For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit. Jesus had to rise from the dead to demonstrate the greatness of God’s power. 1 Peter 3:18 (ESV)
IT IS FINISHED (PALM SUNDAY)
"This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." "They took branches of palm trees and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life’.
GOD'S LOVE VALENTINE PART 3
18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.(ESV)
1 John 4:18
GOD'S LOVE VALENTINE PART 2
13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.(ESV)
John 15:13
GOD'S LOVE VALENTINE PART 1
18 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.(ESV)
1 John 3:18
SWIMMING LESSONS ARE CANCELLED
“It’s great exercise but giving them the ability to swim is so important so that their ability matches their confidence in the water,”
CHURCH FIELD FARM FAMILY
27 Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.(ESV)
Proverbs 24:27
DEALING BIBLICALLY WITH TEMPTATION
The temptation to sin is something all of us face as Christians, no matter how long we've been following Christ. The Lord Jesus taught His disciples to ask God, “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” (Matthew 6:13 ESV). If you ask God to help you avoid temptation, then you should also be vigilant to stay away from tempting situations.
FORGETTING WHAT'S BEHIND
Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
THE BIRTH NARRATIVES
The birth narrative in the book of Luke is like no other story seen in the synoptic gospels. There is a strong emphasis on Jesus and John inside their mothers, where as the book of Matthew places much more emphasis on the events and signs surrounding Jesus's birth.