Theme: THERE IS JOY IN SERVING JESUS
IS THIS WHAT JESUS HAD IN MIND?
Matthew 25:40
We need to talk about the church losing its grip on its purpose.
We cannot be like a firehouse where they are just polishing the truck, we need to be putting out fires. (Please Click Link Below)
SANCTITY
2 Timothy 2:21
What is the definition of "sanctity?" "Sanctity is a non count noun that means “sacredness” or “the quality or state of being holy, very important, or valuable.” (The Britannica Dictionary)
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RESURRECTION REFLECTION
Acts 1:11
As they watch Jesus ascend into the clouds, I am sure the apostles reflected on their time with Jesus, and the memories came flooding back. From the time when Jesus called them, to this moment of His ascension, they had been through a lot with Him.
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A RESURRECTION RESPONSE
1 Corinthians 15:20
This whole chapter of 1 Corinthians 15 contains the apostle Paul's defense of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. So convinced was he of the reality of it, that, you can feel the intensity of his words. He really believed in it. And why shouldn't he, when on the road to Damascus, he came in contact with our risen Lord. (Acts 9) (Please Click Link Below)
DEVOTED
1 Corinthians 16:15-16
Not much is known about these first Christians from the church of Achaia (Asia) but when they came to visit Paul at Corinth, they were such an encouragement to him. In v. 18 Paul says "For they refreshed my spirit." (Please Click Link Below)
BEING A BLESSING
1 Peter 4:8-11
It is a comfort to know that there are people that will be there for you, when life takes a turn for the worse. In this season when we are encouraged to “Count our blessings” What about “Being A Blessing?” In 1 Peter 4:8-11, Peter shows us three ways that we can be a blessing to others:
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THERE IS A COMMISSION “…that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain,…” (John 15:16b) What is meant be “bearing Fruit”? (Please Click Link Below)
"I LOVE THE WORK, BUT I HATE THE GAME"
Matthew 25:34-40
Cuba Gooding Jr. made a statement in a film he was in, that I have never forgotten. It was in the film "INSTINCT." He said: "I love the work, but I hate the game."
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A PLATFORM FOR PEACE, NOT PREJUDICE
James 2:4
"Critical race theory is an academic concept that is more than 40 years old. The core idea is that race is a social construct, and that racism is not merely the product of individual bias or prejudice, but also something embedded in legal systems and policies." (Education Week)
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Poem Pantry
EVERYONE NEEDS SOMEONE
People need people and friends need friends
And we all need love for a full life depends
Not on vast riches or great acclaim,
Not on success or on worldly fame,
But just in knowing that someone cares
And holds us close in their thoughts and prayers-
For only the knowledge that we're understood
Makes everyday living feel wonderfully good,
And we rob ourselves of life's greatest need
When we 'lock up our hearts' and fail to heed
The outstretched hand reaching to find
A kindred spirit whose heart and mind
Are lonely and longing to somehow share
Our joys and sorrows and to make us aware
That life's completeness and richness depends
On the things we share with our loved ones
Helen Steiner Rice
DON'T QUIT
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out,
Don't give up though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tine of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far.
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that must not quit.
author is anonymous.
How To Live, And Work Together
Romans 15:1-7
How can we live and work together in the body of
Christ?
In Romans 15:1-7 the Apostle Paul gives us some insight.
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