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A sermon preached at the Baptist Tabernacle of Los Angeles Lord’s Day Morning, June 13, 2010 “And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them” (Luke 24:41-43). Oh, I know that the subject of this sermon might disturb some preachers! But they may not have studied the subject thoroughly, may not have meditated on verses about Christ’s resurrection long enough! Preachers ought to speak loud and clear...

DOCTRINE OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST Spir Dynamics 827 4/17/96; Eph 284-286 5/11/86; Rev 11/3/82; 1 Jn 11/11/81 A. Definition and Description. 1. While our Lord did some bleeding on the cross, He didn't bleed to death, nor does His literal human blood have anything to do with the phrase found throughout the New Testament, "the blood of Christ." 2. Even Greek lexicons recognize this principle when defining the word HAIMA, the Greek word for blood. a. The Arndt and Gingrich, Greek-English Lexicon, p.22, under HAIMA in the paragraph describing the figurative use of the blood of Christ, says, "blood...

SARS curtails Easter rites for Catholics Toronto parishes suspend communion from the cup, kissing crucifix and shaking hands for peace. At least one Ottawa church takes similar measures Tom Blackwell, with files from Katie Martin CanWest News Service TORONTO -- With the SARS outbreak, many Catholics going to church during Holy Week won't be sharing wine at communion or shaking hands during mass to limit any chance of infection. The emergence of SARS in a close-knit prayer group forced Catholic leaders in Toronto to suspend many of the church's practices for Easter, the holiest of days in the church's calendar....