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Sunday, December 24, 2024 Holland Gospel Chapel Holland, MI

Pastor Marc Sharp preaches on the resurrection of Jesus. If you would like to view the video of today's service, as well as previous videos, go to: https://www.facebook.com/northridgelife/videos/ (copy and paste into your web browser address bar). For additional information, you may also visit the church website, www.northridgelife.org, and Facebook page, www.facebook.com/northridgelife/.

Cornerstone Church of Christ

As believers, we have been honoured and given value by God so that we can honour and give value to others and build them up.

Pastor Marc Sharp continues our look at the songs of ascents with part five of the series looking at 15 Psalms (Psalm 120-134) designated as “Songs of Ascents”. The Psalms are God’s guidebook for right worship in the church. In the Old Covenant, Psalms 120-134 were hymns sung to remind actual pilgrims of the Lord’s beauty and faithfulness as they travelled to Jerusalem to worship and sacrifice. We’ve come to a place where, historically, Jews would pause for a moment to rejoice in the revealed, saving power of God. As believers in Jesus, we have the cross, the ultimate symbol of the victory that God has provided on our behalf! If you would like to view the video of today's service, as well as previous videos, go to: https://www.facebook.com/northridgelife/videos/ (copy and paste into your web browser address bar). For additional information, you may also visit the church website, www.northridgelife.org, and Facebook page, www.facebook.com/northridgelife/.

This is the audio podcast from Wednesday April 28th's Take Two with Sam Scotti and Brian Oliva. Sam and Brian discussed Sam's talk on Sunday of Compassionate Curiosity from the current Desire series.

Our Mission is to evangelize our local communities by sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with love and to make Disciples of Christ by teaching biblical Truth.

Our Mission is to evangelize our local communities by sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with love and to make Disciples of Christ by teaching biblical Truth.

You are no longer a Sinner. The mentality of us being "Sinners saved by Grace" tends to keep us alive to our "Old man" thinking. Rather because of Christ's perfect sacrifice we are able to no longer have a sin consciousness but righteousness consciousness. This empowers us to live the life we are called to through faith.

In spring things begin to bloom and this time of year gives hope for new life. Easter specifically is a time for new hope, new beginnings and new salvation. The bible tells us that the angel says: He is not here, He is risen. These are perhaps the greatest words ever heard by human ears. The women came that morning to mourn over a death, but the left praising an risen Savior. The disciples did not know what to think on that first Easter morning. They thought that it had all come to an end. They sat contemplating what to do next when word came to them that the tomb was empty. They ran to see. John records that he saw and believed. When he looked into that grave and found everything but a body, he knew that everything that Jesus had said was true. There is a truth that we know will never be altered: There is no body to find, because He is not there. He is alive forevermore. We do not come this morning to worship a body, or a piece of wood, but to worship a risen savior who is alive and living within us. There is no more powerful message in all the world than an empty tomb. Because He lives, our weakness can be turned into strength. Because He lives, our struggles can become victories. Our sorrows can be turned into joy. That same power that rose Him from the dead, flows into our lives. He is alive, undefeated. He has come forth victorious over hell, death and the grave. The resurrection forms a division in human history. Easter is the celebration between what was and what now is. He WAS crucified, but He IS risen. I WAS lost, but now I AM saved. Our lives are forever changed because of the difference between what was and what is. We rejoice over what is not what was. The question this morning is do we want to be judged by what was or what is? God didn't wait for us to clean up our act before He saved us, He came while we were still sinners. The resurrection is God reaching out to that did not deserve it because He loved us so. Because He lives we are saved.

The Lord is relentless in His pursuit of us. His love for us is just as intense on our worst day as it is on our best. Cornell Cannon compares God's relentless pursuit of us to that of a bloodhound -- persistent and faithful. Learn how the Hound of Heaven pursues us with relentless love.

Following the previous two sermons on the dimensions of God's love, Pastor Alan begins to declare the truth about the demonstration of His love and how we all need to believe and receive its many benefits more fully.

Following the previous two sermons on the dimensions of God's love, Pastor Alan begins to declare the truth about the demonstration of His love and how we all need to believe and receive its many benefits more fully.

Following the previous two sermons on the dimensions of God's love, Pastor Alan begins to declare the truth about the demonstration of His love and how we all need to believe and receive its many benefits more fully.