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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. A pithy saying used by many Bible teachers and preachers is popular today: “It’s not our job to convert. It’s our job to converse. It’s the job of the Holy Spirit to convert.” It sounds humble and takes pressure...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. From Genesis to Revelation, God tells one unified story: His plan to redeem a sinful, broken world through the Lamb. From our ruin in Adam to our glory with Christ, Scripture reveals the Lamb we need, the Lamb God...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “Echoes of Calvary” celebrates Christ’s finished work on the cross and the ongoing power of His sacrifice in our everyday lives. With rich, Scripture‑saturated lyrics and a tender, hopeful melody, this video...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Life is often like a puzzle. Getting started isn't easy and sometimes it's difficult to see how the pieces fit together. Take a few minutes to do a Bible Word Search puzzle. Read the Bible verses and fill in the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Because Jesus rose from the dead, everything changes. The cross paid the price for our sins, but the empty tomb proves that death has been defeated and that His promises are true. “Because He Rose” invites you to...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. <<Don’t miss our newest song, “Because it is Finished,” at the end of the article.>> The stone was sealed. The guards were posted. From every human vantage point, it was over. “Pilate...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. When the stone was sealed, and the guards were posted, it looked like the end of the story—but it was actually the doorway to the greatest victory the world has ever seen. The disciples saw only darkness, yet Jesus...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. A hardened Roman centurion thought he was overseeing just another crucifixion—until he watched the way Jesus listened to the words He spoke, and saw the darkness and earthquake that followed His final cry. When it...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Easter Jokes for Children Why was the Easter bunny so grumpy?It was a bad hare day! What is the worst day for an egg?Fry-day! What do you call a bunny with fleas?Bugs Bunny! Why did the Easter egg hide?It was a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Few hymns have planted themselves more deeply in the hearts of believers than “The Old Rugged Cross.” For over a century, George Bennard’s beloved hymn has called generations of Christians to fix...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Click on image or download here: Easter Finger Puzzle with Instructions Downloadable PDF Print the puzzle and fold according to directions. Use it as a game to play with children and instruct them on some key...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. As Jesus hung on the cross in unimaginable agony, He uttered seven profound sayings that reveal His divine love, forgiveness, and fulfillment of Scripture. These words, recorded in the Gospels, offer timeless hope...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. On the surface, the sign above Jesus’ head on the cross seems simple. But behind those few words is a rich, hidden message—a remez—that points to His true identity and the depth of God’s redeeming love. In this...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Psalm 22 pulls back the veil and lets us glimpse the cross from heaven’s side of the story—a vivid, Spirit-breathed portrait of Jesus’ crucifixion written by David a thousand years before Roman executioners ever...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Just in case you didn’t know: Patrick wasn’t Irish. He was from an area in Scotland now known as Dumbarton (just northwest of Glasgow). He couldn’t have driven the snakes out of Ireland because...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Watch our song video, “That You May Believe,” and see John’s Spirit-inspired portrait of Jesus Christ—Word made flesh, Lamb of God, Bread of Life, Good Shepherd, and risen Lord. May these lyrics and images help...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Take a walkthrough John’s Gospel and see Jesus more clearly, love Him more deeply, and trust Him more fully. In our “Journey Through John,” you’ll trace John’s unique portrait of Christ as the eternal Word...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Step into the Gospel of Luke and behold Jesus as the Son of Man—fully God, fully human, walking into our brokenness to seek and save the lost. This song traces Jesus’ footsteps through Luke’s Gospel: His...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Luke’s Gospel was written so “you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed.” It’s a carefully ordered, Spirit-breathed account that lets you see Jesus up close—hearing His voice, watching...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. As Jesus stood before His accusers, they pressed a crown of thorns into His brow to mock Him. However, the crown of thorns also fulfilled Scripture and represented His bearing the curse for our sin. The King of...
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