Author: Scott Heitshusen (Page 47 of 105)

Love So Humble in Obedience

April 2, 2023 / Scott Heitshusen

Jesus riding into Jerusalem “triumphantly” on Palm Sunday must have been strange.

Yes, He was entering as King, but He was also entering knowing that before the week’s end, He would be abandoned, denied, suffer ruthlessly, and die horribly.

Of course, He would also share a Last Meal with His disciples, conquer sin, death, and the devil, but the bad coming would still have be endured; and that wasn’t something to look forward to.

Yet He did it.

Willingly. Humbly. Obediently. Lovingly.

His love for us was showing through His obedience to the Father’s will.

That’s just amazing!

“Enter, Lord Jesus, into our hearts and help us love so obediently as You did!”

Scriptures

John 12:12-19
Philippians 2:5-11

ACTS — Session 4

April 2, 2023 / Scott Heitshusen

We’re at ACTS 4:13ff.

Let’s go!

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Acts 4:13ff

Love so Broad

March 26, 2023 / Scott Heitshusen

God’s love is enormous, extending to every sinner and every nation in the world.

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Jonah 3:1—4:4, 11

ACTS — Session 3

March 26, 2023 / Scott Heitshusen

We’re at ACTS 2:42ff.

Let’s go!

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Acts 2:42ff

2023 Rummage Sale

March 21, 2023 / Scott Heitshusen

LifeBridge is having a rummage sale – and it’s going to be BIG!

WHAT	Congregation & Community Rummage Sale
DATES	Friday & Saturday, April 21-22, 2023 (Thursday for LifeBridgers only. See next paragraph.)
TIMES	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM each day
PAYMENTS	CASH ONLY
CONTACT	Marci at (832) 654-8438

On Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM each day, items will be available. (On Thursday, April 20, from 5:00-8:00 PM, there will be time for the people of LifeBridge only!)

All sales will be cash only!

LifeBridge people can contribute items (but no clothes!) with prices on them. They must be brought to the the youth room area starting on Sunday, April 16. Large items may be brought on Wednesday.

All items left after the sale will be donated and all proceeds will go to the ministries of LifeBridge Community Church.

A total of 15 volunteers needed for Friday and Saturday. (Four needed on Thursday.)

Contact Marci at (832) 654-8438 with any questions.

Love that Deals Thoroughly with Sin

March 19, 2023 / Scott Heitshusen

God’s mercy is enormous: the Bible describes His forgiving of our sins in many ways. Ways that deal thoroughly with the sin that so easily clings to us.

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Micah 7:18-20

ACTS — Session 2

March 19, 2023 / Scott Heitshusen

We’re at ACTS 2, where we read about Pentecost!

Let’s go!

Scriptures

Acts 2 ff

EASTER, 2023 — Pancake Breakfast & Egg Hunt!

March 16, 2023 / Scott Heitshusen

Come and be with us to celebrate the ultimate Love and true freedom we all have through The Resurrection of Jesus!

Sunday, April 9, 2023

We will have a Pancake Breakfast that morning at 8:30 AM (no Adult Bible Class that day) and an Easter Egg Hunt following around 9:30 AM. Then Worship at 10:00 AM.

Join us!

More information about the Resurrection of Jesus celebrated on Easter from:
lifebridgesealy.com/ministries/worship/easter-the-resurrection-of-jesus/.

“CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN, INDEED! ALLELUIA!!”

This is the great shout for Easter; the highest day on the Church calendar!

On this day we celebrate the victory of Jesus over sin, death, and the power of the devil. All that He went through and endured is over and exultation and joy remain.

And for all who have faith in Jesus as their savior gain the same victories He won! Our sins are gone and forgiveness takes its place. Death is gone and everlasting life takes its place. Pain and anguish are bound to this life only and joy eternal awaits.

The resurrection of Jesus is the sole event to which all of history hinges. All of the old testament points to its coming and all since draws meaning in the light of it.

If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.
1 Corinthians 15:17

Without the resurrection everything else would be pointless and moot!

Come and be with us to celebrate this greatest day of the year and see how Jesus, though His resurrection, changes everything – for you!

GOOD FRIDAY, 2023 — Jesus’ Love and the Meaning of Life

March 16, 2023 / Scott Heitshusen

ANNOUNCEMENT

On Friday, April 7, 2023, at 7:00 PM, we will worship and “celebrate” Good Friday with a form of a “Service of Darkness.”

It will be a meaningful, but difficult service. We pray you will attend.

RECORDING

More information on “Good Friday” and a “Service of Darkness” from
lifebridgesealy.com/ministries/worship/good-friday/.

“Good Friday.” Such a strange name for the day when the innocent Savior of humanity and God’s Son died horribly. Yet, for us, the day marks a pivotal event in history. A holy and unbelievable imbalanced exchange: His perfection and innocence for our sins and guilt.

And twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head and put a reed in His right hand. And kneeling before Him, they mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they spit on Him and took the reed and struck Him on the head. And when they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of the robe and put His own clothes on Him and led Him away to crucify Him.

Matthew 27:29-31

Lord, have mercy!

And He did. Have mercy. For us. When we were still in sin and rebellion.

We worship and “celebrate” this event and exchange with a form of a “Tenebrae” service. Tenebrae means “darkness” and the service takes its name from the ceremony of extinguishing the worship candles in such a way that the Church is gradually cast into darkness, except for the light of a single candle. The focus of the Tenebrae is the consequence of sin and the magnitude of Jesus’ sacrifice. The worship ends in darkness and silence, symbolizing our Savior’s death upon the cross. The single candle symbolizes the hope of our Savior’s resurrection. At the completion of the Tenebrae service, the worshipers are asked to leave in silence, in order to maintain the spirit of the Good Friday commemoration of our Savior’s crucifixion.

Experience the depth of God’s love for you on Good Friday so that you can sour with the news of His resurrection on Easter Sunday!

You will be blessed.

SEDER, 2023

March 16, 2023 / Scott Heitshusen

Come join us for the SEDER MEAL (with Holy Communion) at LifeBridge!

DATE:	April 6, 2022 (“Maundy/Holy Thursday”)
TIME:	7:00 PM
LOCATION:	LifeBridge Sanctuary
CONTACT:	Pastor Scott Heitshusen SHeitshusen@LifeBridgeSealy.com (713) 965-6761

The meal is FREE (though a freewill offering will be taken)! ALL people and ages are welcome!

Due to the extreme preparations needed, signup for the meal is needed for EACH PERSON ATTENDING. DEADLINE is SUNDAY, APRIL 2! – You can do so in the form below.

Mark it on your calendar, sign-up, and plan to attend! You won’t be disappointed!

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More about the SEDER MEAL from
lifebridgesealy.com/ministries/seder-meal/

The Seder, celebrated on “Maundy Thursday” (a.k.a, “Holy Thursday”), tells the story of the Passover event and meal from the book of the Exodus in the Old Testament. This is important because this is the event Jesus was celebrating with His disciples for His last supper (and instituted the Sacrament of Holy Communion); and He didn’t choose this connection arbitrarily.

Jews the world over celebrate the Seder as a reminder to the Passover. For Christians, we see the deep and deliberate connection of the Passover and Jesus as “the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world” (John 1:29). We will see the how God has saved us from death by the blood of His Lamb, Jesus, just as He saved Israel from death through the blood of lambs in the Exodus.

And all of this will tie into the Passion of Jesus through Holy Week as well as Holy Communion.

https://youtu.be/PF1gygp8aVQ?t=1406

Scriptures

Luke 24:44-49

ACTS — Session 1

March 12, 2023 / Scott Heitshusen

We have finished our time in LUKE (yea!) and are starting our journey through Luke’s second book, ACTS.

Let’s go!

https://youtu.be/bvLjkKOo_SE

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Acts 1:ff

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“CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN, INDEED! ALLELUIA!!”

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Reaching the Lost.
Discipling the Saved.
Sharing the Love of Jesus with Everyone.