Jesus as the Messiah

This message from the "Higher Up" series focuses on 1 Peter 1:10-12 and the Core Belief of Jesus Christ.

This issue of The Scrolls Bible study focuses on 1 Peter 1:10-12 and the Core Competency of Jesus Christ.

What catches attention on earth isn’t necessarily what catches attention in heaven. God is not looking for the work of your hands but the will of your heart

In introducing Jesus as the Son of God, Mark skips the first 30 years of Jesus’ life and presents Jesus stepping through the curtains of history and onto the world stage at His baptism and temptation.

When Jesus returned to His hometown, He experienced rejection, being seen as nothing more than a man. We must not let our own familiarity with Jesus rob us of the wonder of Him.

Jesus presented His disciples with a preview of Kingdom glory and the Kingdom Gospel, and left them with a preview of Kingdom gain. 

The One who left His place in glory and was born an unexpected servant-King would die and rise again so that He would receive all the glory, and sit down at the right hand of God.

Our question is not “Will I fail?” but “What will I do with my failure?” The One who knows our weakness has made a way for us to return, no matter what we’ve done.

This Central Bible Church Good Friday service from 2022 includes a reflective time of worship, Scripture, and a sampling of the Passover Seder Meal as we remember Christ's sacrifice on the cross.