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Why Do We Call It Good Friday?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. [Watch Video Below] We read the accounts of the crucifixion in the Bible and we often see it portrayed in movies and videos. The day in which Jesus was crucified was a day of darkness and death— and it seems to be...

Sadness and Despair: The Darkest Days of All Time

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. 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....

What caused the centurion to say: “Surely This Was a Righteous Man”

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Listening to an online sermon many years ago, I heard a song about the seven sayings of Jesus from the cross. The words are from the perspective of the Roman centurion who stood at the foot of the cross and...

Journey to the Cross: Maundy Thursday and Good Friday

by Reasons for Hope* Jesus

Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. On Thursday, Jesus shared a meal with His closest friends. On Friday, He hung alone to die on a Roman cross. Forsaken and abandoned, Jesus suffered for us. He loves you and wants to have a relationship with you. A...

What’s the Amazing Remez in the Book of Numbers?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Many think the book of Numbers is difficult to read. It has long lists of difficult-to-pronounce names that seem to mean very little in the story Bible. However, we know that every word God has written is...

What If We Skipped Easter This Year?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Is Easter really an important day? Isn’t it just like Christmas, becoming more and more commercial? And hasn’t it become more about Easter eggs and candy than about our Passover Lamb? Before...