FROM GETHSEMANE TO GOLGOTHA
https://boxcast.tv/channel/yuyyyftbksyppzhnl3il?b=qanxrowxxsx4ic0emlsm Pastor Wayne Edwards of Heritage Baptist Church, Georgia USA, turns his gaze on Easter in his sermons this week and next. The Service starts immediately on clicking the link above. Do not fail to read the news stories compiled by Pastor Wayne following at the bottom of the introduction. Gibber! Gibber! Chugley March 22, 2024 Dear Heritage Family, In 1970, cartoonist Walt Kelly penned the phrase, “We have met the enemy, and he is us!” While Kelly’s words were regarding how badly humankind had trashed the earth, I think the same expression could be used to describe how shoddily church leaders have treated the Holy Scriptures, especially regarding the events of the final week of Jesus’ life. Sadly, none of the “religious” events the church has attached to it over the years have anything to do with the God-planned purpose for the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. When the Scribes and Pharisees asked Jesus for a sign to prove He was the Messiah, He told them, “No sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” (Matthew 12:39-40) Of course, liberal theologians say the date and times of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection aren’t important, it’s what those events mean to us today. It’s okay to say Jesus was crucified and buried on Friday evening and that He was raised from the grave on Sunday morning, even though that is not what the Bible says, nor is it possible to get what Jesus said was the primary evidence of His deity within that time frame. Beloved, it is crucial to…