Tag: #jesuslovesyou
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Your Reasonable Service
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1 For the past three years I’ve been the director of our church’s children’s choir. Our children’s Easter and Christmas programs are open to kiddos ages 4 through 12, which is a broad…
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Happy Easter Friends!
In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!” Luke 24:5-6a Hallelujah! We serve a Risen Savior! I can only imagine the confusion and fear that Jesus’ friends and…
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Saturday Encouragement 4-8-23
I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, Who is and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty. Revelation 1:8 Surely Saturday was a terrible day. The disciples were scattered. The followers of Christ were in mourning. The Savior was dead. All hope seemed lost. BUT God – great is…
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Good Friday Didn’t Feel So Good
And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily…
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The Last Supper: A Reflection
Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:1-2 Last evening I was one of the narrators for our church’s reenactment of the Last Supper. It was my…
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Holy Monday
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 “I stand amazed in the presence of Jesus the Narazene, and wonder how He could love me, a sinner, condemned, unclean.” Some songs I just can’t shake. That old hymn above is one of…
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4-2-23 Sunday Encouragement
They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!”“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”“Blessed is the king of Israel!” John 12:13 Happy Palm Sunday, Friends! For many, today marks the first day of Holy Week. A week of remembrance and celebration. A week of choir cantatas, church…
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4-1-23 Saturday Encouragement
But With God… Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26 As we prepare to enter Holy Week with the coming of Palm Sunday tomorrow, it seems only fitting to explore and celebrate one more “but God” moment. Matthew 19:26 is a well-known…
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But God Chose…
Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things…
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But God’s Truth…
Avoid worthless, foolish talk that only leads to more godless behavior. This kind of talk spreads like cancer, as in the case of Hymenaeus and Philetus. They have left the path of truth, claiming that the resurrection of the dead has already occurred; in this way, they have turned some people away from the faith. But God’s…
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