Be On Guard Against Hypocrisy - Very Rev Andrew Faust

Jesus Sends ANOTHER Paraclete - Rev Dcn Bryan Dench

Early in the Upper Room discourse recorded in John chapters 14-17, Jesus reassures his disciples that he is not abandoning them by returning to the Father. Rather, it is "better" for them because he and the Father will send another paraclete, the Holy Spirit!! The spirit of all truth, the comforter, the guide, the counselor, the teacher. The Holy Spirit is an active, personal spirit present with us as believers always.

The Sending of the Holy Spirit - Very Rev Andrew Faust

In the upper room the night before his passion, Jesus reassured his disciples (and through them, we also) that after his ascension and return to the Father we would not be alone. And as we anticipate the day of Pentecost, we can rest assured that Jesus has provided for us, that we have the Holy Spirit as comforter, advocate, counselor and guide in our lives.

Be On Guard Against Hypocrisy - Very Rev Andrew Faust

Jesus said, "Peace be with you," God's peace. We need to take that to heart and really mean it.

Many Witnesses, One Resurrection - Very Rev Andrew Faust

The Gospel accounts of the Resurrection of Jesus contain varied observations and details, just as we might expect from different witnesses whose perceptions and memories would not be identical. In a sense, this is actually verification of their verisimilitude. Four identical accounts would look cooked up rather than genuine. The Resurrection of Jesus is one of the most thorughly atteseted events of the ancient world, with multiple eye witnesses and evidence of facts that are not in dispute. Jesus of Nazareth was a real person who was executed by the Romans, died on the cross, and was buried. The morning when several women went to the tomb to anoint his body they found it empty, Jesus was not there. Jesus's followers who had been cowering in fear went into the world boldly proclaiming he had risen from the dead and that hundreds of people had seen him. They stuck to this without wavering, even under pains of torture or death. People will sometimes believe things that are not true, but they will not go to their death for what they know to be a lie.

Always Be Ready - Rev Fr Daniel Eddy

Saint Peter told us to be prepared at all times to give an answer, a defense, for the faith and the hope that we have in Christ (1 Pet 3:15). We do this with confidence, yet not defensively or aggressively, but with gentleness and respect. Our confidence lies with the trustworthiness of scripture, which gives us factual accounts of real people, places, and events. Almost like journalism, as C. S. Lewis observed.