Psalm 31:9-16; KJV; Numbers 6:24-26; Palm Sunday; I know that the Lord has been with me always.

 

2 Peter 1:2-9 KJV; Have you forgotten what Christ sacrificed for you?

 

Wake Up And Step Into The Light!

Ephesians 5:8-14 KJV, 4th Sunday in Lent; Step out of the dark and into the marvelous light of Christ.

 

God Goes Big With His Promises!

Romans 4:13-17 KJV; 2nd Sunday in Lent: God has some huge promises for those who believe in Him; those who trust in Him.

 

1st Sunday in Lent; Matthew 4:1-11 KJV; Jesus resisted temptation unlike us. He who had no sin bore our sins upon the cross.

 

Create In Us Clean Hearts

 

Psalm 51:1-19 KJV; Ash Wednesday; Ash Wednesday focuses on recognizing our sins and repenting asking God to create in us clean hearts.

Do Not Worship False Gods!

2 Thessalonians 2:1-8 KJV; 22nd Sunday after Pentecost; Do not worship false gods or listen to false prophets.

Our Refuge And Strength

Psalm 46 1-11 KJV; Reformation Sunday; God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in times of trouble.

He Was Willing To Die For Our Sake

1 John 2:1-2 KJV; Jesus Christ the righteous was willing to take our sins up himself and be executed for our sakes.

Speak The Truth In Christ WIth Mercy and Grace

James 3:12-18 KJV; If only all Christians would heed the call to speak the truth in Christ with mercy and grace as Charlie Kirk did. 

Death Has No Power Over Us

Revelation 1:4-18 KJV; 2nd Sunday of Easter: Neither hell nor death has any power over those who believe that their sins have been washed away by the blood of Jesus.

We Wait

Psalm 25:1-10 KJV; We wait and reflect on the coming of the Lord.

Sins

Psalm 119:129-136 KJV; 15th Sun after Pentecost; Although; we desire to do what is right, we still sin.

Jesus Preached

And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.

And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.

And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee. 

                                                                            (Luke 4:42-44 KJV)

We have received so many gifts from God that we cannot even begin to count them. We give thanks to God for all of these gifts; known and unknown.

We, who were separated by our sins from God, are now reconciled to God in His Kingdom through the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross for us. 

Jesus said that he was sent to preach the Kingdom of God. That is the Good News that he was sent to deliver to us. The Good News is that he not only preached it; he made it a reality for all who believe. 

Do not be deceived. This Kingdom is not just for after we die physical deaths. Life in this Kingdom, reconciled to God, is for today as well. That is the Good News! That is the Gospel of our Lord, Jesus the Christ!

The kingdom of God has come and we, by faith, in our Lord, Jesus the Christ, are residents of that kingdom. Yes, we live in this world; but, all who believe also live in the Kingdom and under the gracious rule of God our Father, the Lord Jesus the Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Let us live life reconciled to God and in communion with all of our brothers and sisters in Christ now and for all of eternity! Let us share this Good News so that all might live in his presence and peace!

God's Peace - Pr. J.

Remember Not My Sins

Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.

Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving kindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.

Psalm 25:1-7 KJV

I have heard many a person say that they would like to be young again. Not me! I made way too many mistakes; committed way too many sins as a young person that I would prefer to forget. Some of them, I probably have forgotten. Others, I have not. I know that if I were to be back in the days of my youth, the lack of my knowledge and faith in what Jesus has done for me would most probably have me making the same mistakes and committing the same sins. I am sorry for them and would not like to repeat them.

As I remember them from time to time, I am thankful that God, according to His mercy, those sins are washed out. I may remember them; but, I also remember that that God is a God of tender mercies and loving kindnesses. He sent His only begotten son that through the shedding of his blood on the Cross all who would believe in him would not perish. We would be forgiven our sins and reconciled to God for all of eternity.

By faith alone, in Christ alone, we are forgiven. The sins of the past are in the past. They are done with and dead. In Christ we have new life and a new way of living.

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation." (2 Cor 5:17-19)

God's Peace - Pr. J.

All To The Glory Of God

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. (Gal 6:14 KJV)

Our egos can be our biggest downfall. Striving to make ourselves look better than others just causes dissension. None of us are perfect. We all make mistakes. We all sin. But, because our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to take on the penalty for our sins, we are found righteous in the sight of God. 

There is nothing we can do to save ourselves. Our good works add up to nothing  for we can do nothing good without Christ. 

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 

                                                                                             (Gal 1:16-20)

God's Peace - Pr. J