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My hope is built on nothing less

April 18, 2014 | Christ, easter, Gary Combs, God, hope, jesus, living hope, Lord, resurrection

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3 ESV). “My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. I dare

Two tombs and the anastasis

October 18, 2013 | anastasis, Bethany, Garden Tomb, Gary Combs, Israel, Jerusalem, Lazarus, resurrection

“Jesus said to her, ‘Your brother will rise again. ‘ Martha said to him, ‘I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.’ Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you

Evangelium: What the gospel is… and isn’t

March 29, 2013 | Christ, easter, evangelism, God, good news, gospel, jesus, news, resurrection

“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand,  and by which you are being saved” (1 Corinthians 15:1-2 ESV). We’re starting a new 4-week sermon series this Easter weekend talking about the gospel. As the apostle Paul saw the need to remind the church at Corinth of the

New Life

April 24, 2011 | Romans 6:4-11 | easter, resurrection

Pastor Gary Combs begins a new message series on Easter Sunday entitled, “NOVUS.” The word “novus” is Latin for “new.” Over the next four Sundays this series will show how the resurrection of Christ makes everything new. This first message is from Romans 6 where the apostle Paul talks about our “new life” in Christ.