Tag: Easter
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Day 257 The Lions of Babylon and the Lion of Judah: Three Parallels (Daniel 6:17)
A stone. A royal seal. An unchangeable law. A visit at dawn expecting death—and unexpected joy. Daniel in the lions’ den contains some remarkable echoes of the resurrection story. But one crucial difference changes everything: when the stone rolled away in Jerusalem, the Lion walked out.
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Day 094: The Nazirite and the Nazarene (Judges 13-15)
Samson and Jesus could not be more different. And yet, in one surprising sense, Samson still points us to Christ: a promised son, announced before birth, who would begin to save God’s people.
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Rethinking Graphic Easter Sermons
Why do so many Easter sermons, pageants, and films linger over the gore of the crucifixion when the Gospels themselves are so restrained? The cross was undeniably brutal. But the Evangelists seem far more interested in its meaning than in its mechanics.
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My Lord and My God (John 20:19-31)
Easter Sermon, 2025 Text: John 20:19-31
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Day 106: Who Is the “Choirmaster,” and is That the Best Translation? (Psalm 140:1-3)
Through the Bible: Psalms 56, 120, 140-142
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Easter 2023: The Re-Creation Story (John 20:1-18)
April 9, 2023. Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville, Alabama. James Jackson, Pastor
