“And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.” 2 Corinthians 5:15 (NIV) Resurrection life was never only about you. That is where…

“So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.” 2 Corinthians 5:16 (NIV) You are looking at people the wrong way. Not…

“So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.” 2 Corinthians 5:16 (NIV) How you see Jesus determines everything else you see.…

“For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.” 2 Corinthians 5:14 (NIV) You are tired, and the fuel is the problem. It is not a lack of faith or a…

“Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: ‘I have seen the Lord!’ And she told them that he had said these things to her.” John 20:18 (NIV) Mary left the garden knowing she would not be believed. In…

“At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.” John 20:14 (NIV) Mary did not figure anything out before she turned around. She had no new information, no sign, no…

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for…

“Jesus said to her, ‘Mary.’ She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, ‘Rabboni!’ (which means ‘Teacher’).” John 20:16 (NIV) One word was all it took, and that word was her name. Mary had been weeping, searching, and asking…

“Jesus said to her, ‘Mary.’ She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, ‘Rabboni!’ (which means ‘Teacher’).” John 20:16 (NIV) She came to tend a body, not meet a risen Lord. Mary Magdalene arrived at the tomb before sunrise…