Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
Moses never had it easy. His entire life and ministry was one trial after another. However, at the end of his life he is still able to praise God. With all that Moses had been through in his life he still found enough faith inside him to offer praise and thanksgiving to God. We all face difficult times, times when we might find it hard to praise God. When we find ourselves in those times we should remember Moses. We should remember him and his faith, a faith so strong that even with all he faced he still offered his praise and thanksgiving to God. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Monday, July 6, 2009
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Deuteronomy 31: 14-29; Israel's Rebellion Predicted
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
The key word here is 'predicted.' God not make the Israelites rebel, but he knew they would. That, surprising though it seems, is good news. God takes the time to get to know us. He does not make us do things, but he knows us well enough to know what we are going to think, so, say, etc. We have a personal relationship with God. He loves us enough that he wants to know who we are and what we feel. God knows us intimately, and that is good news for us. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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The key word here is 'predicted.' God not make the Israelites rebel, but he knew they would. That, surprising though it seems, is good news. God takes the time to get to know us. He does not make us do things, but he knows us well enough to know what we are going to think, so, say, etc. We have a personal relationship with God. He loves us enough that he wants to know who we are and what we feel. God knows us intimately, and that is good news for us. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Saturday, July 4, 2009
Deuteronomy 31: 9-13; The Reading of the Law
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
"Their children, who do not know this law, must hear it and learn to fear the LORD your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess." The children are the future of the church. We are blessed in this congregation to have some children who are excited about faith. Our call is to teach them the good news, that they might teach their children, and all those around them, the good news. We are supposed to pass on what we have learned, not keep it to ourselves. In so doing we do our part to make sure the world comes to accept Jesus as personal Lord and Savior. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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"Their children, who do not know this law, must hear it and learn to fear the LORD your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess." The children are the future of the church. We are blessed in this congregation to have some children who are excited about faith. Our call is to teach them the good news, that they might teach their children, and all those around them, the good news. We are supposed to pass on what we have learned, not keep it to ourselves. In so doing we do our part to make sure the world comes to accept Jesus as personal Lord and Savior. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Friday, July 3, 2009
Deuteronomy 31: 1-8; Joshua to Succeed Moses
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
Life goes on. We cannot get hung up on what happened in the past because God has a future in mind. We still have work to do in our own lives and as a congregation. God is not finished with us yet. Yes, it is sometimes hard to move forward. But we need to keep in mind that God has a plan for us beyond this moment, and we need to make sure we are working toward that plan. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Life goes on. We cannot get hung up on what happened in the past because God has a future in mind. We still have work to do in our own lives and as a congregation. God is not finished with us yet. Yes, it is sometimes hard to move forward. But we need to keep in mind that God has a plan for us beyond this moment, and we need to make sure we are working toward that plan. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
Sunday Scripture and Sermon for July 5, 2009
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Scripture for this Sunday is from Mark 6: 1-13, in which Jesus is not welcomed in his home town, and in which Jesus sends out the twelve. The sermon is titled 'Have Faith,' and will focus on the need to for us to have faith in a variety of times and situations. I hope to see you Sunday. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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The Scripture for this Sunday is from Mark 6: 1-13, in which Jesus is not welcomed in his home town, and in which Jesus sends out the twelve. The sermon is titled 'Have Faith,' and will focus on the need to for us to have faith in a variety of times and situations. I hope to see you Sunday. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Deuteronomy 30: 11-20; The Offer of LIfe or Death
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
"Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach." God would not tell us to do something we were incapable of doing. When Jesus says, 'be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect,' that is something we are capable of doing. With Jesus giving us strength and guidance we can do what he tells us to do. We need to make sure we are following his guidance and allowing his strength to fill us up. If we do those things we will be able to live the kind of life Jesus wants us to live. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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"Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach." God would not tell us to do something we were incapable of doing. When Jesus says, 'be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect,' that is something we are capable of doing. With Jesus giving us strength and guidance we can do what he tells us to do. We need to make sure we are following his guidance and allowing his strength to fill us up. If we do those things we will be able to live the kind of life Jesus wants us to live. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Deuteronomy 30: 1-10; Prosperity After Turning to the Lord
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
The promises of the New Covenant are a little different, the big difference being that the promises made in the New Covenant have been brought into reality through Jesus. We, like Israel, are promised salvation, a place of rest, and a personal relationship with God. All of those things, and so many more, have been given to us through Jesus Christ our Lord. Through his birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension we have been granted these promises that have been made. We have received our prosperity because we have turned to the Lord. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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The promises of the New Covenant are a little different, the big difference being that the promises made in the New Covenant have been brought into reality through Jesus. We, like Israel, are promised salvation, a place of rest, and a personal relationship with God. All of those things, and so many more, have been given to us through Jesus Christ our Lord. Through his birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension we have been granted these promises that have been made. We have received our prosperity because we have turned to the Lord. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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