephanie shares a couple of illustrations to help us understand what it means to have the fullness of the infinite Spirit of Christ in us. Join us today!
We invite you to check out the first episode of each of our series, and decide which one you will want to start with.
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Identity in the battle | Ephesians
https://www.podcastics.com/episode/74762/link/
Centering on Christ | The Tabernacle experience
https://www.podcastics.com/episode/94182/link/
Shades of Red | Against human oppression
https://www.podcastics.com/episode/115017/link/
God's glory, our delight
https://www.podcastics.com/episode/126051/link/
https://www.gospelspice.com/merch
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Easter Sunday | 2023
Pastor Michael preaches a message of Joy during our Easter Gathering to end what has been a landmark Holy Week for our church.
Easter 2023 | Kevin Jamison
Join us as Pastor Kevin delivers our Easter message, from John 11:1-44.
Easter #2 - PDF
Thinking He Was The Gardener
Easter #2 - Audio
Thinking He Was The Gardener
Easter 2023
Saint Michael's Church
Easter (Jacy Garcia)
Jacy Garcia -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOg5AAr_vo8
Easter | What did the Resurrection Do?
We celebrate Easter every year, but what did the resurrection actually accomplish? If we believe that its true, it means that we are redeemed from our sin and Jesus has secured out future. Because of his sacrifice and offering his power we can truly live, to live with hope. We study in Luke that after Jesus was crucified, the tomb was discovered empty. What an amazing fact, that the empty tomb has bought our eternity, the vacancy has bought our victory. We can have hope and life because of Jesus.
If you have questions about the resurrection and what it means to be redeemed, please reach out. We would love to connect with you and tell you about Jesus and the good news that we have because of him. You can always take the next step by visiting Burnthickory.com/next
The Resurrection: A Celebration that Demands a Response (Audio)
"The resurrection of Jesus moved the story of redemption from the heroic but tragic death of a martyr to proof that God accepted the sacrifice of Jesus on our behalf."
E90-Easter Sunday
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Easter 2023
Nathan Harrison teaches on April 9, 2023.
From Eden to Easter | Connecting history to glory
Welcome to our final and deepest Easter episode. Today, we are going deep! This episode is released on Good Friday and so its theme bridges history from Eden to Easter. You can also view the video of this episode on YOuTube at https://youtu.be/AN0Vkhnms_Q
You know the story. God created the world and everything in it. Including a man, for whom God created a beautiful garden. The man was to tend the garden and enjoy its luscious produce, amidst unbroken fellowship with God and with all the animals. But something was missing… This is not a story primarily about genders or human relationships. This is the Easter story. It is the origins story of our identity, and it is completely wrapped up in the identity of our King.
You have heard it said that Jesus is the second Adam. It is straight from several passages of the New Testament. And when we see the birth and core identity of Adam and Eve, we behold Jesus’ death. God caused Jesus to die. God created a bride for the man – God created a bride for Jesus. We are Eve. We are the bride. We have been taken from the heart of the Son of God. And, when Adam is brought to sleep to birth Eve, this is God drawing a stick figure to announce to us what He has already decided in the heavenly places before time was. He is announcing what will take place in future time but has been decided before Genesis 1:1. We have been taken out of the beating heart of Christ, our eternal Adam. The decision was made before the foundation of time. The stick figures were drawn by the Father in the garden, with Adam and Eve as the actors playing for us the scene that would truly take place later. And later came on the cross. It is the Easter story.
It means that our deepest identity is that we are Eve. We are the beating heart of Christ, the rib that was taken from Him through death. His beloved whom He calls bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh. There is nothing you can do to lose your identity in Christ, because you did nothing to earn it. It is the Easter story.
All the Pauline passages about the roles of Adam and Eve suddenly shine with new depth when you consider this. Indeed, Christ is the head of the church, and that is symbolized in the way Adam was first and gave life to Eve. Christ preexisted the church – He preexisted humanity as a whole. Easter is the actual event to which this passage points. On the cross Jesus was put to sleep, so that the church could be born. On the cross His side was pierced. That is where the bride came from.
The church has one name that echoes through the centuries as its most compelling identity. We are the body of Christ and the bride of Christ. Just like Eve is, literally, the body of Adam and the bride of Adam. When Jesus sees you, He sees the bone of his bones and the flesh of His flesh. He sees His bride, his beloved. Just like Adam knew that Eve had come from him, yet was different.
It took the death of the Son to birth the fullness of the new creation, the fullness of what it means to be Imago Dei. This indeed is the Easter story.
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SHADES OF RED is a new original series by GospelSpice Ministries. We ponder humanity as loved, created, fallen and, in Christ, redeemed.
SHADES OF RED brings you a simple theological perspective to understand the consequences of the curse of sin on humanity, followed by a practical approach to step up against the evils of our day, rooted in unity between man and woman. Weaving real-life Bible stories, this series will help you get informed, keep interceding, get involved, and keep influencing our generation. We will also occasionally welcome special guests who share our passion to fight against oppression in all its forms, for example through the fight against human trafficking, or through racial reconciliation, and more.
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Easter #1 - PDF
Getting Ready For Easter
Easter #1 - Audio
Getting Ready For Easter
Palm Sunday (David Maynard)
David Maynard -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl9tynyDu7c
Palm Sunday 2023 (Audio)
As we enter Holy Week we reflect on Jesus and his insurmountable love for us. Jesus marched into hell so we could have heaven. He took the desert so we could have garden, and He took the eternal thirst so you could have fountain of life.
References:
- "Even as Jesus' disciples fled from him in shame, he could cite Psalm while looking out from the cross at his mother. He could see in her an important part of his own personal story, a story that testified to the faithfulness and loving-kindness of God. In the moment of his greatest desolation, Jesus could see the invisible outline of God's mercy and presence there in the one from whom, in his human nature, he learned to trust a fathering, a nurturing God. The horror of the scene was not the whole story; the judgment of the Roman Empire was not the final word. He knew that since he was cradled in the arms of his mother." Russell More, https://www.russellmoore.com/2019/05/08/why-do-dying-men-call-for-mama/
- What People Actually Say Before They Die, by Michael Erard, January 16, 2019, The Atlantic
Palm Sunday 2023 (Video)
As we enter Holy Week we reflect on Jesus and his insurmountable love for us. Jesus marched into hell so we could have heaven. He took the desert so we could have garden, and He took the eternal thirst so you could have fountain of life.
References:
- "Even as Jesus' disciples fled from him in shame, he could cite Psalm while looking out from the cross at his mother. He could see in her an important part of his own personal story, a story that testified to the faithfulness and loving-kindness of God. In the moment of his greatest desolation, Jesus could see the invisible outline of God's mercy and presence there in the one from whom, in his human nature, he learned to trust a fathering, a nurturing God. The horror of the scene was not the whole story; the judgment of the Roman Empire was not the final word. He knew that since he was cradled in the arms of his mother." Russell More, https://www.russellmoore.com/2019/05/08/why-do-dying-men-call-for-mama/
- What People Actually Say Before They Die, by Michael Erard, January 16, 2019, The Atlantic
What does it mean that Jesus is our Bridegroom? | Gospel Spice Easter BONUS
Stephanie invites us to enter the last week of Jesus' earthly life. We will take a long, slow look at the events that precede the Cross and the Resurrection. On the menu here at Gospel Spice today, the first-century Jewish custom of betrothal! And, more specifically, how Jesus shouted loud and clear that He is the Bridegroom come the fetch His bride, the church... Matthew makes abundant use of non-spoken cultural clues to deliver this message clearly to his audience. But wait, we don't even really know what betrothal is anymore. And who knows what the ceremony entailed in first-century Israel? Well, you might actually know more than you think! It will remind you of many familiar passages taught by Jesus... who knew we knew so much!?! 🙂
Stephanie opens the first-century Jewish custom of betrothal to our 21st century western minds. We focus on the betrothal ceremony's elements--the proposal, the bride-price, and the drinking of the cup as covenantal agreement. We follow the bride-to-be as she took up to twelve months to prepare and adorn herself in every way--physical, and spiritual. We follow the groom-to-be in his various endeavors to prepare their future life together. And then, the big day finally came--the wedding celebration could start! Jesus drew one parallel after another to help us understand He is the Groom come for His bride, the church universal. Find out what 2,000 years of western history made us forget!
This episode is a bonus episode to accompany Episode 195 which aired jsut previously. Make sure to listen! If you enjoyed this episode, you may appreciate Season 1 of Gospel Spice which aired in 2019 and 2020. Check out episodes 1 to 50!
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- a complete Bible Study requires an average of 500 man-hours.
- a workbook for a series requires almost 100 man-hours.
MORE ABOUT PARTNERING WITH US FINANCIALLY:
Gospel Spice Ministries is a non-profit organization registered under the tax-exempt 501c3 status.
Our goal is to provide in-depth, high-quality, free Bible resources for all. They are free, but expensive to create! We need your financial support to keep producing and distributing them. Please pay Gospel Spice forward today! For example, a podcast episode takes close to 10 hours of work (and we release 2 each week). They come to you completely free, but we would truly love your support.
We want the money to go to those who really need it. Once our operating costs are paid, 100% of your donation is redistributed to our partners who fight human trafficking. Each year, we aim to give as much as we can. For example, Stephanie works more than full time for Gospel Spice, entirely for free. All board members and volunteers are donating time. We limit our operational expenses to the bare minimum.
Your pay-it-forward donations are tax-deductible under IRS Section 170.
We want to be the best possible stewards of your financial support. Thank you!
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Taste the fullness of Easter afresh | Gospel Spice Easter
We invite you to consider Easter under a fresh light, a slightly different angle, maybe with a sprinkle of unexpected spices. Our goal today is to know Jesus more – because that is the essence of Easter. One of the best ways to experience Scripture afresh is to connect the Old and the New testaments, so today is about creating a sense of wonder and astonishment at the very event of Easter. We are entering the banquet that Joseph gave his brothers in Genesis 42-45 as the gateway to experience the Last Supper in the Upper Room – Jesus’ last meal with His disciples, and the instruction of the Communion. We will also study another key event that links the two and is linked to each of them, namely PASSOVER – that will be instituted by God through Moses as they leave Egypt.
You can also view the video of this lesson on YouTube at https://youtu.be/94zE3huzJiw
SUPER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! WE WOULD LOVE TO FEATURE YOU ON GOSPEL SPICE! For our 200th episode, Stephanie will compile a handful of stories from our beloved listeners. How has the Lord met you recently, and has Gospel Spice played a role? Email us at contact@gospelspice.com today to apply! Deadline is March 25, 2023. Thank you!
About our episode today... Joseph’s banquet represents the entry to Egypt, the escape from famine and death. It is a family reunion and a hopeful new start for the young Jewish nation that is summed up in the 70 family members.
The last supper, taking place in the upper room on the night that Jesus was betrayed, the last night before he was killed, is a symbol of spiritual freedom. Just like Moses liberated the Jews from the physical oppression of the Egyptians, Jesus will liberate all who believe in Him from the spiritual oppression of sin and death. So Jesus is like Joseph in the sense that he provides escape from famine and death, and like Moses in the sense that he provides liberation from sin and death.
The last supper is a mix of two primary events, and it is also where Jesus gives us the sacrament of communion, or the Lord’s supper. Every Jew would celebrate Passover on that night, ever since they entered the Promised Land 1500 years earlier. This particular last supper is the last Passover, really, because the true Lamb of God has finally come to do what the Passover has been pointing to all these years. So today we are connecting Joseph’s banquet to the last supper with occasional connections with Passover because Passover and last supper are intricately linked in places. We will look at the central role of Egypt, the freedom from slavery, the preparations being made around these two feasts, the guests who attend, the atmosphere around the events, the revelations made, the restoration of relationships, and the entry into a glorious future, and even the promise of hardships. We will ponder the role of cups and promises, access to Kingdoms, and the reversals of true intimacy. We will end with the glorious feast of the Lamb that awaits every one of us as followers of Christ. Happy Easter!
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