Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 30th, 2008 No Comments »
The historic Christian season of Advent is the journey from darkness to light. Old Testament priest Zechariah once dumb struck for doubting the plans of God and the father of John the Baptist, sets the stage for our Advent journey. In our text for the morning, Zechariah breaks into song when he proclaims, “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, to give knowledge of salvation to His people By the remission of sins, THROUGH THE TENDER MERCY OF OUR GOD, WITH WHICH THE DAYSPRING FROM ON HIGH HAS VISITED US; TO GIVE LIGHT TO THOSE THAT SIT IN DARKNESS AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH, TO GUIDE OUR FEET INTO THE WAY OF PEACE.” Zechariah speaks poetically of God’s character as “tender mercy” and goes on to foretell God’s action in sending the “Dayspring from on high”, literally the dawn or sunrise, in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
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United Methodist Bishop Ruben Job asks, “Where are you going If you continue on the course you have charted, where will it end? So often we discount the Christ’s return, forgetting that in many ways Jesus Christ has never left. Or we begin reasoning that since Christ has not returned yet, why think about it? But the truth is that at the very best, our lives are short and soon we will have reached our destination, wether Christ has returned or not. Are you going toward God? If not, where are you going? It is always a good time to review and if necessary redirect your life toward God.”
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 30th, 2008 No Comments »
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” ~ John 15:13
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
United Methodist Bishop Ruben Job asks, “Where are you going If you continue on the course you have charted, where will it end? So often we discount the Christ’s return, forgetting that in many ways Jesus Christ has never left. Or we begin reasoning that since Christ has not returned yet, why think about it? But the truth is that at the very best, our lives are short and soon we will have reached our destination, wether Christ has returned or not. Are you going toward God? If not, where are you going? It is always a good time to review and if necessary redirect your life toward God.”
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Posted in Dr. Beyers on Nov 9th, 2008 No Comments »
Scripture Lesson: Ephesians 1:15-23 ~ Bishop Ruben Job writes, “The goods news we share with one another is the gospel’s declaration that no matter where we are in life, we are the recipients of God’s limitless grace. We can have peace, joy, assurance, comfort, hope, tranquility, confidence, and companionship with our Creator and beyond that, life eternal. With a bank of such gifts we are indeed rich. And yet, so often I permit myself to slip into poverty thinking and poverty living. I feel anxious, alone, fearful, faithless, without joy, and sometimes without hope. I feel this way because I have forgotten and lost grip on the inheritance that God gives me anew every morning.” (A Guide to Prayer for All Who Seek God, p. 395).
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Scripture Lesson: Ephesians 1:15-23 ~ Bishop Ruben Job writes, “The goods news we share with one another is the gospel’s declaration that no matter where we are in life, we are the recipients of God’s limitless grace. We can have peace, joy, assurance, comfort, hope, tranquility, confidence, and companionship with our Creator and beyond that, life eternal. With a bank of such gifts we are indeed rich. And yet, so often I permit myself to slip into poverty thinking and poverty living. I feel anxious, alone, fearful, faithless, without joy, and sometimes without hope. I feel this way because I have forgotten and lost grip on the inheritance that God gives me anew every morning.” (A Guide to Prayer for All Who Seek God, p. 395).
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
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