Broadway Christian Church Sermons Pastor Ryan Cochran, Sr. Pastor

Today's Psalm is 8. We explore the attribute of God our Lord...our Master...our Lord. His Name is majestic, towering above all names. ALL names are subject to His great Will, and we stand in awe of His great power! "Out of the mouths of babes" will His glory be proclaimed!

Pastor Ryan begins us on a new journey through the Psalms, concentrating on those Psalms that express unique names of our Lord God Almighty. Today we concentrate on Psalm 20, where the character of God our General is expressed. The name of YHWH (Yahweh) Nissi. the Lord our Banner is used here, our Gd going forth before us in battle, the great, always-victorious God of battle, where all outcomes are under His Lordship!

Pastor Symps leads us through a spiritual tutorial on Biblical fasting, sharing the distinction that fasting, with an eye towards greater intimacy with our Lord, is far different from general fasting; not all fasting is Biblical, not all fasting must be done alone, NO Biblical fasting is a hunger strike! Matthew 6:16-18 and Acts 13:1-4 are our passages for today.

Pastor Ryan provides a review of the "I Am" statements from Jesus in the Gospel of John - we concentrate on their universal declaration: Jesus IS the Life! He offers abundant, deep, spiritually purposeful and eternal Life for all who follow Him. Pastor Ryan concentrates on the 3rd soil from the Sower Parable - here worldly concerns and affections choke out our gaze and view and perspective on this "Zoe" life that our Lord offers, and reinforces Paul's constant prayer that the Church not lose its grasp on this life vision and calling Jesus blesses us with.
John 14:1-6 is our key Scripture for today.

He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! We shout this almost as loud as Jesus shouted "Lazarus..come OUT!" giving Lazarus' family, and us, the most celebrated of His miracles (in John ch. 11). As Pastor Ryan expounds, Jesus displays His power and authority now more than ever, even over death itself. The Scripture records our Christ's compelling action about resurrection - He weeps, for us, but also He raises the dead..for us! Thanks to Jesus' work on the cross, and from the grave, we are saved, AND shall be saved! Hallelujah!

Today, Palm Sunday is delivered to us via a special presentation given by our youth ministry, "Face2Face".
Senior student member Samuel Birkey delivers a learned prequel regarding the OT understating of Christ's entry into Jerusalem (our Palm Sunday). Following dramatic excerpts of the Passion by our youth, Youth Minister Shane Heidinger delivers a stirring exhortation that points towards Good Friday - how do the "Hosannas" of our heart on Palm Sunday become "crucify Him!" on Good Friday?