Month: April 2025

Benefits of the Crucifixion

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Troy Mills Christian Church

Sunday, April 27, 2025

1 Corinthians 2:1-2

Scripture Reading: Psalm 103:1-5a “Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. He fills my life with good things.” (NLT)

Text: 1 Corinthians 2:1-2—Jesus Christ and Him crucified

*Our focus should always be on the cross*

#1–Evidence for the resurrection:

1 Corinthians 15:13-14—If there was no resurrection

Acts 13:29-31—

1 Corinthians 15:3-7—

Matthew 28:11-15—If Jesus wasn’t resurrected, why did they bribe the Roman soldiers?

#2–Psalm 103:2-6–Benefits of the Crucifixion & Resurrection:

  • Forgiveness of sin

          Leviticus 1:11—

          Ephesians 1:7—

          Colossians 1:13-14–

  • Heals our diseases

          Isaiah 53:5—

          1 Peter 2:24–

Checkmate!

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Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025

Matthew 28:1-6a; 1 Peter 1:3

Scripture Reading: Psalm 62:5-6 “My soul is quiet and waits for God alone. My hope comes from Him. 6 He alone is my rock and the One Who saves me. He is my strong place. I will not be shaken.” (NLV)

The Story of Checkmate:

          Artist: Moritz Retzsch, 1831

          Chess Master: Paul Morphy

Jesus and Checkmate:

          Satan thought he had defeated Jesus.

          Jewish Leaders

          Judas

          The crowd

          Pilate

          Burial

          The Tomb

          But…….

Acts 2:22-24—But God released Him from the horrors of death….

Romans 8:11—The Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead….

The Seven Last Sayings of Jesus from the cross.

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1. “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”

(Luke 23:34) – Jesus prays for forgiveness for those who crucified him, demonstrating compassion and love even in his suffering. 

2. “Truly, I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

(Luke 23:43) – Jesus promises a thief who repented of his sins that he will be with him in Paradise. 

3. “Woman, behold, your son!” and “Behold, your mother!”

(John 19:26-27) – Jesus entrusts his mother Mary to the care of the disciple John and John to the care of Mary, demonstrating his concern for his family. 

4. “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

(Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34) – Jesus cries out, echoing Psalm 22, expressing his feelings of abandonment and the weight of the world’s sin. 

5. “I thirst.”

(John 19:28) – Jesus expresses his physical suffering and thirst, fulfilling an Old Testament prophecy. 

6. “It is finished.”

(John 19:30) – Jesus declares his mission complete, acknowledging the completion of his sacrifice. 

7. “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”

(Luke 23:46) – Jesus entrusts his spirit to God, signifying his willingness to surrender his life and his faith in God. 

Palm Sunday: The Triumphal Entry

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Troy Mills Christian Church

Sunday, April 13, 2025

Matthew 21:1-11

Scripture Reading: Psalm 23:1-4 “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; (NIV)

The Triumphant Entry—Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-10; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19

The Colt—Zechariah 9:9

The Crowd—John 11; Matthew 9:27-31; Luke 19; Luke 24

The Garments—2 Kings 9:13

The Palm Branches—Signs of victory and rejoicing

The “Hosanna’s”—Psalm 118:25-26

The King—Matthew 21:9 “Son of David”

Revelation 19:11-16

On the Road to Emmaus, Part II

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Sunday, April 6, 2025

Luke 24:13-27; Psalm 22

Scripture Reading: Isaiah 26:3-4 “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.” (NLT)

On the Road to Emmaus—sadness, hopelessness, discouragement, confusion, but then Jesus comes along.

Maybe #1—Psalm 22:1 & Matthew 27:46

Maybe #2—Psalm 22:6-8 & Matthew 27:39-43

Maybe #3—Psalm 22:16 & John 20:24-27

Maybe #4—Psalm 22:18 & Matthew 27:35

Maybe #5—Zechariah 9:9 & Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:27-36

Maybe #6—Zechariah 11:12-13 & Matthew 26:13-14

Maybe #7—Zechariah 12:10 & John 19:34