Reaching the Lost. Discipling the Saved. Sharing the Love of Jesus with Everyone.
Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.
John 8:58
Some make the mistake of emphasizing the humanity of Jesus over His divinity. Others do the opposite.
But the Truth is that Jesus is 100% God and 100% Man.
That means He is both willing and able to accomplish everything needed to seek and save us, who were lost.
Praise the Lord for that!
I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
1 Corinthians 9:22b
Starting Sunday, June 19, 2022, we will begin a sermon series on the book of 1 Corinthians titled, “For the Sake of the Gospel” (1 Corinthians 9:23).
This will be an extended look encompassing the entire book over the course of several months as there is so many exciting truths and helps St. Paul shares in this epistle for our lives and times today!
You won’t want to miss this one, so make it a point to join us!
It shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Acts 2:21
From of old, man has sought to bring himself up to the level of God.
But that doesn’t work.
God had to become man in Jesus.
And even after Jesus, He also sent His Holy Spirit to be within us.
God came to us and now resides in us!
What an amazing, awesome blessing and gift!
Why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw Him go into heaven.
Acts 1:11
Jesus rose from the dead, and then ascended into heaven. Since Jesus is in heaven, what does that mean for us?
All authority is His. He reigns in heaven over all things for you! We don’t need to trust in ourselves, our money, our political leaders, or anything/one else. We can rest assured that our Lord Jesus Christ reigns on our behalf!
Finally, He will return in the same way that He went up. When He appears, we will appear with Him. This gives us hope for the new life to come, and we live in that hope.
How wonderful! How comforting!
(This Jesus said to show by what kind of death Peter was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.”
John 21:19
It is heart-wrenching to think about Peter’s denial. What he must have felt following the roster’s crowing; especially when he had been warned.
Now is the awkward moment. Jesus is alive and it’s time to address that incident.
How would Jesus do it? What would He say? What would Peter’s future with Him be like?
It’s not all rosy, but it ends with Jesus’ grace and mercy!
Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord.
John 21:12bc
When Peter heard that it was Jesus on the shore, he jumped in the water.
But why? Was it because he couldn’t wait to go see Him and apologize to Him for his denial or because He couldn’t bear the thought of facing Him due to it?
The good news is that Peter made it to the shore – to Jesus!
Jump, but don’t swim away. Find your way to His merciful arms!
Have you believed because you have seen Me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.
John 20:29
Thomas gets a tough wrap. So many people he knows and trusts tell him the best news ever and he doubts.
But, honestly, how many times do we find ourselves in the same situation? How many times are we told, again and again, how much Jesus loves us, forgives us, and is for us, and we don’t believe – wanting some kind of “proof” to convince us.
As if the resurrection and Scriptures aren’t proof enough!
May we be blessed in believing – without seeing!
As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!”
Luke 24:36
In the context of the text, the Disciples were confused, frightened, and faced with problems they were not yet equipped to handle.
Jesus had been crucified and buried.
Women followers reported the resurrection.
The forces that were at work to kill Jesus were then directed against His followers.
All-in-all, an uncommon and difficult day.
Jesus opened them up to hear and believe God’s way, truth, and life recorded to bring us peace.
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
Luke 24:27
The resurrection of Jesus brings completion to the prophecies of the Old Testament and clarity to the future awaiting all of us.
It helps us focus on the reality of Life beyond this life and that all our fears and uncertainties are temporary.
And all of this happens when Jesus, the resurrected One, opens Scripture – opens Himself – to us through the Holy Spirit!
May we be open to Him as He opens Himself to us – and live accordingly!
Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.
Luke 25:5b-6a
God is love! Jesus is alive! Through the resurrection of Jesus, Love is alive and well for us and for eternity!
Death couldn’t hold Him, so it can’t can’t hold us!
What a joyous day!!
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!
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The whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
Luke 19:37b-38
We see how Jesus showed His love through His actions by entering a hostile city, knowing it would mean His suffering and death – but doing it anyway for us!
In seeing His love and what that means, we are Called to respond in kind! “We love because He first loved us!” ~1 John 4:19.
“Which commandment is the most important of all?” Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
Mark 12:28b-31
The famous saying “love is a verb” is meant to evoke the reality that unless acted upon, love is only a superficial word which carries no true meaning.
Love is not just to be verbalized but also demonstrated. It is to be played out in our actions. It is to be lived.
May others know we are Christians through our actions!
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