#156 - New Book "Easter": Week 6 Deep Dive (Crowder and Dr. Shaw)

EASTER: Meditations for Addicts is part of a series of books that includes ADVENT: Meditations for Addicts and is published by The Addiction Connection.  Resurrection Sunday, the day the world celebrates as Easter, you may here the words, "He is Risen Indeed!" "He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay." (Matt 28:6, ESV) "Yet the LORD was pleased to crush him severely. When you make him a guilt offering, he will see his seed, he will prolong his days, and by his hand, the LORD’s pleasure will be accomplished." (Is 53:10, CSB) 2:20 “For as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights." Matt 12:40, CSB) 2:57 "As they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised up.” And they were deeply distressed." (Matt 17:22-23, CSB) "For I passed on to you as most important what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures," (1 Cor. 15:3-4, CSB) 8:40 In your efforts to maintain sobriety, how do you maintain your focus? - from p. 186 in EASTER: Meditations for Addicts (Shaw and Crowder, 2022) Words quoted from the hymns Christ the Lord is Risen Today, lyrics by Charles Wesley, and Praise Him! Praise Him! lyrics by Fanny Crosby are in public domain. Shirley Crowder is passionate about disciple-making, which is conducted in and through a myriad of ministry opportunities including biblical counseling, teaching Bible studies, writing, and music. She serves as Vice President of The Addiction Connection. Shirley is an award-winning author with several of her articles appearing in “Paper Pulpit” in the Faith section of The Gadsden (Alabama) Times. She also has published articles for David C. Cook, Student Life, and Woman’s Missionary Union publications. She contributes to several blogs. She is published as an author, co-author, and contributing author of twelve books. Mark E. Shaw, D.Min., is the Founder of The Addiction Connection and serves as Director of Counseling at Grace Fellowship Church in Florence, KY. He has authored over 23 books on biblical counseling and addictions.Consider contacting one of our Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselors who are available to help you. Residential Programs we recommend. Non-residential Programs we recommend. Scriptures quotations marked "ESV" are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. May not copy or download more than 500 consecutive verses of the ESV Bible or more than one half of any book of the ESV Bible. Scriptures marked "CSB" are from Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers.