by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus | Apr 20, 2018
Many a pastor and Bible teacher have inferred from the passage in Matthew 11:2-6 that “even John the Baptist had doubts about Jesus?” But is that true? One well known Bible teacher even went so far as to ask, “ Was John in danger of throwing his faith overboard?” I...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus | Apr 13, 2018
Israel is 70 Years Young On May 14, 1948, the nation of Israel was “re-born” in a day with the termination of the 1922 British Mandate (preceded by the Balfour Declaration) and the proclamation of statehood by Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. The Jews...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus | Apr 13, 2018
After 1,878 years of dispersion from their homeland, in 1948, the Jews were regathered in the land that God promised to their forefathers. On May 14, 1948 (on the Gregorian calendar) David Ben-Gurion, the Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization and the...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus | Apr 7, 2018
I recently saw the movie, “I Can Only Imagine” — based on the song by the same name. The story of the movie is an amazing testimony to the grace of redemption and the transformation that only Jesus can give. I encourage all Christians to see this movie at...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus | Apr 5, 2018
I recently saw the movie, “I Can Only Imagine.” I encourage all Christians to see this movie at the theater. Don’t wait for the DVD, see it now! It’s amazing and powerful on the silver screen. The story will encourage you with grace and inspire you with hope. The...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus | Apr 1, 2018
(“Glorious Day” Video Below) Jesus was not the only person brought back, from death to life, by resurrection. There are clear accounts of resurrections in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. There were three individuals in the Old Testament,...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus | Mar 30, 2018
We ask that you pause and reflect on what happened so many years ago. Take a minute now to remember the prophecy that foretold of the crucifixion of Jesus and the Scripture that proclaimed it’s fulfillment. Three dark and despairing days… from the time...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus | Mar 28, 2018
(VIDEO BELOW) All too often we rush through life without stopping to remember and reflect on the really important things. The day Jesus was crucified is sometimes thought of as a dark and sad day, and it was such a day for those who witnessed it. But we can also...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus | Mar 28, 2018
[Video Below] Everyone knows that Jesus was crucified on Good Friday, right? And throughout the centuries we have always remembered His crucifixion on the Friday before Easter Sunday, right? But is Friday the correct day? Does the Bible support a Friday crucifixion?...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus | Mar 28, 2018
[Video Below] When Jesus said, “With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer” (Luke 22:15), He was making reference to an evening meal during the week of Passover. He was not referring to the actual Feast of the Passover, or to the...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus | Mar 27, 2018
Psalm 22 is known as one of three Shepherd Psalms (Psalms 22, 23 and 24 Read: Following the Good, Great and Chief Shepherd) Psalm 22 is also prophetic and gives a “picture” of the cross from the perspective of our Good Shepherd, the Lord Jesus Christ. The psalm...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus | Mar 23, 2018
[VIDEO BELOW] When our loved ones return home we are always glad to see them. However, the extent of our joy is usually in direct correlation to how long they have been away—a few hours, a day, many days, a year…or longer. The longer we wait for someone to...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus | Mar 23, 2018
During the days from the time Jesus presented Himself on Palm Sunday until His crucifixion, Jesus was tested by the chief priests and elders, the disciples of the Pharisees, the Herodians, Sadducees, and the Pharisees themselves. Tested by the Disciples of...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus | Mar 18, 2018
Watch the Video Below Leonard Cohen, as his name suggests, was ethnically Jewish. However, he was not a faithful adherent to the Jewish faith. A Canadian born and raised singer and songwriter, Cohen moved to the US in 1955. His career flourished in the 1960s, which...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus | Mar 15, 2018
[Videos Below] Saint Patrick’s Day has become a BIG party day—a day for parades and celebrations. It’s a day of eating Irish food and drinking green beer and Irish Whisky. It’s a day of wearing green. . . and pinching those who don’t. But this is not what...
