It isn’t really pleasant to think about what Jesus willingly endured for us in the moments prior to His crucifixion, but it does foster a genuine sense of gratitude, appreciation, and admiration for Him within me.  We deserved this punishment, but He endured it.  We deserved the accusations, but He took them.  We deserved the rejection, yet He put up with it so we could be welcomed into His everlasting kingdom as children of God who are made holy and blameless in His sight.

Jesus was accused, arrested, and scourged to set us free.  He experienced sorrow to bring us joy.  He experienced and defeated death to grant us life.  He is worthy of our trust and thanksgiving.

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Please visit https://www.biblestudyheadquarters.com/ for more tools and resources to help you grow in faith.

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If you enjoy the show and want to buy John a coffee, please click here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnstange

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The "Desire Jesus One Year Devotional" can be found here:  https://amzn.to/41v1DKh

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To email John Stange directly, please send your message to biblestudyheadquarters@gmail.com.

It isn’t really pleasant to think about what Jesus willingly endured for us in the moments prior to His crucifixion, but it does foster a genuine sense of gratitude, appreciation, and admiration for Him within me.  We deserved this punishment, but He endured it.  We deserved the accusations, but He took them.  We deserved the rejection, yet He put up with it so we could be welcomed into His everlasting kingdom as children of God who are made holy and blameless in His sight.
Jesus was accused, arrested, and scourged to set us free.  He experienced sorrow to bring us joy.  He experienced and defeated death to grant us life.  He is worthy of our trust and thanksgiving.
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Please visit <a href="https://www.biblestudyheadquarters.com/">https://www.biblestudyheadquarters.com/</a> for more tools and resources to help you grow in faith.
.
If you enjoy the show and want to buy John a coffee, please click here: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnstange">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnstange</a>
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The "Desire Jesus One Year Devotional" can be found here: <a href="https://amzn.to/41v1DKh"> https://amzn.to/41v1DKh</a>
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To email John Stange directly, please send your message to <a href="mailto:biblestudyheadquarters@gmail.com">biblestudyheadquarters@gmail.com</a>.

What does it look like to live out Philippians 4:8? "Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise—dwell on these things." Talk to yourself like God talks to you! In Dwell on These Things, pastor and author John Stange shows how, instead of living at the mercy of whatever thought pops into your mind, you can choose to

🙏 Replace feelings of discouragement with a sense of God’s goodness
🙏 Practice seeing yourself in the loving way God sees you
🙏 Exchange negative self-talk for positive biblical messages
🙏 Learn to face the day with hope in your heart

There’s no need to remain stuck thinking unhelpful thoughts. Learn how you can fill your mind with encouraging, life-enriching truths through a gospel-saturated, thirty-one-day challenge that can help you replace a destructive mindset with a positive, empowering, and godly one.

Listen to Pastor John Stange's other podcasts:

Chapter-A-Day Audio Bible
Daily Devotions with Pastor John

To read more from John, visit https://www.biblestudyheadquarters.com/.

What does it look like to live out Philippians 4:8? "Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise—dwell on these things." Talk to yourself like God talks to you! In Dwell on These Things, pastor and author John Stange shows how, instead of living at the mercy of whatever thought pops into your mind, you can choose to 🙏 Replace feelings of discouragement with a sense of God’s goodness 🙏 Practice seeing yourself in the loving way God sees you 🙏 Exchange negative self-talk for positive biblical messages 🙏 Learn to face the day with hope in your heart There’s no need to remain stuck thinking unhelpful thoughts. Learn how you can fill your mind with encouraging, life-enriching truths through a gospel-saturated, thirty-one-day challenge that can help you replace a destructive mindset with a positive, empowering, and godly one.
Listen to Pastor John Stange's other podcasts:
<a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/chapter-a-day-audio-bible/">Chapter-A-Day Audio Bible</a> <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/daily-devotions-with-pastor-john/">Daily Devotions with Pastor John</a>
To read more from John, visit <a href="https://www.biblestudyheadquarters.com/">https://www.biblestudyheadquarters.com/.</a>

In Dwell on These Things, pastor and author John Stange shows how, instead of living at the mercy of whatever thought pops into your mind, you can choose to replace feelings of discouragement with a sense of God’s goodness.

Dwell On These Things

Dwell on These Things

Jesus was accused and arrested to set us free.

I don’t know if you’re struggling to have hope right now.  I don’t know if there’s something provoking a sense of fear in your heart.  But I do know this.  Jesus lived the perfect life on your behalf, then He atoned for your sin through His suffering and death.  Then, just as He promised He would, He rose from death and completely defeated its power.  For those who are in Christ, death has lost its sting.  In the most literal sense, all it means for us is a transition from our earthly sojourn to living in the presence of the Lord forever.

Don’t let unhealthy fear grip your heart, and don’t lose hope.  Jesus came through for the original disciples, and just as He promised, He will come through for you too.

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Please visit https://www.biblestudyheadquarters.com/ for more tools and resources to help you grow in faith.

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If you enjoy the show and want to buy John a coffee, please click here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnstange

.

The "Desire Jesus One Year Devotional" can be found here:  https://amzn.to/41v1DKh

.

To email John Stange directly, please send your message to biblestudyheadquarters@gmail.com.

I don’t know if you’re struggling to have hope right now.  I don’t know if there’s something provoking a sense of fear in your heart.  But I do know this.  Jesus lived the perfect life on your behalf, then He atoned for your sin through His suffering and death.  Then, just as He promised He would, He rose from death and completely defeated its power.  For those who are in Christ, death has lost its sting.  In the most literal sense, all it means for us is a transition from our earthly sojourn to living in the presence of the Lord forever.
Don’t let unhealthy fear grip your heart, and don’t lose hope.  Jesus came through for the original disciples, and just as He promised, He will come through for you too.
.
Please visit <a href="https://www.biblestudyheadquarters.com/">https://www.biblestudyheadquarters.com/</a> for more tools and resources to help you grow in faith.
.
If you enjoy the show and want to buy John a coffee, please click here: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnstange">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnstange</a>
.
The "Desire Jesus One Year Devotional" can be found here: <a href="https://amzn.to/41v1DKh"> https://amzn.to/41v1DKh</a>
.
To email John Stange directly, please send your message to <a href="mailto:biblestudyheadquarters@gmail.com">biblestudyheadquarters@gmail.com</a>.

Jesus defeats our greatest fears.

Scripture tells us that Jesus redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us.  Jesus was crucified and died in our place so that we could experience reconciliation with God.  There's a certain amount of mystery to what Jesus said in that moment, but in some deep, spiritual way that is beyond my natural comprehension, He experienced the Father's hatred for sin and some form of temporary spiritual separation that I'm not convinced I can fully understand or explain.  This was done, however, so that we wouldn't need to experience an eternity of separation from our Creator.  Jesus was cursed so that we could be blessed.

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Please visit https://www.biblestudyheadquarters.com/ for more tools and resources to help you grow in faith.

.

If you enjoy the show and want to buy John a coffee, please click here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnstange

.

The "Desire Jesus One Year Devotional" can be found here:  https://amzn.to/41v1DKh

.

To email John Stange directly, please send your message to biblestudyheadquarters@gmail.com.

Scripture tells us that Jesus redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us.  Jesus was crucified and died in our place so that we could experience reconciliation with God.  There's a certain amount of mystery to what Jesus said in that moment, but in some deep, spiritual way that is beyond my natural comprehension, He experienced the Father's hatred for sin and some form of temporary spiritual separation that I'm not convinced I can fully understand or explain.  This was done, however, so that we wouldn't need to experience an eternity of separation from our Creator.  Jesus was cursed so that we could be blessed.
.
Please visit <a href="https://www.biblestudyheadquarters.com/">https://www.biblestudyheadquarters.com/</a> for more tools and resources to help you grow in faith.
.
If you enjoy the show and want to buy John a coffee, please click here: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnstange">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnstange</a>
.
The "Desire Jesus One Year Devotional" can be found here: <a href="https://amzn.to/41v1DKh"> https://amzn.to/41v1DKh</a>
.
To email John Stange directly, please send your message to <a href="mailto:biblestudyheadquarters@gmail.com">biblestudyheadquarters@gmail.com</a>.

Jesus was cursed so we could be blessed.

After Jesus had been scourged with whips, He was brought back inside Pilate’s headquarters and a battalion of about 200 soldiers was brought together for the spectacle.  At this point, His body was beaten and bloody.  I’m guessing His face was bruised, swollen, and looking less and less recognizable.  And as if the physical torment He had been forced to endure wasn’t enough, Jesus was mocked by the Roman soldiers who seemed to enjoy the task of fulfilling His execution.

There are several ways the soldiers decided to mock Jesus.  For starters, they took a purple cloak (because the color purple represented royalty) and put it on Him.  Then they fashioned a crown out of thorns and pressed it into His skull.  In Matthew’s gospel (Mt. 27:29), we’re also told they put a reed in His right hand to complete their attempts to mock His royalty.  Jesus put up with it all, even allowing Himself to endure their mocking salute of “Hail, King of the Jews!”

.

Please visit https://www.biblestudyheadquarters.com/ for more tools and resources to help you grow in faith.

.

If you enjoy the show and want to buy John a coffee, please click here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnstange

.

The "Desire Jesus One Year Devotional" can be found here:  https://amzn.to/41v1DKh

.

To email John Stange directly, please send your message to biblestudyheadquarters@gmail.com.

After Jesus had been scourged with whips, He was brought back inside Pilate’s headquarters and a battalion of about 200 soldiers was brought together for the spectacle.  At this point, His body was beaten and bloody.  I’m guessing His face was bruised, swollen, and looking less and less recognizable.  And as if the physical torment He had been forced to endure wasn’t enough, Jesus was mocked by the Roman soldiers who seemed to enjoy the task of fulfilling His execution.
There are several ways the soldiers decided to mock Jesus.  For starters, they took a purple cloak (because the color purple represented royalty) and put it on Him.  Then they fashioned a crown out of thorns and pressed it into His skull.  In Matthew’s gospel (Mt. 27:29), we’re also told they put a reed in His right hand to complete their attempts to mock His royalty.  Jesus put up with it all, even allowing Himself to endure their mocking salute of “Hail, King of the Jews!”
.
Please visit <a href="https://www.biblestudyheadquarters.com/">https://www.biblestudyheadquarters.com/</a> for more tools and resources to help you grow in faith.
.
If you enjoy the show and want to buy John a coffee, please click here: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnstange">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnstange</a>
.
The "Desire Jesus One Year Devotional" can be found here: <a href="https://amzn.to/41v1DKh"> https://amzn.to/41v1DKh</a>
.
To email John Stange directly, please send your message to <a href="mailto:biblestudyheadquarters@gmail.com">biblestudyheadquarters@gmail.com</a>.

Jesus was accused and arrested to set us free.

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