I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let’s go to the Lord’s house!” Now our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem! Happy Monday, friends! I think I have said this before, but the experience of a wonderful Sunday morning is probably one of the best interventions possible in terms of setting up a good Monday morning and…
Read more Now our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem!
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…
“As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.” Peter and John, Acts 4:20 This morning I’d like to share a few thoughts around a conversation we started yesterday in my Wednesday evening men’s group. The subject is “sharing our faith.” There is a lot to talk about here, and this…
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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Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” – John 11:25-26 Traditionally, “Holy Saturday” is kind of a downer. Today is post-crucifixion, pre-resurrection. Rebekah and I try to keep things solemn, in…
Read more Because He Lives… how does the fact of resurrection impact your life?
You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord, so live your life as children of light. Light produces fruit that consists of every sort of goodness, justice, and truth. Therefore, test everything to see what’s pleasing to the Lord, and don’t participate in the unfruitful actions of darkness. Instead, you should reveal the…
Read more Good Friday makes this kind of joy possible #photofriday
Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted.Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.2 It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night,anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones. 3 Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward…
This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says:“Only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved.In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it.” So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion.For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are…
Read more Where hope irrevocably gains the upper hand (Rose Garden Ceremony)
the jailer cared for them and washed their wounds. Then he and everyone in his household were immediately baptized. – Acts 16:33 And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then…
