December 27, 2019
by Mike Sciarra
| Tags: Christmas, Bethlehem, Cross, Gospel, salvation
The Gospel is the good news of the grace and power of God to redeem undeserving sinners to eternal life through Jesus’ perfect, sinless life; substitutional, sacrificial death; and resurrection from the grave. ...
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March 24, 2018
by Mike Sciarra
| Tags: Cross, Spurgeon, offense, righteousnss
THE OFFENSE OF THE CROSS”
Excerpt of A SERMON DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON,
AT NEW PARK STREET CHAPEL, SOUTHWARK,
ON A LORD’S-DAY EVENING IN THE YEAR 1856....
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February 1, 2017
by Mike Sciarra
| Tags: Mission, blood of Christ, Gospel, Cross, living on mission, Missions
Inspired by Matthew Holbrook's sermon on John 18:1-11. ...
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December 22, 2016
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Christmas, love, Pain, comfort, Jesus' love, Cross
Why is Christmas so hard when you have lost a loved one or gone through some other huge relational pain? Because you love....
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January 21, 2016
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Jesus, Cradle, Cross, Crown
A poem about Jesus. ...
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April 11, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: John 3:16, Jesus, Cross, blood, Sin, Life, Forgiveness
John 3:16 is big. It is not light and fluffy, it is significant and weighty. It tells us the basis of the cross. It tells us why Jesus died in our place. It tells us why his precious blood was shed. And it gives us the answer for why we can have any hope of being saved.
Nicodemus came to Jesus at night, because he was afraid of his fellow countrymen who hated Jesus. It is...
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October 16, 2013
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Jesus, blood, Cross, Death, Gospel
Going to the Cross Jesus' life was innocent, devalued and hated. We were guilty, puffed up and self-absorbed. ...
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August 22, 2013
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Cross, Jesus, waste, perfume, anointing, Grace
Cost-cutting measures don't fit into God's sovereign plans. ...
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August 22, 2013
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Crucifixion, Cross, Devotion, love, Jesus
What can you do out of a heart of loving devotion to Jesus?...
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August 16, 2013
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Cross, sovereign, Jesus, God's plan
God made evil boomerang on itself at the cross. It was forced by man but foreordained by God. ...
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March 21, 2013
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Easter, holidays, Cross, Jesus Christ, Jesus, sneaky, holiday, God's timing
We should take time to grasp and savor the true significance of Easter. ...
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