From where did the KJV translators get the word “Easter” in Acts 12:4? We cover that this doctrine Sunday.
Why We Don’t Celebrate Easter, Part 1G: Jesus Christ, Our Passover (1 Corinthians 5:1-13)
Praise the Lord, church! We’ve spent the last six weeks going through Passover Doctrine, talking about how Passover started, the instructions on how to celebrate it, who can celebrate and who couldn’t, as well as the divine prohibitions against leavened bread, etc. We’ve seen our Lord institute the Lord’s Supper at the…
Why We Don’t Celebrate Easter, Part 1F: Eating and Drinking Unworthy (1 Corinthians 11:17-34)
Praise the Lord, church! Today’s lesson pertains to the Lord’s Supper, the meal that Jesus institutes for believers while celebrating the Passover meal with His disciples. We read through the Passover institution in the Gospels last week. In today’s lesson, we examine the Corinthians and their abuse of the Lord’s…
New Book on the Gospel of Inclusion by Essential Church Pastor Takes on Former Pentecostal Bishop
The Gospel of Inclusion, known by other names such as “inclusion,” “inclusivism,” “universalism,” “universal reconciliation,” or “ultimate reconciliation,” is nothing new in church history. Certain church fathers endorsed the view, and the early church ultimately took a turn in its theology where the fire of Hell was viewed as “purgatorial” or “transformative” in nature…
The Essential Church Announces a New Book By Pastor D.M.
Praise the Lord, everybody! Pastor D.M. here. I am excited about what the Lord has blessed me to achieve as of late. By the Lord’s grace, I have written a second book. The title of the book is Doctrinal Deception: Responding to Carlton Pearson’s The Gospel of Inclusion, and the book is a response…
Why We Don’t Celebrate Easter, Part 1E: Jesus Institutes The Lord’s Supper at Passover (Matthew 26:17-30; Luke 22:7-20)
Matthew 26:17-30, NKJV 17 Now on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” 18 And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is at…
Why We Don’t Celebrate Easter, Part 1D: Passover’s Turning Point (2 Chronicles 30:1-27)
Praise the Lord, everybody! Today’s text of Scripture takes us to the end of our Old Testament study of the Doctrine of the Passover. It’s not the end of the study of the Passover Doctrine, just the end of our study in the Old Testament. We’ve not yet covered the New Testament, which we’ll get…
