Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
"Carefully follow the terms of this covenant, so that you may prosper in everything you do." God has made a new covenant with us through Jesus. The commands of that covenant are the two greatest commandments Jesus gave: to love God, and to love our neighbor. If we follow those commandments then our lives will be blessed. We will receive the promises of the covenant if we remain faithful to what God has called us to do. If we truly want our lives to be blessed Jesus has told us all we need to do: love God and love our neighbors. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Deuteronomy 28: 15-68; Curses for Disobedience
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
Thank God for Jesus Christ! If Jesus had not come into the world these are the kinds of things we would be subject to. We would have been left to our own devices, awaiting that awful hammer to come crashing down on us. Instead, though, we are saved. We have been forgiven of or sins, not cursed for them. The things described in this passage would have been our fate if not for Jesus. Thank God for Jesus Christ and the salvation be brings. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Thank God for Jesus Christ! If Jesus had not come into the world these are the kinds of things we would be subject to. We would have been left to our own devices, awaiting that awful hammer to come crashing down on us. Instead, though, we are saved. We have been forgiven of or sins, not cursed for them. The things described in this passage would have been our fate if not for Jesus. Thank God for Jesus Christ and the salvation be brings. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Sunday, June 28, 2009
Deuteronomy 28: 1-14; Blessings for Obedience
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
God rewards faithfulness. If we are faithful to what God calls us to do we will be blessed. It is that simple. If we, as a congregation, faithfully stay on the path that God has laid out for us, we will find at the end of that path blessings beyond count. This is a process of prayer. We need to pray constantly, asking for God's guidance and strength that we might stay on the right path. The more we pray, the more we will hear God's voice keeping us where he wants us to be. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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God rewards faithfulness. If we are faithful to what God calls us to do we will be blessed. It is that simple. If we, as a congregation, faithfully stay on the path that God has laid out for us, we will find at the end of that path blessings beyond count. This is a process of prayer. We need to pray constantly, asking for God's guidance and strength that we might stay on the right path. The more we pray, the more we will hear God's voice keeping us where he wants us to be. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
Deuteronomy 27: 9-26; Curses From Mount Ebal
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
This is where loving your neighbors comes from. The Scripture is pretty clear on two things: that we are supposed to love God, and that we are supposed to love one another. When we interact with one another we are supposed to keep in mind that God does not want us to cause anyone any amount of pain, be it emotional or physical. Love for our neighbor should be one of the main driving forces in our lives. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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This is where loving your neighbors comes from. The Scripture is pretty clear on two things: that we are supposed to love God, and that we are supposed to love one another. When we interact with one another we are supposed to keep in mind that God does not want us to cause anyone any amount of pain, be it emotional or physical. Love for our neighbor should be one of the main driving forces in our lives. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Friday, June 26, 2009
Deuteronomy 27: 1-8; The Altar of Mount Ebal
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
We are supposed to remember what God has done for us. There is Jesus, for one thing, but this also applies to our own individual lives as well. God has done so much for us on a personal level. For all of those things, and the things he has done for us collectively, we need to be mindful and thankful. We may not always be called to build an altar to the Lord, but we are all called to remember what the Lord has done for us in our lives. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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We are supposed to remember what God has done for us. There is Jesus, for one thing, but this also applies to our own individual lives as well. God has done so much for us on a personal level. For all of those things, and the things he has done for us collectively, we need to be mindful and thankful. We may not always be called to build an altar to the Lord, but we are all called to remember what the Lord has done for us in our lives. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Sunday Scripture and Sermon for June 28, 2009
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
This Sunday is stewarship Sunday. I encourage you all to think and pray very hard about your gift(s) to the church, so that together we can continue Christ's work in the world.
The Scripture passage for this Sunday comes from Ephesians 4: 7-13, in which Paul gives us an idea of what we are all called to do. The sermon is titled 'Our Calling,' and will focus on the calling we all share as Christians, which is to make sure the work of Jesus continues in this world. I hope to see you all on Sunday. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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This Sunday is stewarship Sunday. I encourage you all to think and pray very hard about your gift(s) to the church, so that together we can continue Christ's work in the world.
The Scripture passage for this Sunday comes from Ephesians 4: 7-13, in which Paul gives us an idea of what we are all called to do. The sermon is titled 'Our Calling,' and will focus on the calling we all share as Christians, which is to make sure the work of Jesus continues in this world. I hope to see you all on Sunday. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Deuteronomy 26: 16-19; Follow the Lord's Commands
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
I think the key word in this reminder to obey is 'heart.' The Israelites are told here that they are supposed to follow the commands of the Lord with their heart, which means that they should follow these commands because they love the Lord. Their love for God should outweigh every other thought in their mind. The same is true for us. We live the kind of life God wants us to live because we love God. Our love for God should be the driving force in all that we do. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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I think the key word in this reminder to obey is 'heart.' The Israelites are told here that they are supposed to follow the commands of the Lord with their heart, which means that they should follow these commands because they love the Lord. Their love for God should outweigh every other thought in their mind. The same is true for us. We live the kind of life God wants us to live because we love God. Our love for God should be the driving force in all that we do. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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