The Tomb Is Empty! Therefore… How would you live your life if you knew you could not physically die? It seems that it would have a significant effect on how we live. “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 4/2/24
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 / DAVIDSSCHROCK In the crush of modern living (i.e., busy, scattered, fatigued, etc.), adequate preparation for the Lord’s Table is often overlooked. Combined with hearts that naturally pull away from grace and truth, growing Christians must take time to prepare for the Lord’s Supper. Time is needed to reflect on who God is, what Christ… Continue reading Preparing Your Heart for Lord’s Supper
Hebrews 11:22 “No one is ready to live until they are no longer afraid to die.” (Adrian Rogers) “By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.” Hebrews 11:22 ESV Faith remembers the promises of God. Genesis 50:22-26 Now the key… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 3/27/24
“We Need Each Other” “Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. For we have… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 3/18/24
Having been brought by divine grace to repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and to surrender our lives to Him, and having been baptized as Christians in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, we now, in reliance on the grace of God, establish this covenant together: In all we do, we will aim to glorify and enjoy the God of our salvation; for from Him and through Him and to Him are all things: to Him be all glory forever. (1 Corinthians 10:31; Romans… Continue reading Living Hope Ministries Membership Covenant
”God isn’t finished yet” “You know what I did learn? That Jesus loved those kids, and so did my parents, and so did the people at church.” “God loves the unlovable.” “He’s called us as followers to love the unlovable as well.” “They were willing to do things that cost them a lot, in all… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 3/11/24
Weekly Reflection - Hebrews 11 part 7: “By Walking With God” Our view of death drives every decision we make. Or to say it another way, our view of life after death or no life after death drives every decision we make. It dictates our actions, our thoughts, how we use our time, money, resources,… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 3/4/24
Weekly Reflection – Hebrews 11: Run With Endurance – “Our Race” “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 2/26/24
Hebrews 11 part 6: Worship Reflects the Heart “By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.” Hebrews 11:4 ESV Acceptable worship starts with the BLOOD, requires the… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 2/19/24
Hebrews 11 part 5: “The Heart of Worship” That’s unacceptable. Do you think that we can offer to God unacceptable worship? Is there worship that we can offer to God, that God says to us, “That’s unacceptable?” Remember verse 6, “Without faith it is impossible to please God…”? This seems to indicate that there is… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 2/12/24
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