Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
What a list! I am sure we can all make a list of people we know who have experienced the love of God in their lives. Whether it was being able to return home, or some other blessing from God, we all know the good things God does in our lives. It would be helpful to make a list, an actual list of the blessings you have received from God. I encourage you to do that. Sometimes it is easy to lose track of all God has done for us. In making a list of the things God has done for us in our lives we will be more aware of what God is doing, and we will be more thankful for what God is doing. Look over the past week and make a list of the blessings you have received from God and make sure you thank him for each and every one of them. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Praise and Winterfest
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
Please join us tomorrow (January 31, 2009) for Praise and Winterfest. We will begin the worship service at 6:00 p.m. Music will be led by John McCarty and Dan Lutes. Holy Communion will be celebrated during this time as well. After the worship service we will be sled-riding, and we will also be having hot-chocolate and other treats. Please join us for this very special worship experience. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Please join us tomorrow (January 31, 2009) for Praise and Winterfest. We will begin the worship service at 6:00 p.m. Music will be led by John McCarty and Dan Lutes. Holy Communion will be celebrated during this time as well. After the worship service we will be sled-riding, and we will also be having hot-chocolate and other treats. Please join us for this very special worship experience. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Ezra 7: 11-28; King Artaxerxes' Letter to Ezra
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ezra does not take credit for a blessing. He knows it is God who changed the hearts of all the kings, so that they would allow Israel to rebuild the Temple. Ezra gives God the praise and glory for the blessings that come in his own life and in the life of Israel. God is in control of all things. The blessings we receive are from God, not our own hands. We do not make our lives better, God does. We are not blessings to ourselves, God is the blessing. We should take a page out of Ezra's book and recognize that God is in control of everything, that God is responsible for every blessing. Sometimes it feels like we can take credit for the blessings in our lives, but those blessings come from God. Let us give credit where credit is due. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Ezra does not take credit for a blessing. He knows it is God who changed the hearts of all the kings, so that they would allow Israel to rebuild the Temple. Ezra gives God the praise and glory for the blessings that come in his own life and in the life of Israel. God is in control of all things. The blessings we receive are from God, not our own hands. We do not make our lives better, God does. We are not blessings to ourselves, God is the blessing. We should take a page out of Ezra's book and recognize that God is in control of everything, that God is responsible for every blessing. Sometimes it feels like we can take credit for the blessings in our lives, but those blessings come from God. Let us give credit where credit is due. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Ezra 7: 1-10; Ezra Comes to Jerusalem
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
"The gracious hand of his God was on him. For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the LORD, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel." Ezra had a relationship with God because he did what the Lord wanted. He followed God's lead, he studied God's word, he listened for God's voice. There is a lesson in that for us. We all need to do a better job of studying the Word of the Lord, and serving God. In so doing we strengthen our relationship with God. And in doing that our lives are filled with peace and joy. Let us be more faithful in our relationship with God. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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"The gracious hand of his God was on him. For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the LORD, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel." Ezra had a relationship with God because he did what the Lord wanted. He followed God's lead, he studied God's word, he listened for God's voice. There is a lesson in that for us. We all need to do a better job of studying the Word of the Lord, and serving God. In so doing we strengthen our relationship with God. And in doing that our lives are filled with peace and joy. Let us be more faithful in our relationship with God. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Ezra 6: 19-22; The Passover
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Israelites celebrate for seven days. Their joy in the Lord is so great that they celebrate for a whole week. What kind of joy that must have been. What would our lives look like if we celebrated God for a whole week? What would our lives look like if we worshiped God for seven consecutive days? I believe our hearts would be overflowing with the love and peace of God. Maybe we cannot actually worship for seven days straight. But we can worship stronger in the time we are here in God's house. We can take that hour on Sunday morning and turn it into seven days by praying more fervently, singing louder, listening better. Let us hope that our hearts are filled with the love and peace of God as though we had worshiped for seven days. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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The Israelites celebrate for seven days. Their joy in the Lord is so great that they celebrate for a whole week. What kind of joy that must have been. What would our lives look like if we celebrated God for a whole week? What would our lives look like if we worshiped God for seven consecutive days? I believe our hearts would be overflowing with the love and peace of God. Maybe we cannot actually worship for seven days straight. But we can worship stronger in the time we are here in God's house. We can take that hour on Sunday morning and turn it into seven days by praying more fervently, singing louder, listening better. Let us hope that our hearts are filled with the love and peace of God as though we had worshiped for seven days. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Praise and Winterfest
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
Please join us this coming Saturday(January 31, 2009) for Praise and Winterfest. We will begin the worship service at 6:00 p.m. Music will be led by John McCarty and Dan Lutes. Holy Communion will be celebrated during this time as well. After the worship service we will be sled-riding, and we will also be having hot-chocolate and other treats. Please join us for this very special worship experience. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Please join us this coming Saturday(January 31, 2009) for Praise and Winterfest. We will begin the worship service at 6:00 p.m. Music will be led by John McCarty and Dan Lutes. Holy Communion will be celebrated during this time as well. After the worship service we will be sled-riding, and we will also be having hot-chocolate and other treats. Please join us for this very special worship experience. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Ezra 6: 13-18; Completion and Dedication of the Temple
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
"Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy." The Israelites could have taken this opportunity to praise their own greatness. God gave them the opportunity to rebuild the Temple, but they are the ones who actually got the job done. They could have taken this time to celebrate themselves. But they know God is responsible for this blessing. The Israelites know that all good things come from God, and when good things come it is right to give God thanks and praise. When we receive blessings, and we have all received many blessings, we need to celebrate with joy; we need to praise God for all the blessings he has given to us. Remember the source of our blessings and praise Him for them. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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"Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy." The Israelites could have taken this opportunity to praise their own greatness. God gave them the opportunity to rebuild the Temple, but they are the ones who actually got the job done. They could have taken this time to celebrate themselves. But they know God is responsible for this blessing. The Israelites know that all good things come from God, and when good things come it is right to give God thanks and praise. When we receive blessings, and we have all received many blessings, we need to celebrate with joy; we need to praise God for all the blessings he has given to us. Remember the source of our blessings and praise Him for them. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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