Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours.Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. 1 Chronicles 29:11 I would like to thank everyone for the tremendous response to yesterday’s important announcement (A Huge Moment for Rebekah and Derek).…
That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.” But Jesus said, “That isn’t necessary — you feed them.” Matthew 14:15-16 Today – May 1st – I want to focus…
But now, says the Lord—the one who created you, Jacob, the one who formed you, Israel:Don’t fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine… …Because you are precious in my eyes, you are honored, and I love you. – Isaiah 43:1,4 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which…
Those who had gathered together asked Jesus, “Lord, are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel now?” Jesus replied, “It isn’t for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has set by his own authority. Rather, you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will…
But [the young man] said to them, “Don’t be alarmed! You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised. He isn’t here. Look, here’s the place where they laid him. Go, tell his disciples, especially Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there,…
The women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid.” Matthew 28:8-10 In addition to planting trees, another Maul-Hall Easter Saturday…
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As the guards led Jesus to be crucified, there was an African man in the crowd named Simon, from Libya. He had just arrived from a rural village to keep the Feast of the Passover. The guards laid Jesus’ cross on Simon’s shoulders and forced him to walk behind Jesus, carrying his cross. Luke 23:26 Here’s a true…
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. – Lamentations 3:22-23 Monday morning I woke up early enough to walk the dog just as the sunrise was beginning to push its way over the trees to the east. Max was more interested in rabbits and…
Jesus replied, “It’s written, People won’t live only by bread, but by every word spoken by God.” – Matthew 4:4 Sunday morning, almost exactly one year after we “temporarily” suspended in-person worship, Wake Forest Presbyterian Church took a momentous step forward in the process of re-opening, offering “live” worship, limited access (80 people), in the CLC. My…
Jesus came into Galilee announcing God’s good news, saying, “Now is the time! Here comes God’s kingdom! Change your hearts and lives, and trust this good news!” – Mark 1:15 There are a several approaches to sharing my thoughts today. They involve reading, viewing, and participating. In the end you may find you want to take them…
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