TIDEWATER CHURCH OF CHRIST

Grace — the unmerited favor of God — must never be minimized; it must always be deeply appreciated. With grace, we see the goodness and love of God. Rom. 3:23 says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” That is why God sent Jesus, His only begotten Son, to die on the cross and pay the price for my sin and your sin — to fix what was broken. Jesus came to take our place. He paid a debt we could never pay. On that cross, that should have been me. I’m the guil

The book of Zephaniah features three chapters and 53 verses, and contains a very simple message — the Lord’s wrath is coming upon Judah. Zephaniah — which means “Jehovah hides” — was the great-great-grandson of King Hezekiah (1:1), and he prophesied during the days of King Josiah. Josiah led the nation of Judah out of wickedness, and it was likely Zephaniah’s prophecy that was a contributing factor to the change. But when Josiah died at the age of 39, the nation quickly retur

“And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, ‘Take, eat; this is My body.’ Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.’” —Matthew 26:26-28 Before Jesus died, He established a memorial so we would remember Him every first

The presence of blood equals life (Gen. 9:4). Physical blood makes physical life possible, while God’s design of the shedding of blood makes spiritual life possible. Everything that God has ever designed and taught about blood — even going all the way back to the Old Law — points us to Jesus Christ. Salvation is in the blood, and more specifically, Jesus’ blood. The gospel message is a redemptive message — redemption that is only available through the blood of Jesus Christ. S