51 Sermons Tagged "Lent"

The Holy Spirit uses the mockery and insults directed at Jesus to convert one of the criminals being hung with Jesus, showing us one of the Ironies of the Passion.

Be confident that the LORD hears your prayers because He loves you and made (and already kept) a promise to save you. Embrace God's Word and share the good news with others out of love and thankfulness.

The manipulative claims of the chief priests, which led Pilate to hand Jesus over to be crucified, show us one of the Ironies of the Passion: corrupt churches and corrupt governments submit to each other.

Herod's expectations for finally meeting Jesus, and his subsequent actions, show us one of the Ironies of the Passion.

The chief priests and elders planned to arrest and kill Jesus, but they wanted to avoid doing it during the festival of the Passover, showing us one of the Ironies of the Passion.

Jesus evangelizes to the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well, showing the need for a savior and then revealing that he is the savior.

The words of Caiaphas and the Pharisees in the Sanhedrin, which lead to their plotting of Jesus' murder, show us one of the Ironies of the Passion.

We examine the temptation of Eve and Adam in the Garden of Eden, and compare it to the temptation of Jesus in the desert, so that we can learn the Devil's lies and be prepared for them.

The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector shows us one of the Ironies of the Passion.

Not only do the Heavenly Hosts praise the LORD, but so does all of creation. We praise the LORD because He is our savior.