” We are not alone, and we are promised we can and should grow in our understanding of Jesus and the kingdom of God and how we’re to live out our faith and hope.”
Love Comes Alive
“If we forget or GROW PASSIVE or dormant or silent regarding the Word, regarding Love, then we’re like the unfaithful Hebrews of generations past. We forget about him. His commands are meant to be ACTIVE.”
Changed Lives
“His works, as he said, “the very works I am doing testify on my behalf that the Father has sent me,” his works testified, testified by CHANGED LIVES.”
The Minimum for the Church
“We will not succeed in the minimums without drawing close to him who said he’d never leave us nor forsake us.”
Death Could Not Keep Him
“Death ends nothing. Death leads us all back into life. There was a death. There was a resurrection. Now there is new life in Jesus Christ. Again, death ends nothing.”
Ignited By Remembering
“As if on a particular holy day, holiday, we remember again the Lord’s miracles, God’s deeds of long ago. Why? To ignite again our faith in him. I WILL REMEMBER. I HAVE A RECORD.”
He Deserves Our Joyful Praise
“Jesus had told them what was to come when he entered Jerusalem. What was to come was out of their hands. What was most pressing in that moment was to praise God joyfully and loudly. “
What Could Happen Next
“After seeing and hearing of Lazarus rising from the tomb, what could possibly happen next?”
This Is the Gospel
“We’re going to have a wonderful time! My son is here – given up for dead and now alive! Given up for lost and now found!’ And they began to have a wonderful time!”
They Deserve It
“God’s kindness and mercy are far ahead of our mere human, prejudicial understanding of who deserves what.”
Psalm 102 in The Message 